Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 PM ET· Sun Bowl· Elevation 3,884 ft
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2026 · TraditionalSan José State · 8 of 9
377.8
Yards / game
257.0
1.47
Points / drive
1.40
2.2
TDs / game
2.2
32.5
3rd-down %
23.3
50.0
RZ TD %
42.9
0.0
Turnover margin
-0.3
2.7
Sacks / game
1.2
5.5
TFL / game
4.8
13.3
Havoc / game
9.2
51.6 / 48.4
Pass / Rush split
37.6 / 62.4
2026 · Situational matchup
When San José State has the ball
San José State's early-down offense ranks 124th of 138. UTEP's early-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
San José State's passing-down offense ranks 112th of 138. UTEP's passing-down defense ranks 75th of 138.
San José State's third-down offense ranks 84th of 138. UTEP's third-down defense ranks 100th of 138.
San José State's red-zone offense ranks 93rd of 138. UTEP's red-zone defense ranks 96th of 138.
When UTEP has the ball
UTEP's early-down offense ranks 131st of 138. San José State's early-down defense ranks 46th of 138.
UTEP's passing-down offense ranks 127th of 138. San José State's passing-down defense ranks 53rd of 138.
UTEP's third-down offense ranks 119th of 138. San José State's third-down defense ranks 34th of 138.
UTEP's red-zone offense ranks 121st of 138. San José State's red-zone defense ranks 61st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.147 last 3 vs -0.127 season)
▲Defense form-0.117 last 3 vs -0.052 season (-0.065)
▼Offense form-0.467 last 3 vs -0.219 season (-0.247)
Defense formabout the same(0.151 last 3 vs 0.128 season)
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLuke Weaver — 1529 yd, 11 TD
RushingJabari Bates — 556 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingCarson Clark — 405 yd, 4 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingEJ Colson Jr. — 541 yd, 7 TD
RushingRaymond Moore III — 359 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingCarver Cheeks — 179 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
San José State offense
124thof 138-0.120288 plays
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
127thof 1380.113San José State defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.056vs
UTEP offense
131stof 138-0.182145 plays
Passing downs
San José State offense
112thof 138-0.150148 plays
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
75thof 1380.003116 plays
San José State defense · allowed
53rdof 138-0.074149 plays
vs
UTEP offense
127thof 138-0.235124 plays
Third down
San José State offense
84thof 1380.00682 plays
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
100thof 1380.11174 plays
San José State defense · allowed
34thof 138-0.14588 plays
vs
UTEP offense
119thof 138-0.20674 plays
Red zone
San José State offense
93rdof 138-0.06550 plays · small sample
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
96thof 1380.06369 plays
San José State defense · allowed
61stof 138-0.08662 plays
vs
UTEP offense
121stof 138-0.24633 plays · small sample
Field advancement
San José State offense
111thof 13841.1%vs
UTEP defense · allowed
114thof 13850.0%San José State defense · allowed
71stof 13842.5%vs
UTEP offense
137thof 13831.5%Away
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San José State Offense vs UTEP DefenseSan José State · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.34#127
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#133-0.38
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.107#116
375 plays
EPA/Play
#1270.133
allowed · 283 plays
-0.053#90
190 plays
EPA/Pass
#1350.265
allowed · 116 plays
-0.162#125
185 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#920.042
allowed · 167 plays
43.5%#113
375 plays
Success Rate
#13653.0%
allowed · 283 plays
44.2%#84
Pass Success Rate
#13652.7%
allowed
42.7%#124
Rush Success Rate
#9748.5%
allowed
41.1%#111
Available Yards %
#11450.0%
allowed
71.9#93
Net Field Position
#12668.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.120#124
288 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1270.113
allowed
7.4#104
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1296.1
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
San José State Defense vs UTEP OffenseSan José State · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.07#50
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#122-0.27
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.068#39
allowed · 388 plays
EPA/Play
#136-0.240
203 plays
-0.119#43
allowed · 194 plays
EPA/Pass
#120-0.197
79 plays
-0.017#63
allowed · 194 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#137-0.268
124 plays
44.3%#55
allowed · 388 plays
Success Rate
#13835.0%
203 plays
42.9%#71
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#13632.9%
47.1%#74
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#13836.3%
42.5%#71
allowed
Available Yards %
#13731.5%
68.6#121
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#6670.4
-0.056#46
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#131-0.182
145 plays
7.0#80
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1328.1
2026 · Situational EPASan José State · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.107
375 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.240
213 plays
-0.060
397 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.129
288 plays
-0.065
50 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.246
33 plays · small sample
-0.086
62 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.063
69 plays
0.006
82 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.206
74 plays
-0.145
88 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.111
74 plays