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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Pac-12 · 2-4 · 1-1 CONF · ATS 3-3 · O/U 1-5

Utah State Aggies

HC Bronco Mendenhall (2nd yr) · OC Robert Anae · DC Nick Howell

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (3 OF 4) · BASE D 3-3-5 · SHOTGUN 91%

Power rating−7.1109th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins3.9of 11
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Pac-12 · 2-4 · 1-1 CONF · ATS 3-3 · O/U 1-5

Utah State

Aggies · HC Bronco Mendenhall (2nd yr) · starts in 11 (3 of 4) · base D 3-3-5

Power rating−7.1109th
CFP odds · outlook0%—NEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins3.9of 11
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Utah State

2-4 · 1-1 Pac-12

POWER RATING−7.1109th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS3.9of 11 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→OUT

4 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 4% · title 1%

FAN PULSE—0 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Utah State schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Idaho StateIdaho StateL17–29−15−15L−0.0742%37%23%8821.0
2at Washingtonat WashingtonL14–16+28.5+28.5W−0.1632%41%43%5726.8
3at Utahat UtahL0–33+26.5+26.5L−0.6724%44%1%5426.9
4TroyTroyW21–10−3−3W+0.2642%41%73%5729.7
5at Boise Stateat Boise StateL18–37+19.5+19.5W−0.3132%45%12%5728.2
6Washington StateWashington StateW17–16−4−4L−0.0129%28%53%5924.0
7BYE
8at Texas Stateat Texas StateNEXTSAT 7:30 CBSSNSAT 7:30+13.5+13.5————24%138—
9Colorado StateColorado StateOCT 31OCT 31−5.4 proj−5.463%
10Fresno StateFresno StateNOV 7NOV 7+3.7 proj+3.741%
11at San Diego Stateat San Diego StateNOV 14NOV 14+1.9 proj+1.945%
12at Oregon Stateat Oregon StateNOV 21NOV 21+16.3 proj+16.316%

Success rate by down & distance

1st0%n 2100%n 337%n 13022%n 9
2nd31%n 1338%n 2628%n 6428%n 18
3rd45%n 2242%n 1238%n 2624%n 17
4th33%n 6—n 00%n 133%n 3

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 351 OF 352 PLAYS351 OF 352 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun91%91%56%−0.1434%
Under center9%9%27%−0.1942%
No-huddle87%87%54%−0.1535%
Huddle13%13%50%−0.1432%
StartersSTARTERS
113 of 4 games201 of 4BASE D3-3-53 of 6
113 of 43-3-5base D · 3 of 6

In shotgun on 91 % of tagged snaps, passing 56 % of the time (−0.14 EPA a play; −0.19 under center). No-huddle on 87 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 3 of 4 games. Base defense 3-3-5 (3 of 6).

Next game

SAT 7:30 CBSSN · BOBCAT STADIUM (TX)SAT 7:30 CBSSN

at Texas StateLINE+13.5MODEL+11.7WP24%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

Q
Eli WoodWR · SR
WR · top injury
NEXT UPD. StarlingΔ −0.15 EPA/play
79%TO PLAY
−0.3IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.3 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Mountain West crews−0.6 to +0.5 · 19 games0.0−0.6 to +0.519NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 4 games+0.8—4NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 4 games+0.2—4NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 2 games−1.5—2NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game−0.3—1NOISE
American crews— · 1 game+0.2—1NOISE
MAC crews— · 1 game−2.6—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game+3.1—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTKenneth Ray−1.9 / g · 4 games · noise−1.9 / g · 4 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTChristian Watson+2.3 / g · 3 games · noise+2.3 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Utah State than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 4 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 4 of 7 games · + = more on Utah State than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Utah State offense statistics
MetricStat
Utah StateUSU
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play−0.13135th+0.06
Success rate35.0%134th42.3%
Explosiveness1.3063rd1.30
Rush EPA / play−0.03124th+0.07
Pass EPA / play−0.11136th+0.11
Passing downs SR29.8%95th31.1%
Line yards3.00100th3.21
Sack rate allowed9.0%130th5.3%
3rd-down conversion38%92nd41%
Points / opportunity2.32138th4.27
Red zone TD rate50%119th63%
Seconds / play25.524th28.0