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Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University · 2026 · Conference USA

Efficiency
-10.5
111th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
5th
proj. of 10
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Middle Tennessee is 1-1 and ranked 111th in overall efficiency. Their 88th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by an 119th-ranked defense. They pass the ball on 65% of offensive plays with an 119th-ranked passing attack and run the ball on the remaining 35% of plays with a 50th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

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

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

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 6.1 wins
Strength of Record
118th
-0.9 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
121st
full season
135th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
123rd
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
1vs Murray StateMVFCW 3814+27.5100%-7.3Q4
2@ MarshallSun Belt#103L 2628-4.00%-4.1Q4
3vs NevadaMountain West#114Preview+3.658%Q4
4@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#85Preview-8.930%Q3
5@ KansasBig 12#77Preview-10.327%Q3
7vs DelawareConference USA#82Preview-4.240%Q4
8@ FIUConference USA#100Preview-5.238%Q4
9vs Kennesaw StateConference USA#125Preview+7.868%Q4
10vs Western KentuckyConference USA#133Preview+12.477%Q4
11@ LibertyConference USA#117Preview+0.250%Q4
12@ Sam HoustonConference USA#123Preview+1.654%Q4
13vs New Mexico StateConference USA#120Preview+6.966%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 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.

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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 119th
SR 96thYPP 135thEPA 113th
RushingEff 50th
SR 51stYPP 23rdEPA 63rd
Defense
Pass defenseEff 118th
SR 94thYPP 124thEPA 121st
Rush defenseEff 133rd
SR 130thYPP 115thEPA 134th
Dropback rate 65%Tempo +4.6 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 121st on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 51%1st · Defense allowed: 46%1st2nd · Offense: 47%2nd · Defense allowed: 49%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 39%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 33%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 14.0Q1 · Allowed: 7.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 13.0Q2 · Allowed: 14.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 10.0Q3 · Allowed: 7.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 14.0Q4 · Allowed: 14.0Q4
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, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 88th
-2.9
Field position: +1.9Finishing drives: -4.8
Field position +1.9Finishing drives -4.8= -2.9
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 16th · Finishing 105th

Defensive EffRanked 119th
-6.5
Field position: +0.8Finishing drives: -7.3
Field position +0.8Finishing drives -7.3= -6.5
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 41st · Finishing 125th

2.15 points per drive on offense, 2.00 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(34)56% / 44%47%6.6
Q2(27)63% / 37%41%7.4
Q3(35)63% / 37%57%6.0
Q4(20)80% / 20%40%5.6
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(31)10.548%5.1
2nd(25)7.648%6.9
3rd(16)8.538%5.9
4th(2)7.550%7.5
All (74)46%6.0
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)10.554%8.5
2nd(13)6.546%5.5
3rd(4)5.025%6.3
4th(1)2.0100%3.0
All (42)50%7.2

Middle Tennessee, all games.