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Utah State

Your complete Utah State season intelligence view.

McCae Hillstead and nine returning starters provide continuity, but the defense and a difficult nonconference schedule constrain the full-season ceiling.

MPR #97Projected Wins #111Pac-12 MPR #7Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-7.2National #97
Projected Wins4.56National #111
Schedule Strength#69National SOS rank
Projected Offense23.5Points per game
Projected Defense29.5Points allowed
Point Differential-6.0Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR-7.2 → -7.2
Projected Wins4.56 → 4.56
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (4 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total5.5
Effective Market4.92
Adjusted Edge-0.56
SignalLean
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 5Idaho StateHome · Nonconference — FCS79%Win %33–21Week 1 calibrated+12.1Margin53.3TotalMediumFCS CAL v1.1Opponent
SEP 12WashingtonAway · Nonconference5%Win %14–39Baseline score-25.1Margin52.4TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 19UtahAway · Nonconference7%Win %16–38Baseline score-21.9Margin54.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 26TroyHome · Nonconference53%Win %28–27Baseline score+1.4Margin54.3TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 3Boise StateAway · Pac-1212%Win %18–36Baseline score-17.5Margin53.9TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 10Washington StateHome · Pac-1252%Win %25–24Baseline score+0.8Margin49.7TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 24Texas StateHome · Pac-1250%Win %33–32Baseline score+0.0Margin63.9TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 31Colorado StateHome · Pac-1260%Win %27–23Baseline score+3.7Margin49.7TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 7Fresno StateHome · Pac-1244%Win %23–25Baseline score-2.3Margin48.3TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14San Diego StateAway · Pac-1228%Win %21–30Baseline score-8.7Margin51.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 21Oregon StateAway · Pac-1241%Win %24–27Baseline score-3.2Margin50.7TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 28Boise StateHome · Projected Flex — Nonconference20%Win %21–33Baseline score-12.5Margin53.9TotalHighFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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