College Football
#124

Missouri State Bears

Conference USA · 2-4

Plaster Sports Complex · 17,337 seats

Missouri State Bears rank #124 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.049 points per play (Elo 1301), a 2-4 record in the Conference USA, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.049
#124 in FBS
Offense
-0.031
higher is better
Defense
+0.017
lower is better
SOS
+0.002
mean opp. rating
Elo
1301
Off EPA/play
-0.026
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.001
lower is better
Off success
-0.011
Def success
+0.010
Off explosive
-0.011
Def explosive
-0.002
Rush EPA
-0.026
offense
Pass EPA
-0.013
offense
Pts / drive
2.22
9.5 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.56
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 Missouri State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.070

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.020

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.050

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 production31%

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

Recruiting talent-0.90σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+6.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

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.

0.00-0.07Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@Texas A&ML 0–50———
2vsLindenwoodW 48–14———
3vsMarshallL 24–30———
4@SMUL 24–34———
6@Western KentuckyL 13–34———
7vsKennesaw StateW 24–21———
8@DelawareOct 20———
9vsSam HoustonOct 28———
10@Florida InternationalNov 7———
11vsNew Mexico StateNov 14———
12@Jacksonville StateNov 21———
13vsLibertyNov 28———