Week 1 report · Thu, Sep 3 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
Merrimack
0–1 · unrated
7–42Final
Delaware
2–4 · Ours #123 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.DEL −31.5oursOur 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. −28 · DEL covered by 3.5
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 Meehan
10/25 · 121 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.
- −0.14
- Comp %
- 40.0
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Replaced 5146355 in Q3
Nick Minicucci19/34 · 306 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 %
- 55.9
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 11 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
No 2026 stats for Merrimack (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Merrimack0–1
Lat Delaware7–42missed +31.5
at Delaware7–42missed +31.5Delaware2–4 · 99th-hardest schedule
Wvs Merrimack42–7covered −31.5
L
at Vanderbilt26–35covered +20.5
at Vanderbilt26–35covered +20.5W
vs Coastal Carolina22–14covered −5
vs Coastal Carolina22–14covered −5L
at Virginia3–42missed +20QB change mid-game
at Virginia3–42missed +20QB change mid-gameL
vs Liberty14–30missed +7
vs Liberty14–30missed +7L
at Middle Tennessee30–33missed −1
at Middle Tennessee30–33missed −1Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 3, 5:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is