#80

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Conference USA · 9-5

AmFirst Stadium · 24,000 seats

Jacksonville State Gamecocks rank #80 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.003 points per play (Elo 1471), a 9-5 record in the Conference USA, and 32% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 7-7 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.003
#80 of 136
Elo
1471
Off EPA/play
+0.015
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.013
lower is better
Off success
+0.009
Def success
+0.008
Off explosive
+0.003
Def explosive
+0.006
Rush EPA
+0.061
offense
Pass EPA
-0.016
offense
Pts / drive
2.26
11.2 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.15
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 Jacksonville State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.005

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining32%

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

Returning production84%

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

Recruiting talent-0.86σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-4.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Gavin Wimsatt4 startsLast game: Caden Creel

Rating trajectory

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

+0.01-0.01Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@UCFL 1017-9.0-20.5W
2vsLibertyW 3424-2.2+6.2W
3@Georgia SouthernL 3441+0.9-3.0L
4vsMurray StateW 4510-36.8-35.5L
5@Southern MissL 2542+8.1-4.5L
7NSam HoustonW 2927+11.2+7.0L
8vsDelawareW 3825-5.8+3.0W
10@Middle TennesseeW 2421+10.7+4.5L
11@UTEPW 3027+4.6+1.5W
12vsKennesaw StateW 3526-9.2+3.5W
13@Florida InternationalL 2127+2.7-2.5L
14vsWestern KentuckyW 3734-3.9+1.5W
15vsKennesaw StateL 1519-7.6+3.0L
17NTroyW 1713-0.1-3.0W

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

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