Week 1 report · Sat, Sep 5 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
Idaho State
1–0 · unrated
29–17Final
Utah State
2–4 · Ours #89 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.USU −15.5oursOur 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. −29.1 · Idaho State covered by 27.5
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
Jordan Cooke
18/33 · 152 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.
- −0.04
- Comp %
- 54.5
- TD
- 1
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
McCae Hillstead15/31 · 178 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.
- 0.0039th pct
- Comp %
- 48.4
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 33 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Relieved in Q4 by 5081197
No 2026 stats for Idaho State (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Idaho State1–0
Wat Utah State29–17covered +15.5
at Utah State29–17covered +15.5Utah State2–4 · 36th-hardest schedule
Lvs Idaho State17–29missed −15.5
L
at Washington14–16covered +28
at Washington14–16covered +28L
at Utah0–33missed +26.5
at Utah0–33missed +26.5W
vs Troy21–10covered −3
vs Troy21–10covered −3L
at Boise State18–37covered +19.5
at Boise State18–37covered +19.5W
vs Washington State17–16missed −4
vs Washington State17–16missed −4Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 5, 5:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is