College Football
#47

TCU Horned Frogs

Big 12 · 3-3

Amon G. Carter Stadium · 46,000 seats

TCU Horned Frogs rank #47 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.050 points per play (Elo 1619), a 3-3 record in the Big 12, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.050
#47 in FBS
Offense
+0.007
higher is better
Defense
-0.042
lower is better
SOS
+0.056
mean opp. rating
Elo
1619
Off EPA/play
-0.004
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.064
lower is better
Off success
+0.012
Def success
-0.035
Off explosive
-0.001
Def explosive
-0.018
Rush EPA
-0.024
offense
Pass EPA
+0.021
offense
Pts / drive
2.13
10.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.53
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 TCU's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.040

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.086

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.047

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 production22%

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

Recruiting talent+0.43σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-1.8 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.

+0.050.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1NNorth CarolinaL 10–15———
2vsGramblingW 63–7———
3vsArkansas StateW 31–7———
4@UCFL 13–21———
5vsBYUL 10–17———
7@BaylorW 17–6———
8vsWest VirginiaOct 24———
9vsKansasOct 31———
10@ArizonaNov 7———
11vsKansas StateNov 14———
12vsUtahNov 21———
13@Texas TechNov 27———