College Football
#138

Charlotte 49ers

American Athletic · 1-6

Jerry Richardson Stadium · 15,300 seats

Charlotte 49ers rank #138 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.098 points per play (Elo 1191), a 1-6 record in the American Athletic, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.098
#138 in FBS
Offense
-0.048
higher is better
Defense
+0.050
lower is better
SOS
+0.019
mean opp. rating
Elo
1191
Off EPA/play
-0.055
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.063
lower is better
Off success
-0.019
Def success
+0.024
Off explosive
+0.007
Def explosive
+0.004
Rush EPA
-0.054
offense
Pass EPA
-0.061
offense
Pts / drive
1.47
10.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
1.63
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 Charlotte's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.074

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.143

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.069

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

Prior remaining46%

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

Returning production41%

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

Recruiting talent-0.70σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-6.6 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.

0.00-0.10Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsThe CitadelL 41–43———
2@Ole MissL 9–41———
3@App StateL 21–26———
4vsLouisianaL 7–34———
5vsMemphisL 8–59———
6@North TexasL 10–50———
7@TempleW 38–31———
9vsTulaneOct 30———
10@UABNov 7———
11vsEast CarolinaNov 14———
12@TulsaNov 21———
13vsNavyNov 28———