College Football
#70

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Conference USA · 5-2

AmFirst Stadium · 24,000 seats

Jacksonville State Gamecocks rank #70 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.026 points per play (Elo 1456), a 5-2 record in the Conference USA, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.026
#70 in FBS
Offense
+0.026
higher is better
Defense
-0.000
lower is better
SOS
-0.018
mean opp. rating
Elo
1456
Off EPA/play
+0.052
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.005
lower is better
Off success
+0.027
Def success
+0.006
Off explosive
+0.009
Def explosive
+0.001
Rush EPA
+0.047
offense
Pass EPA
+0.060
offense
Pts / drive
2.65
10.0 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.55
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 Jacksonville State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.011

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.005

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.016

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 production50%

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

Recruiting talent-0.51σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+5.7 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.

+0.03-0.01Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@North Dakota StateL 7–33———
1vsEastern KentuckyW 49–7———
2@OhioL 27–29———
3vsGeorgia SouthernW 31–27———
4vsMiddle TennesseeW 23–13———
6@Kennesaw StateW 27–26———
7vsFlorida InternationalW 27–24———
9@New Mexico StateOct 29———
10vsSam HoustonNov 8———
11@Western KentuckyNov 14———
12vsMissouri StateNov 21———
13@DelawareNov 28———