College Football
#86

Georgia Southern Eagles

Sun Belt · 3-4

Allen E. Paulson Stadium · 25,000 seats

Georgia Southern Eagles rank #86 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.006 points per play (Elo 1484), a 3-4 record in the Sun Belt, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.006
#86 in FBS
Offense
+0.008
higher is better
Defense
+0.002
lower is better
SOS
+0.022
mean opp. rating
Elo
1484
Off EPA/play
+0.038
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.011
lower is better
Off success
+0.014
Def success
-0.019
Off explosive
+0.003
Def explosive
-0.009
Rush EPA
-0.004
offense
Pass EPA
+0.062
offense
Pts / drive
2.43
10.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.05
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 Georgia Southern's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.043

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.044

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.001

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 production6%

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

Recruiting talent-0.28σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-0.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

M. Johnson1 starts

Rating trajectory

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

+0.01-0.04Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsCharleston SouthernW 31–0———
2@ClemsonL 7–22———
3@Jacksonville StateL 27–31———
4vsHoustonL 28–42———
5@Coastal CarolinaW 31–24———
6vsJames MadisonL 24–27———
7@Old DominionW 23–15———
9vsApp StateOct 31———
10vsMarshallNov 7———
11@Georgia StateNov 14———
12@TroyNov 21———
13vsLouisiana TechNov 28———