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South Alabama vs. Marshall 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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South Alabama at Marshall, Week 8

Final: South Alabama 13, Marshall 20. Elo pick: Marshall (correct).

South Alabama and Marshall: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 8 game, graded.

South Alabama at Marshall, Week 8: questions people ask

Who won South Alabama vs. Marshall, and what was the score?

Marshall beat South Alabama 20–13 on Tue, Oct 20 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Did Elo get South Alabama at Marshall right?

Yes. Elo picked Marshall, 58% chance to win going in.

What decided South Alabama at Marshall?

Marshall won with the lower success rate, 39% to South Alabama's 47%. South Alabama hit more big plays: 12% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 8%. South Alabama turned it over once to Marshall's 0.

South Alabama vs. Marshall player stats: who had the big game?

Zion Turner (Marshall) threw for 181 yards, Keenan Phillips (South Alabama) ran for 70 yards, and Brendan Jenkins (South Alabama) had 75 receiving yards.

What's the Marshall–South Alabama series record now?

It's tied 1–1.