Week 2 report · Sat, Sep 12 · 2026 Week 2FCS opponent · display only
Gardner-Webb
0–2 · unrated
23–24Final
Liberty
5–1 · Ours #81 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.LIB −28.5oursOur 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. −36.2 · Gardner-Webb 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
Cole Pennington
16/38 · 186 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.
- −0.48
- Comp %
- 42.1
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 22 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
Deshawn Purdie6/17 · 122 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.
- −0.485th pct
- Comp %
- 35.3
- TD
- 1
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 4
No 2026 stats for Gardner-Webb (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Gardner-Webb0–2
Lat Liberty23–24covered +28.5
at Liberty23–24covered +28.5L
at Marshall35–36covered +24.5
at Marshall35–36covered +24.5Liberty5–1 · 131st-hardest schedule
L
at James Madison13–20missed +6.5
at James Madison13–20missed +6.5Wvs Gardner-Webb24–23missed −28.5
W
vs Ball State51–15covered −14.5
vs Ball State51–15covered −14.5W
at Coastal Carolina34–17covered −2.5
at Coastal Carolina34–17covered −2.5W
at Delaware30–14covered −7
at Delaware30–14covered −7W
vs Sam Houston35–3covered −13.5
vs Sam Houston35–3covered −13.5Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 12, 10:05 AM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is