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Fresno State

California State University, Fresno · 2026 · Pac-12

Efficiency
-3.1
79th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
5th
proj. of 8
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Fresno State is 1-1 and ranked 79th in overall efficiency. Their 52nd-ranked defense carries them, with a 94th-ranked offense. They run the ball on 53% of offensive plays with a 135th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 47% of plays with a 13th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

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

Q1
0-1
Q2
0-0
+1 left
Q3
0-0
+3 left
Q4
1-0
+5 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 5.7 wins
Strength of Record
61st
-0.2 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
14th
full season
77th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
43rd
a 25th-ranked team would win ~5.4 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@ USCBig Ten#8L 039-27.90%-17.5Q1
2vs Sacramento StateMid-American#135W 493+21.6100%16.1Q4
3@ San José StateMountain West#124Preview+9.471%Q4
4vs RiceAmerican Athletic#118Preview+13.378%Q4
5@ Washington StatePac-12#63Preview-6.635%Q3
6vs Boise StatePac-12#32Preview-9.728%Q2
7@ San Diego StatePac-12#64Preview-6.535%Q3
9vs Oregon StatePac-12#83Preview+3.358%Q4
10@ Utah StatePac-12#92Preview+0.250%Q4
11@ Texas StatePac-12#89Preview-0.549%Q3
12vs Colorado StatePac-12#97Preview+6.465%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 Fresno State, 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.

-14.8-0.7+13.4-1816Week 0Week 2
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 13th
SR 26thYPP 11thEPA 12th
RushingEff 135th
SR 128thYPP 132ndEPA 136th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 126th
SR 128thYPP 108thEPA 125th
Rush defenseEff 40th
SR 94thYPP 68thEPA 14th
Dropback rate 47%Tempo -3.9 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 48th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 44%1st · Defense allowed: 44%1st2nd · Offense: 42%2nd · Defense allowed: 60%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 32%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 39%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 0.0Q1 · Allowed: 7.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 31.0Q2 · Allowed: 21.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 14.0Q3 · Allowed: 3.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 3.0Q4 · Allowed: 7.0Q4
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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Fresno State Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 94th
-3.6
Field position: -0.2Finishing drives: -3.5
Field position -0.2Finishing drives -3.5= -3.6
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 72nd · Finishing 92nd

Defensive EffRanked 52nd
+2.3
Field position: +1.7Finishing drives: +0.6
Field position +1.7Finishing drives +0.6= +2.3
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 11th · Finishing 66th

2.33 points per drive on offense, 1.81 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 29.

Play-calling & efficiency

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

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(31)48% / 52%39%5.8
Q2(32)50% / 50%47%7.3
Q3(13)54% / 46%38%9.5
Q4(27)33% / 67%37%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.663%13.3
2nd(18)8.350%8.6
3rd(12)5.833%4.8
4th(1)8.00%-7.0
All (47)49%8.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(32)9.634%3.7
2nd(18)5.733%7.3
3rd(5)3.840%2.4
4th(1)1.00%-2.0
All (56)34%4.6

Fresno State, all games.