Sat, Oct 3, 10:30 PM ET· Snapdragon Stadium· Texas State -4.5 · O/U 59.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 1,149 mi / 0 miForecast: 83°F · wind 4 mph · Clear
Market context
Texas State -4.5 · O/U 59.5
opened Texas State -3.5, now Texas State -4.5 · total opened 58.5, now 59.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Texas State as road favorite
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 0-3 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 6-7 ATS (13 games) · 8-5 O/U (13 games)
San Diego State as home underdog
2026 overall: 0-4 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 8-5 ATS (13 games) · 5-8 O/U (13 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalTexas State · 7 of 9
523.3
Yards / game
320.0
3.38
Points / drive
1.48
4.8
TDs / game
2.8
60.0
3rd-down %
32.7
61.1
RZ TD %
71.4
-0.5
Turnover margin
-0.8
1.3
Sacks / game
1.5
5.8
TFL / game
3.5
13.8
Havoc / game
8.8
35.9 / 64.1
Pass / Rush split
41.3 / 58.7
2026 · Situational matchup
When Texas State has the ball
Texas State's early-down offense ranks 20th of 138. San Diego State's early-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
Texas State's passing-down offense ranks 2nd of 138. San Diego State's passing-down defense ranks 85th of 138.
Texas State's third-down offense ranks 10th of 138. San Diego State's third-down defense ranks 24th of 138.
Texas State's red-zone offense ranks 71st of 138. San Diego State's red-zone defense ranks 94th of 138.
When San Diego State has the ball
San Diego State's early-down offense ranks 137th of 138. Texas State's early-down defense ranks 106th of 138.
San Diego State's passing-down offense ranks 47th of 138. Texas State's passing-down defense ranks 114th of 138.
San Diego State's third-down offense ranks 77th of 138. Texas State's third-down defense ranks 131st of 138.
San Diego State's red-zone offense ranks 65th of 138. Texas State's red-zone defense ranks 79th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.320 last 3 vs 0.252 season (+0.068)
Defense formabout the same(0.090 last 3 vs 0.127 season)
▼Offense form-0.309 last 3 vs -0.189 season (-0.119)
▼Defense form0.060 last 3 vs 0.005 season (+0.055)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBrad Jackson — 854 yd, 10 TD
RushingTorrance Burgess Jr. — 537 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Dawn, Jr. — 247 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJayden Denegal — 597 yd, 5 TD
RushingJavion Kinnard — 312 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingNathan Acevedo — 130 yd, 2 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
Texas State offense
20thof 1380.170181 plays
vs
San Diego State defense · allowed
127thof 1380.142Texas State defense · allowed
106thof 1380.051vs
San Diego State offense
137thof 138-0.288161 plays
Passing downs
Texas State offense
2ndof 1380.48678 plays
vs
San Diego State defense · allowed
85thof 1380.03488 plays
Texas State defense · allowed
114thof 1380.141115 plays
vs
San Diego State offense
47thof 1380.13698 plays
Third down
Texas State offense
10thof 1380.55556 plays · small sample
vs
San Diego State defense · allowed
24thof 138-0.24059 plays · small sample
Texas State defense · allowed
131stof 1380.37365 plays
vs
San Diego State offense
77thof 1380.06855 plays · small sample
Red zone
Texas State offense
71stof 1380.04952 plays · small sample
vs
San Diego State defense · allowed
94thof 1380.09741 plays · small sample
Texas State defense · allowed
79thof 1380.01358 plays · small sample
vs
San Diego State offense
65thof 1380.06938 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Texas State offense
14thof 13861.9%vs
San Diego State defense · allowed
94thof 13846.6%Texas State defense · allowed
131stof 13856.9%vs
San Diego State offense
124thof 13838.3%Away
Home
Texas State Offense vs San Diego State DefenseTexas State · 11 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)
0.14#32
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#690.01
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.234#14
227 plays
EPA/Play
#880.012
allowed · 244 plays
0.317#15
90 plays
EPA/Pass
#1030.099
allowed · 106 plays
0.180#23
137 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#56-0.055
allowed · 138 plays
50.2%#35
227 plays
Success Rate
#8646.3%
allowed · 244 plays
51.1%#29
Pass Success Rate
#9545.2%
allowed
49.6%#57
Rush Success Rate
#9448.2%
allowed
61.9%#14
Available Yards %
#9446.6%
allowed
71.3#87
Net Field Position
#13265.8
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.170#20
181 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1270.142
allowed
5.4#4
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1276.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Texas State Defense vs San Diego State OffenseTexas 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)
-0.27#133
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#125-0.26
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.160#130
allowed · 239 plays
EPA/Play
#131-0.177
213 plays
0.241#129
allowed · 150 plays
EPA/Pass
#135-0.378
88 plays
0.024#84
allowed · 89 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#101-0.036
125 plays
50.2%#126
allowed · 239 plays
Success Rate
#13737.6%
213 plays
49.5%#125
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#13533.0%
50.4%#111
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#13340.8%
56.9%#131
allowed
Available Yards %
#12438.3%
70.9#88
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#9971.7
0.051#106
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#137-0.288
161 plays
7.6#48
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#646.8
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.234
227 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.177
213 plays
0.160
254 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.016
245 plays
0.049
52 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.069
38 plays · small sample
0.013
58 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.097
41 plays · small sample
0.555
56 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.068
55 plays · small sample
0.373
65 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.240
59 plays · small sample