Week 1 report · Sat, Sep 5 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
The Citadel
1–0 · unrated
43–41Final
Charlotte
0–6 · Ours #134 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.CLT −20.5oursOur 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. −22.9 · The Citadel covered by 22.5
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
Nick Billoups
7/10 · 91 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.
- +0.83
- Comp %
- 70.0
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Replaced 5223107 in Q2
Cole Gonzales28/41 · 322 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.
- +0.2362nd pct
- Comp %
- 68.3
- TD
- 4
- Turnovers
- 22 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
No 2026 stats for The Citadel (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
The Citadel1–0
Wat Charlotte43–41covered +20.5
at Charlotte43–41covered +20.5Charlotte0–6 · 43rd-hardest schedule
Lvs The Citadel41–43missed −20.5
L
at Ole Miss9–41covered +45
at Ole Miss9–41covered +45L
at App State21–26covered +17.5
at App State21–26covered +17.5L
vs Louisiana7–34missed +9.5
vs Louisiana7–34missed +9.5L
vs Memphis8–59missed +20.5
vs Memphis8–59missed +20.5L
at North Texas10–50missed +28
at North Texas10–50missed +28Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 5, 3:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is