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San Diego State

San Diego State University · 2026 · Pac-12

Efficiency
+0.7
64th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
2nd
proj. of 8
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San Diego State is 1-1 and ranked 64th in overall efficiency. Their 51st-ranked defense carries them, with an 85th-ranked offense. They run the ball on 61% of offensive plays with a 79th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 39% of plays with a 133rd-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

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

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
+2 left
Q3
0-0
+1 left
Q4
1-0
+6 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 6.0 wins
Strength of Record
90th
-0.5 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
52nd
full season
78th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
49th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~5.5 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 Portland StateBig SkyW 5320+35.0100%-3.1Q4
2@ UCLABig Ten#31L 1028-11.70%-9.5Q2
3vs James MadisonSun Belt#75Preview+6.364%Q4
4@ ToledoMid-American#58Preview-5.837%Q2
5vs Texas StatePac-12#89Preview+8.870%Q4
6@ Oregon StatePac-12#83Preview+1.654%Q3
7vs Fresno StatePac-12#79Preview+6.565%Q4
8@ Colorado StatePac-12#97Preview+4.761%Q4
9vs Washington StatePac-12#63Preview+2.756%Q4
11vs Utah StatePac-12#92Preview+9.571%Q4
12@ Boise StatePac-12#32Preview-11.425%Q2

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 San Diego 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 133rd
SR 135thYPP 124thEPA 130th
RushingEff 79th
SR 81stYPP 70thEPA 77th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 43rd
SR 47thYPP 53rdEPA 37th
Rush defenseEff 55th
SR 81stYPP 71stEPA 41st
Dropback rate 39%Tempo -5.6 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 7th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 37%1st · Defense allowed: 40%1st2nd · Offense: 46%2nd · Defense allowed: 50%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 35%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 42%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 7.0Q1 · Allowed: 6.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 21.0Q2 · Allowed: 0.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 7.0Q3 · Allowed: 14.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 20.0Q4 · Allowed: 28.0Q4
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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San Diego State Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 85th
-2.3
Field position: +0.6Finishing drives: -2.9
Field position +0.6Finishing drives -2.9= -2.3
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 43rd · Finishing 91st

Defensive EffRanked 51st
+2.3
Field position: -1.4Finishing drives: +3.7
Field position -1.4Finishing drives +3.7= +2.3
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 118th · Finishing 41st

2.63 points per drive on offense, 1.92 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 36.

Play-calling & efficiency

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

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(30)33% / 67%43%5.0
Q2(28)43% / 57%36%6.1
Q3(26)35% / 65%38%3.6
Q4(33)33% / 67%39%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.539%6.3
2nd(14)8.936%3.4
3rd(8)8.925%4.6
4th(2)2.00%-4.0
All (42)33%4.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(34)9.035%3.9
2nd(25)7.352%7.2
3rd(15)5.240%3.7
4th(1)1.0100%7.0
All (75)43%5.0

San Diego State, all games.