College Football
#126

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Conference USA · 3-3

Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · 30,788 seats

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders rank #126 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.051 points per play (Elo 1339), a 3-3 record in the Conference USA, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.051
#126 in FBS
Offense
-0.024
higher is better
Defense
+0.027
lower is better
SOS
-0.013
mean opp. rating
Elo
1339
Off EPA/play
-0.024
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.034
lower is better
Off success
-0.011
Def success
+0.018
Off explosive
+0.003
Def explosive
+0.005
Rush EPA
-0.029
offense
Pass EPA
-0.018
offense
Pts / drive
2.01
10.3 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.60
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 Middle Tennessee'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-0.047

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.003

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

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

Returning production33%

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

Recruiting talent-0.74σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+1.5 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.

0.00-0.05Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsMurray StateW 38–14———
2@MarshallL 26–28———
3vsNevadaW 27–20———
4@Jacksonville StateL 13–23———
5@KansasL 0–55———
7vsDelawareW 33–30———
8@Florida InternationalOct 20———
9vsKennesaw StateOct 28———
10vsWestern KentuckyNov 7———
11@LibertyNov 14———
12@Sam HoustonNov 21———
13vsNew Mexico StateNov 28———