#135

Charlotte 49ers

American Athletic · 1-11

Jerry Richardson Stadium · 15,300 seats

Charlotte 49ers rank #135 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.118 points per play (Elo 1173), a 1-11 record in the American Athletic, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 5-6 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.118
#135 of 136
Elo
1173
Off EPA/play
-0.099
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.044
lower is better
Off success
-0.041
Def success
+0.060
Off explosive
-0.006
Def explosive
+0.015
Rush EPA
-0.132
offense
Pass EPA
-0.085
offense
Pts / drive
1.25
10.2 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.85
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

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-0.068

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

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

Returning production24%

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

Recruiting talent-0.81σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-8.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Conner Harrell3 startsLast game: Grayson Loftis

Rating trajectory

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

0.00-0.12Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1NApp StateL 1134+7.1+8.5L
2vsNorth CarolinaL 320+11.4+15.8L
3vsMonmouthW 4235+4.8-2.5W
4vsRiceL 1728+5.1+1.5L
6@South FloridaL 2654-23.3-28.0push
7@ArmyL 724-21.5-17.5W
8vsTempleL 1449+7.3+9.5L
9vsNorth TexasL 2054+22.3+25.5L
11@East CarolinaL 2248-28.1-28.0W
12vsUTSAL 728+19.2+17.0L
13@GeorgiaL 335-36.1-42.5W
14@TulaneL 027-36.9-31.0W

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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