#55

San Diego State Aztecs

Mountain West · 9-4

Snapdragon Stadium · 35,000 seats

San Diego State Aztecs rank #55 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.051 points per play (Elo 1564), a 9-4 record in the Mountain West, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 10-3 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.051
#55 of 136
Elo
1564
Off EPA/play
-0.010
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.101
lower is better
Off success
+0.012
Def success
-0.045
Off explosive
-0.002
Def explosive
-0.020
Rush EPA
+0.015
offense
Pass EPA
-0.041
offense
Pts / drive
2.24
10.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.17
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 San Diego State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.030

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

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

Returning production80%

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

Recruiting talent-0.38σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-5.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Jayden Denegal6 startsLast game: K. Crum

Rating trajectory

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

+0.06-0.03Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsStony BrookW 420-16.2-19.5W
2@Washington StateL 1336-12.8-2.2L
4vsCaliforniaW 340+8.3+14.0W
5@Northern IllinoisW 63-8.6+1.5W
6vsColorado StateW 4524-4.9-4.5W
7@NevadaW 4410+8.1+6.5W
9@Fresno StateW 230+3.2+3.0W
10vsWyomingW 247-11.9-10.0W
11@Hawai'iL 638+9.5+6.5L
12vsBoise StateW 177+2.3-2.0W
13vsSan José StateW 253-14.9-10.0W
14@New MexicoL 1723+2.8+1.5L
17NNorth TexasL 4749+5.1+7.5W

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

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