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FIU

Florida International University · 2026 · Conference USA

Efficiency
-8.1
100th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
4th
proj. of 10
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FIU is 1-1 and ranked 100th in overall efficiency. Their 73rd-ranked defense carries them, with an 115th-ranked offense. They pass the ball on 56% of offensive plays with an 86th-ranked passing attack and run the ball on the remaining 44% of plays with a 127th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
1-0
+8 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 6.8 wins
Strength of Record
96th
-0.6 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
62nd
full season
130th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
117th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.2 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1@ South FloridaAmerican Athletic#43L 919-16.90%-2.0Q2
2vs BuffaloMid-American#130W 3320+13.0100%-9.6Q4
3@ Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic#91Preview-5.238%Q4
4vs Long Island UniversityNECPreview+37.699%Q4
6vs New Mexico StateConference USA#120Preview+9.371%Q4
7@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#85Preview-6.435%Q3
8vs Middle TennesseeConference USA#111Preview+5.262%Q4
9@ LibertyConference USA#117Preview+2.756%Q4
10vs Missouri StateConference USA#99Preview+2.355%Q4
11@ DelawareConference USA#82Preview-7.333%Q3
12@ Kennesaw StateConference USA#125Preview+4.761%Q4
13vs Sam HoustonConference USA#123Preview+9.671%Q4

2 played · 1-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on FIU, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

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Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 86th
SR 74thYPP 71stEPA 98th
RushingEff 127th
SR 130thYPP 115thEPA 123rd
Defense
Pass defenseEff 64th
SR 59thYPP 64thEPA 56th
Rush defenseEff 46th
SR 48thYPP 39thEPA 51st
Dropback rate 56%Tempo +8.8 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 98th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 32%1st · Defense allowed: 35%1st2nd · Offense: 46%2nd · Defense allowed: 31%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 44%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 36%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 14.0Q1 · Allowed: 6.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 7.0Q2 · Allowed: 6.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 13.0Q3 · Allowed: 7.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 10.0Q4 · Allowed: 20.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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FIU Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 115th
-6.9
Field position: -1.3Finishing drives: -5.6
Field position -1.3Finishing drives -5.6= -6.9
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 109th · Finishing 110th

Defensive EffRanked 73rd
-0.9
Field position: -1.3Finishing drives: +0.4
Field position -1.3Finishing drives +0.4= -0.9
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 117th · Finishing 67th

1.17 points per drive on offense, 1.64 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 31.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(25)68% / 32%44%8.7
Q2(50)56% / 44%36%4.9
Q3(41)61% / 39%39%7.0
Q4(37)51% / 49%43%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(33)10.339%6.5
2nd(33)8.452%8.6
3rd(18)8.156%10.6
4th(5)4.040%2.0
All (89)47%7.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(29)11.724%3.2
2nd(15)8.933%3.1
3rd(16)5.625%4.4
4th(4)1.875%4.5
All (64)30%3.6

FIU, all games.