The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Georgia Southern

Sun Belt · 1–1 · MRI Classic #64

Power-8.3#93 of 138
Résumé-0.22#125 · wins above average
Movement-4down from #89 last week
Best winCharleston Southern (31–0)
Worst lossClemson (7–22)
Schedule faced-14.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-5.6 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs Charleston Southern FCS W 31–0 +30.6 +0.4
2 at Clemson L 7–22 -17.9 +2.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Jacksonville State -1.8 46%
4 vs Houston -9.9 28%
5 at Coastal Carolina -2.1 45%
6 vs James Madison -13.4 21%
7 at Old Dominion -11.1 25%
9 vs Appalachian State +2.9 57%
10 vs Marshall +6.6 66%
11 at Georgia State -0.5 49%

Season by season

Best finish: #29 in 2018. 12 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 150 2014: #32 of 128 (9-3)2015: #29 of 128 (9-4)2016: #76 of 128 (5-7)2017: #121 of 130 (2-10)2018: #29 of 130 (10-3)2019: #62 of 130 (7-6)2020: #66 of 128 (8-5)2021: #108 of 130 (3-9)2022: #89 of 131 (6-7)2023: #96 of 133 (6-7)2024: #83 of 134 (8-5)2025: #98 of 136 (7-6) 2014 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025 98 of 136 7–6 -9.87 Power
2024 83 of 134 8–5 -3.43 Power
2023 96 of 133 6–7 -7.14 Power
2022 89 of 131 6–7 -6.42 Power
2021 108 of 130 3–9 -12.12 Power
2020 66 of 128 8–5 0.39 Power
2019 62 of 130 7–6 19.30 MRI
2018 29 of 130 10–3 49.54 MRI
2017 121 of 130 2–10 -46.40 MRI
2016 76 of 128 5–7 11.83 MRI
2015 29 of 128 9–4 59.02 MRI
2014 32 of 128 9–3 46.91 MRI