Week 1 report · Thu, Sep 3 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
Eastern Illinois
0–1 · unrated
7–59Final
Minnesota
4–2 · Ours #61 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
SpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.MINN −42.5oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −27.2 · MINN covered by 9.5
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.—
FCS opponent · display onlyFCS opponents are modeled by tier. No pick, no probability, never graded.
Quarterbacksthis game
Cole Lacrue
7/12 · 51 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.17
- Comp %
- 58.3
- TD
- 1
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Drake Lindsey19/24 · 264 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.4983rd pct
- Comp %
- 79.2
- TD
- 1
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 0
No 2026 stats for Eastern Illinois (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Eastern Illinois0–1
Lat Minnesota7–59missed +42.5
at Minnesota7–59missed +42.5Minnesota4–2 · 76th-hardest schedule
Wvs Eastern Illinois59–7covered −42.5
L
vs Mississippi State13–38missed PK
vs Mississippi State13–38missed PKW
vs Akron41–7covered −23
vs Akron41–7covered −23W
at Washington27–24covered +12
at Washington27–24covered +12W
vs Michigan20–14covered +6
vs Michigan20–14covered +6L
at Purdue13–41missed −2.5
at Purdue13–41missed −2.5Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 3, 7:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is