College Football
#35

Toledo Rockets

Mid-American · 5-2

Glass Bowl · 26,038 seats

Toledo Rockets rank #35 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.066 points per play (Elo 1567), a 5-2 record in the Mid-American, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.066
#35 in FBS
Offense
+0.040
higher is better
Defense
-0.025
lower is better
SOS
-0.027
mean opp. rating
Elo
1567
Off EPA/play
+0.045
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.033
lower is better
Off success
+0.006
Def success
-0.033
Off explosive
+0.009
Def explosive
-0.015
Rush EPA
+0.014
offense
Pass EPA
+0.091
offense
Pts / drive
2.81
10.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.21
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 Toledo's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.051

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.183

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.132

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

Prior remaining46%

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

Returning production66%

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

Recruiting talent-0.85σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-4.5 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

J. Richter2 starts

Rating trajectory

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

+0.070.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@Michigan StateL 20–30———
2vsCentral ConnecticutW 63–10———
3vsTempleW 49–48———
4vsSan Diego StateW 41–16———
5@Ball StateW 39–24———
6vsBuffaloL 8–23———
7@Eastern MichiganW 34–14———
8vsWestern MichiganOct 24———
10@Sacramento StateNov 4———
11vsMassachusettsNov 11———
12vsBowling GreenNov 21———
13@OhioNov 27———