College Football
#84

Fresno State Bulldogs

Pac-12 · 4-3

Valley Children's Stadium · 41,031 seats

Fresno State Bulldogs rank #84 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.011 points per play (Elo 1577), a 4-3 record in the Pac-12, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.011
#84 in FBS
Offense
+0.002
higher is better
Defense
-0.008
lower is better
SOS
+0.008
mean opp. rating
Elo
1577
Off EPA/play
+0.005
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.016
lower is better
Off success
-0.002
Def success
+0.008
Off explosive
-0.002
Def explosive
-0.001
Rush EPA
-0.052
offense
Pass EPA
+0.063
offense
Pts / drive
2.39
10.7 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.90
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 Fresno State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.002

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.029

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.031

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 production38%

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

Recruiting talent-0.46σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+2.5 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.

+0.02-0.01Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@USCL 0–39———
2vsSacramento StateW 49–3———
3@San José StateW 26–10———
4vsRiceW 38–24———
5@Washington StateW 26–6———
6vsBoise StateL 31–38———
7@San Diego StateL 23–26———
9vsOregon StateNov 1———
10@Utah StateNov 8———
11@Texas StateNov 14———
12vsColorado StateNov 22———