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Colorado State

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Pac-12 Conference2-10#124 (-15.31)

Grades

Percentile grades against every FBS team this season — 99 is best. Curved so an average team reads C, not F.

9· FOverall
Offense
21· DRating
12· FPer play
16· DConsistency
9· FBig plays
Defense
10· FRating
13· FPer play
30· DConsistency
Situational
95· ARed-zone O
43· CRed-zone D
10· F3rd down O
17· D3rd down D
How grades work →

Analytical Fingerprint

SS-native team profile — opponent-adjusted and garbage-filtered EPA, success, and explosiveness.

Opp-Adj Offense
-0.128
Opp-Adj Defense
-0.100
higher = better
Offensive EPA/play
-0.123
Defensive EPA/play
+0.094
lower = better
Off Success Rate
43.3%
Def Success Rate
46.4%
allowed · lower = better
Explosive Rate
20.1%
pass EPA > 1.0 · rush > 0.8
Explosive Allowed
24.3%
lower = better
Net EPA/play
-0.217
net · higher = better
Recent EPA Trend
+0.005
last 3 weeks
Points / Drive
1.58

Special Teams

Opponent-adjusted special-teams component of the Final Rating, in expected points per game — positive = better. The four units sum to the net.

Net ST Rating
-0.13
expected pts/game
Kicking
+0.16
own kicking game
Kick Defense
-0.33
vs opponent kicks
Returns
-0.00
own return game
Return Defense
+0.04
vs opponent returns

Performance vs Perception

Our opponent-adjusted model rank vs. how others rate this team. Descriptive — where the model and the consensus disagree.

Model Rank
#124
opponent-adjusted strength
AP Poll
NR
Market (Vegas)
#110
market 14 higher
Recruiting Rank
#79
recruiting 45 spots higher
0 blue-chip recruits

Peer Context

Where Colorado State ranks among all FBS teams in 2025 (percentile).

Opp-adjusted offense
7th
Opp-adjusted defense
13th
Offensive EPA/play
13th
Defensive EPA/play
13th
Offensive success rate
23th
Explosiveness
9th
Defensive havoc
12th
Points per drive
11th

Historical Fingerprint

Most statistically similar team-seasons, 2017–2025, by the same 44-feature profile The Archive uses. Descriptive context, not a forecast.

1New Mexico2018OA -0.119 / -0.070similar: offensive EPA, turnover rate, TD drive rate3902Vanderbilt2023OA -0.121 / -0.060similar: defensive EPA, TD drive rate, offensive EPA3673UTEP2017OA -0.268 / -0.112similar: defensive EPA, havoc rate, turnover rate3464Oklahoma State2024OA +0.003 / -0.056similar: turnover rate, pass defense, defensive EPA3355Arkansas2019OA -0.077 / -0.071similar: defensive EPA, passing offense, offensive EPA324

2025 Schedule & Results

12 games

WkOpponentScoreW/LSpreadATSTotalO/U
1@ Washington21-38L+21.5W52.5O
2vs Northern Colorado21-17W-34.8L52.5U
4vs UTSA16-17L+4.5W58.5U
5vs Washington State3-20L-5.5L48.5U
6@ San Diego State24-45L+6.5W47.5O
7vs Fresno State49-21W----
8vs Hawai'i19-31L-2.5L53.5U
9@ Wyoming0-28L+5.0L46.5U
11vs UNLV10-42L+4.5L62U
12@ New Mexico17-20L+17.5W36.5O
13@ Boise State21-49L+17.5L46O
14vs Air Force21-42L----

Betting Profile

ATS Record
4-8
33.3%
O/U Record
6-6
50.0%
Straight Up
2-10
16.7%
Home ATS2-5
Away ATS2-3
Favorite ATS0-3
Underdog ATS4-5
Last 5 ATS
LLWLL
Full ATS log & splits →
Graded against consensus market lines (median across multiple sportsbooks). Games the market never lined — mostly early-season non-FBS matchups — are excluded from ATS and O/U records; individual games may grade differently than closing-line sources.

Situational Profile

Situational EPA percentile across 8 phases (the larger the shape, the more dominant). Within-FBS ranks.

Pass Off7thRush Off34thRed Zone Off96th3rd Down Off10thPass Def5thRush Def39thRed Zone Def43th3rd Down Def17th
SituationOFF EPAOFF RankDEF EPADEF Rank
Overall-0.10414th+0.07616th
Red Zone+0.27996th+0.01943th
Third Down-0.19310th+0.20517th
No Garbage Time-0.13411th+0.09913th
First Half-0.1897th+0.1525th
Second Half-0.03141th-0.01148th
Early Downs-0.04333th-0.07174th
Passing Downs-0.2267th+0.1855th
Standard Downs-0.03034th+0.02539th
Goal to Go+0.32792th+0.05441th

Style & Tendencies

Pass 52.0%Rush 48.0%
Havoc/Game
10.3
Havoc Rate
14.5%
TO Margin
-0.3
Explosive/G
11.0
Yards/Game
324.2
Pts/Drive
1.58
3rd Down%
32.9%
3&Out%
32.5%

Team Statistics

2025 season totals across 12 games — Colorado State vs. the combined line of every opponent in those games.
StatColorado StateOpponents
Scoring
Points222370
Points / Game18.530.8
First Downs
Total220256
Rushing80115
Passing114117
Penalty2624
Rushing
Attempts363491
Yards1,2992,459
Yards / Carry3.65.0
Yards / Game108.3204.9
Touchdowns1330
Passing
Attempts394325
Completions243205
Completion %61.7%63.1%
Yards2,5912,653
Yards / Attempt6.68.2
Touchdowns1518
Interceptions128
Passer Rating123.39145.00
Total Offense
Plays757816
Yards3,8905,112
Yards / Play5.16.3
Yards / Game324.2426.0
Punt Returns
Returns1519
Yards212110
Average14.15.8
Touchdowns10
Kickoff Returns
Returns1712
Yards319272
Average18.822.7
Touchdowns00
Punting
Punts5947
Yards2,8112,089
Average47.644.4
Interception Returns
Returns812
Yards69127
Touchdowns00
Fumbles
Fumbles1612
Lost88
Penalties
Penalties7080
Yards675712
Yards / Game56.359.3
Time of Possession
Per Game26:4933:10
Third Downs
Attempts158157
Conversions5273
Conversion %32.9%46.5%
Fourth Downs
Attempts3019
Conversions1413
Conversion %46.7%68.4%
Red Zone
Trips3144
Scores (TD + FG)2638
Score %83.9%86.4%
Touchdowns2230
TD %71.0%68.2%
Field Goals
Attempts1011
Made511
Pct50.0%100.0%
PAT Kicking
Attempts2547
Made2547
Pct100.0%100.0%
Two-Point Conversions
Attempts41
Made11
Official-stats conventions: rushing includes sacks as negative attempts (NCAA), so Total Offense = rush + pass. Red-zone Score % counts touchdowns and field goals per trip.
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