College Football
#88

App State Mountaineers

Sun Belt · 4-2

Kidd Brewer Stadium · 30,000 seats

App State Mountaineers rank #88 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.005 points per play (Elo 1448), a 4-2 record in the Sun Belt, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.005
#88 in FBS
Offense
-0.001
higher is better
Defense
-0.007
lower is better
SOS
-0.007
mean opp. rating
Elo
1448
Off EPA/play
+0.015
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.028
lower is better
Off success
+0.000
Def success
-0.001
Off explosive
+0.009
Def explosive
-0.005
Rush EPA
-0.037
offense
Pass EPA
+0.072
offense
Pts / drive
2.38
11.3 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.02
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind App State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.031

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.056

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.025

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production38%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.37σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-4.5 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.01-0.03Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsMaineW 55–3———
2@East CarolinaW 27–24———
3vsCharlotteW 26–21———
4@NC StateL 31–41———
6vsOld DominionL 3–10———
7@Coastal CarolinaW 35–32———
8vsJames MadisonOct 22———
9@Georgia SouthernOct 31———
10vsGeorgia StateNov 7———
11@MarshallNov 14———
12vsUL MonroeNov 21———
13@South AlabamaNov 27———