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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #115 | -0.11 | SOS Played | +0.01 | #60 |
| #48 | +0.07 | SOS Remaining | +0.02 | #60 |
| Offense | ||||
| #73 | -0.02 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.27 | #5 |
| #52 | +0.17 | EPA / Play | +0.39 | #2 |
| #21 | 6.8 | Yards / Play | 7.0 | #16 |
| #26 | 47.5% | Success Rate | 54.5% | #1 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #95 | +0.07 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.25 | #5 |
| #78 | +0.14 | EPA / Play | -0.11 | #5 |
| #54 | 5.6 | Yards / Play | 4.5 | #5 |
| #46 | 39.4% | Success Rate | 32.9% | #5 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 SMU Offense | vs |  ND Defense | ||
| #33 | +0.28 | EPA / Pass | -0.01 | #23 |
| #85 | +0.06 | EPA / Rush | -0.21 | #1 |
| #15 | 57.8% | Available Yards % | 26.2% | #1 |
| #17 | Own 32 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 25 | #16 |
| #90 | +0.02 | Early Downs EPA | -0.21 | #1 |
| #14 | 51.7% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 39.0% | #55 |
| #97 | 7.5 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.0 | #69 |
| SMU Defense | vs | ND Offense | ||
| #66 | +0.12 | EPA / Pass | +0.53 | #3 |
| #98 | +0.17 | EPA / Rush | +0.28 | #13 |
| #30 | 38.8% | Available Yards % | 62.6% | #5 |
| #20 | Own 26 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 32 | #28 |
| #87 | +0.11 | Early Downs EPA | +0.38 | #1 |
| #29 | 34.8% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 49.3% | #27 |
| #11 | 8.3 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 5.3 | #2 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#31 | 1.3 | Sacks Taken | 0.3 | #2 |
| T-#124 | 1.3 | INTs Thrown | 0.2 | T-#8 |
| T-#119 | 1.0 | Fumbles Lost | 0.0 | T-#1 |
| T-#132 | 2.3 | Turnovers | 0.2 | #2 |
| #124 | 8.3 | Penalties | 3.0 | #1 |
| #129 | 78.5 | Penalty Yards | 27.7 | #2 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| #1 | 3.8 | Sacks | 2.5 | T-#33 |
| T-#113 | 0.3 | INTs | 1.2 | T-#23 |
| T-#57 | 0.5 | Fumbles Recovered | 1.2 | T-#5 |
| T-#111 | 0.8 | Takeaways | 2.3 | T-#5 |
| T-#18 | 8.3 | Penalties Drawn | 4.5 | #128 |
| #22 | 73.0 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 38.5 | #124 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#87 | 2-3 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 4-2 | T-#22 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Rhett Lashlee | Head Coach | Marcus Freeman | ||
| T-#30 | 5 | Seasons at School | 6 | T-#21 |
| #17 | 38-16 | Career Record | 43-12 | T-#7 |
| Situation | ||||
| 8 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 842 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Kevin Jennings | QB | C.J. Carr | ||
| #17 | +0.50 | EPA / Att | +0.55 | #10 |
| #6 | 57.5% | Success Rate | 55.9% | #11 |
| #45 | 1.60 | Explosiveness | 1.48 | #83 |
| #42 | 3.8% | Sack Rate | 1.4% | #8 |
| #96 | +0.07 | Rush EPA | +0.90 | #1 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 95.6thRB | Kendrick Raphael+20.6 | Playmaker · PPA | Jordan Faison+31.5 | 96.9thWR |
| 90.0thWR | Yamir Knight+19.8 | Playmaker · PPA | Micah Gilbert+29.3 | 95.8thWR |
| 97.4thDB | Jarvis Lee+10.6 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Luke Talich+13.4 | #24DB |
| 97.9thDL | Marques White+8.5 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Boubacar Traore+11.6 | #10DL |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#23 | 1 | 5★ Players | 9 | #5 |
| T-#31 | 20 | 4★ Players | 59 | #3 |
| T-#95 | 49 | 3★ Players | 29 | T-#125 |
| Transfers | ||||
7 in · 10 out | OFF Transfers | 2 in · 5 out | ||
9 in · 11 out | DEF Transfers | 5 in · 12 out | ||
| 56% | OFF Returning | 52% | ||
| 31% | DEF Returning | 78% | ||