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Middle Tennessee State University · 2024 · Conference USA

FanBoardHQ CFP
#130
Efficiency
-29.1
132nd FBS
Record
3-9
Conf. record
2-6
Conf. finish
T-8th
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Middle Tennessee went 3-9 and was ranked 130th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 124th-ranked offense was the engine, backed by a 134th-ranked defense. They passed the ball on 58% of offensive plays with a 99th-ranked passing attack and ran the ball on the remaining 42% of plays with a 136th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

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

Q1
0-1
Q2
0-1
Q3
0-1
Q4
3-6

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 3.0 wins
Strength of Record
124th
-7.1 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
109th
full season
109th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
121st
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.4 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
1vs Tennessee TechBig South-OVCW 3225-8.2100%-13.6Q4
2@ Ole MissSEC#10L 352-54.00%-22.7Q1
3vs Western KentuckyConference USA#80L 2149-19.70%-53.9Q4
4vs DukeACC#39L 1745-27.90%-31.4Q4
5@ MemphisAmerican Athletic#38L 724-34.50%-13.5Q2
7@ Louisiana TechConference USA#111L 2148-18.00%-45.4Q4
8vs Kennesaw StateConference USA#132W 145-2.4100%-18.4Q4
9@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#69L 2042-28.50%-26.3Q3
10@ UTEPConference USA#126W 2013-9.6100%-12.5Q4
11vs LibertyConference USA#85L 1737-15.30%-40.7Q4
13vs New Mexico StateConference USA#127L 2136-2.30%-46.6Q4
14vs FIUConference USA#115L 2435-17.40%-24.1Q4

12 played · 3-9. 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 Middle Tennessee, 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.

-49.6-27.0-4.3-14-23-54-31-13-45-18-26-12-41-47-24Week 0Week 20
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 99th
SR 105thYPP 92ndEPA 99th
RushingEff 136th
SR 135thYPP 133rdEPA 136th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 137th
SR 138thYPP 132ndEPA 137th
Rush defenseEff 131st
SR 138thYPP 125thEPA 123rd
Dropback rate 58%Tempo -11.9 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 78th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 43%1st · Defense allowed: 52%1st2nd · Offense: 35%2nd · Defense allowed: 46%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 39%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 50%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 58.0Q1 · Allowed: 121.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 48.0Q2 · Allowed: 104.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 48.0Q3 · Allowed: 110.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 55.0Q4 · Allowed: 69.0Q4
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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Middle Tennessee Offense vs Defense, 2024
Offensive EffRanked 124th
-9.8
Field position: -2.7Finishing drives: -7.1
Field position -2.7Finishing drives -7.1= -9.8
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 133rd · Finishing 115th

Defensive EffRanked 134th
-18.7
Field position: -1.2Finishing drives: -17.5
Field position -1.2Finishing drives -17.5= -18.7
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 114th · Finishing 134th

1.58 points per drive on offense, 2.96 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 25.

Play-calling & efficiency

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

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(169)57% / 43%40%5.5
Q2(190)61% / 39%36%5.2
Q3(184)58% / 42%47%6.4
Q4(198)66% / 34%36%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(171)10.549%7.6
2nd(151)8.336%5.6
3rd(108)8.234%6.2
4th(19)4.447%3.8
All (449)41%6.4
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(149)9.938%3.8
2nd(85)8.032%4.4
3rd(50)6.048%5.6
4th(8)1.638%1.6
All (292)38%4.2

Middle Tennessee, all games.

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