#87

San José State Spartans

Mountain West · 3-9

CEFCU Stadium · 30,456 seats

San José State Spartans rank #87 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.008 points per play (Elo 1336), a 3-9 record in the Mountain West, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 4-8 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.008
#87 of 136
Elo
1336
Off EPA/play
+0.002
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.016
lower is better
Off success
+0.012
Def success
+0.004
Off explosive
-0.002
Def explosive
+0.005
Rush EPA
+0.024
offense
Pass EPA
-0.037
offense
Pts / drive
1.90
11.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.57
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 José State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.004

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 production59%

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

Recruiting talent-0.84σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-2.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Walker Eget7 starts

Rating trajectory

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

+0.02-0.01Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsCentral MichiganL 1416-19.2-14.5L
2@TexasL 738-25.7-36.8W
4vsIdahoW 3128-3.1-14.0L
5@StanfordL 2930+5.1-3.0W
6vsNew MexicoW 3528-8.2-2.0W
7@WyomingL 2835+4.7+1.5L
8@Utah StateL 2530-0.7-3.0L
10vsHawai'iW 4538-5.5-2.5W
11vsAir ForceL 1626-9.1-6.0L
12@NevadaL 1055+14.7+9.5L
13@San Diego StateL 325-14.9-10.0L
14vsFresno StateL 1441+1.4+3.5L

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

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