Sat, Oct 31, 3:30 PM ET· Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome
Rest 14d / —Travel 1,165 mi / —
Away
2026 · TraditionalNorth Dakota State · 8 of 9
286.3
Yards / game
362.0
1.30
Points / drive
2.45
2.0
TDs / game
3.0
24.7
3rd-down %
41.3
41.2
RZ TD %
63.6
-0.3
Turnover margin
1.1
1.1
Sacks / game
1.6
4.6
TFL / game
4.6
8.6
Havoc / game
10.9
38.2 / 61.8
Pass / Rush split
37.1 / 62.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When UTEP has the ball
UTEP's early-down offense ranks 128th of 138. North Dakota State's early-down defense ranks 2nd of 138.
UTEP's passing-down offense ranks 129th of 138. North Dakota State's passing-down defense ranks 1st of 138.
UTEP's third-down offense ranks 125th of 138. North Dakota State's third-down defense ranks 16th of 138.
UTEP's red-zone offense ranks 125th of 138. North Dakota State's red-zone defense ranks 17th of 138.
When North Dakota State has the ball
North Dakota State's early-down offense ranks 94th of 138. UTEP's early-down defense ranks 128th of 138.
North Dakota State's passing-down offense ranks 62nd of 138. UTEP's passing-down defense ranks 73rd of 138.
North Dakota State's third-down offense ranks 74th of 138. UTEP's third-down defense ranks 98th of 138.
North Dakota State's red-zone offense ranks 122nd of 138. UTEP's red-zone defense ranks 93rd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.365 last 3 vs -0.187 season (-0.178)
Defense formabout the same(0.098 last 3 vs 0.133 season)
▼Offense form-0.146 last 3 vs -0.014 season (-0.133)
Defense formabout the same(-0.336 last 3 vs -0.328 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingEJ Colson Jr. — 628 yd, 7 TD
RushingRaymond Moore III — 414 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingKam Thomas — 270 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingNathan Hayes — 1272 yd, 10 TD
RushingMyles Mitchell — 354 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingJackson Williams — 432 yd, 1 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
UTEP offense
128thof 138-0.134209 plays
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
2ndof 138-0.290UTEP defense · allowed
128thof 1380.124vs
North Dakota State offense
94thof 138-0.036307 plays
Passing downs
UTEP offense
129thof 138-0.211156 plays
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
1stof 138-0.490151 plays
UTEP defense · allowed
73rdof 138-0.010135 plays
vs
North Dakota State offense
62ndof 1380.040157 plays
Third down
UTEP offense
125thof 138-0.21490 plays
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
16thof 138-0.22691 plays
UTEP defense · allowed
98thof 1380.11087 plays
vs
North Dakota State offense
74thof 1380.03993 plays
Red zone
UTEP offense
125thof 138-0.26641 plays · small sample
vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
17thof 138-0.25542 plays · small sample
UTEP defense · allowed
93rdof 1380.05777 plays
vs
North Dakota State offense
122ndof 138-0.23160 plays
Field advancement
UTEP offense
135thof 13834.7%vs
North Dakota State defense · allowed
7thof 13831.0%UTEP defense · allowed
117thof 13850.7%vs
North Dakota State offense
79thof 13846.4%Away
UTEP Offense vs North Dakota State DefenseNorth Dakota 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)
-0.32#126
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#20.43
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.168#132
287 plays
EPA/Play
#4-0.268
allowed · 327 plays
-0.115#109
113 plays
EPA/Pass
#1-0.442
allowed · 129 plays
-0.203#132
174 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#16-0.155
allowed · 198 plays
36.9%#138
287 plays
Success Rate
#3642.2%
allowed · 327 plays
33.6%#135
Pass Success Rate
#5541.6%
allowed
39.1%#135
Rush Success Rate
#3143.3%
allowed
34.7%#135
Available Yards %
#731.0%
allowed
71.5#91
Net Field Position
#4172.4
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.134#128
209 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#2-0.290
allowed
8.0#128
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#627.3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
UTEP Defense vs North Dakota State OffenseNorth Dakota 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)
-0.41#136
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#710.02
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.138#128
allowed · 341 plays
EPA/Play
#86-0.025
401 plays
0.210#129
allowed · 139 plays
EPA/Pass
#79-0.032
151 plays
0.089#112
allowed · 202 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#90-0.021
250 plays
51.9%#136
allowed · 341 plays
Success Rate
#7346.9%
401 plays
50.9%#130
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5846.4%
48.9%#104
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#8747.2%
50.7%#117
allowed
Available Yards %
#7946.4%
69.2#113
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#7370.7
0.124#128
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#94-0.036
307 plays
5.9#135
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#516.7
2026 · Situational EPANorth Dakota State · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.200
286 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.028
400 plays
0.135
346 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.275
332 plays
-0.266
41 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.231
60 plays
0.057
77 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.255
42 plays · small sample
-0.214
90 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.039
93 plays
0.110
87 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.226
91 plays