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Missouri State

Missouri State University · 2026 · Conference USA

Efficiency
-7.6
99th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
3rd
proj. of 10
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Missouri State is 1-1 and ranked 99th in overall efficiency. Their 87th-ranked defense carries them, with a 103rd-ranked offense. They run the ball on 54% of offensive plays with a 109th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 46% of plays with a 77th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

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

Q1
0-1
+1 left
Q2
0-0
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
1-0
+7 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 6.4 wins
Strength of Record
60th
-0.2 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
13th
full season
92nd
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
120th
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@ Texas A&MSEC#4L 050-33.40%-10.6Q1
2vs LindenwoodOVCW 4814+31.5100%1.6Q4
3vs MarshallSun Belt#103Preview+4.460%Q4
4@ SMUACC#20Preview-24.77%Q1
6@ Western KentuckyConference USA#133Preview+9.872%Q4
7vs Kennesaw StateConference USA#125Preview+10.774%Q4
8@ DelawareConference USA#82Preview-6.834%Q3
9vs Sam HoustonConference USA#123Preview+10.072%Q4
10@ FIUConference USA#100Preview-2.345%Q4
11vs New Mexico StateConference USA#120Preview+9.872%Q4
12@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#85Preview-6.036%Q3
13vs LibertyConference USA#117Preview+8.669%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 Missouri 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.

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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 77th
SR 106thYPP 44thEPA 68th
RushingEff 109th
SR 88thYPP 84thEPA 118th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 60th
SR 54thYPP 49thEPA 65th
Rush defenseEff 97th
SR 112thYPP 94thEPA 86th
Dropback rate 46%Tempo -3.2 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 36th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 35%1st · Defense allowed: 51%1st2nd · Offense: 42%2nd · Defense allowed: 49%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 37%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 43%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 14.0Q1 · Allowed: 7.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 21.0Q2 · Allowed: 10.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 14.0Q3 · Allowed: 21.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 0.0Q4 · Allowed: 24.0Q4
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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Missouri State Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 103rd
-4.4
Field position: -0.5Finishing drives: -3.8
Field position -0.5Finishing drives -3.8= -4.4
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 84th · Finishing 96th

Defensive EffRanked 87th
-2.7
Field position: -0.2Finishing drives: -2.5
Field position -0.2Finishing drives -2.5= -2.7
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 83rd · Finishing 91st

1.48 points per drive on offense, 2.78 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 32.

Play-calling & efficiency

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

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(29)62% / 38%38%5.4
Q2(32)28% / 72%41%7.5
Q3(25)36% / 64%36%7.4
Q4(30)23% / 77%37%2.6
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.838%10.2
2nd(10)9.930%7.1
3rd(16)8.431%7.0
4th(1)6.00%0.0
All (43)33%8.0
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(32)10.534%4.5
2nd(28)7.546%4.2
3rd(9)5.844%5.2
4th(4)1.550%1.8
All (73)41%4.3

Missouri State, all games.