NCAA FCS SWAC

Southern football predictions & picks

Southwestern Athletic

2026 record: 5-5
SWAC: 7th
PPG: 27.0
Streak: W2
Last 5: Lost 10–41 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff · Sat, Oct 3 Won 28–14 at Prairie View A&M · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 21–24 at Texas Southern · Sat, Oct 24 Won 42–14 at Florida A&M · Sat, Oct 31 Won 45–17 vs Bethune-Cookman · Sat, Nov 7

Southern next game

Wk 11

Southern vs3:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Alcorn St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Southern 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Alabama State Alabama St L17–30 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vsKentucky State Kentucky St W34–15 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Houston Houston L6–77 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vsLouisiana Christian LA Christian W50–31 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Jackson State Jackson St L17–35 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff AR-Pine Bluff L10–41 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View W28–14 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Texas Southern Texas Southern L21–24 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Florida A&M Florida A&M W42–14 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Bethune-Cookman Bethune W45–17 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Alcorn State Alcorn St 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Southern team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 27.0/ game 47th

Total yards 362.0/ game 56th

Passing yards 153.4/ game 114th

Rushing yards 208.6/ game 10th

Third-down conversions 42.3% 37th

Giveaways 0.7/ game 6th

Time of possession 31:49 25th

Defense

Points allowed 29.8/ game 84th

Yards allowed 375.5/ game 67th

Passing yards allowed 177.8/ game 17th

Rushing yards allowed 197.7/ game 108th

Takeaways 1.2/ game 82nd

Penalties 6.7/ game 84th

Southern leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Christian Johnson 1,282yds 13 TD · 1 INT · 57.8% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Trey Holly 1,239yds 11 TD · 5.8 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Daejawn Smith 325yds 25 catches · 2 TD · 10 games

Tackles Tay James 63 10 games

Sacks Ckelby Givens 5 8 games

Interceptions Michael Williams II 3 2 passes defended · 8 games

SWAC West standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff AR-Pine Bluff 630 6-3 .667 326269 +57 W3

4 Alcorn State Alcorn St 640 6-4 .600 425333 +92 W2

6 Prairie View A&M Prairie View 550 5-5 .500 259275 −16 W3

7 Southern Southern 550 5-5 .500 270298 −28 W2

9 Grambling Grambling 450 4-5 .444 309333 −24 L3

10 Texas Southern Texas Southern 360 3-6 .333 228355 −127 L1

Southern FAQ

Who does Southern play next?

Next up for Southern: home against Alcorn State, Saturday, November 14, 3:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Southern’s record this season?

Southern is 5-5, 7th in the SWAC.

Who leads Southern in passing yards?

Christian Johnson, with 1,282 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 1 INT · 57.8% comp. · 9 games).

SWAC rivals

All teams

Alabama A&M Alabama State Alcorn State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Grambling Jackson State Mississippi Valley State Prairie View A&M Texas Southern

Southern this week

Southern is 5-5, 3-4 in SWAC play. Its last game was a 45–17 win over Bethune-Cookman at home on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 27.0 points a game (tied for 47th in FCS), and its defense allows 29.8 (84th).

Next up, Southern hosts Alcorn State on Saturday, November 14 at 3:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.