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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #60 | +0.01 | SOS Played | -0.04 | #82 |
| #60 | +0.02 | SOS Remaining | +0.09 | #42 |
| Offense | ||||
| #5 | +0.27 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.06 | #84 |
| #2 | +0.39 | EPA / Play | +0.05 | #97 |
| #16 | 7.0 | Yards / Play | 5.6 | #89 |
| #1 | 54.5% | Success Rate | 40.2% | #92 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #5 | -0.25 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.03 | #82 |
| #5 | -0.11 | EPA / Play | +0.10 | #62 |
| #5 | 4.5 | Yards / Play | 5.8 | #68 |
| #5 | 32.9% | Success Rate | 43.5% | #89 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 ND Offense | vs |  SYR Defense | ||
| #3 | +0.53 | EPA / Pass | -0.09 | #12 |
| #13 | +0.28 | EPA / Rush | +0.30 | #130 |
| #5 | 62.6% | Available Yards % | 48.6% | #86 |
| #28 | Own 32 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 33 | #124 |
| #1 | +0.38 | Early Downs EPA | +0.12 | #95 |
| #27 | 49.3% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 34.0% | #26 |
| #2 | 5.3 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 8.3 | #8 |
| ND Defense | vs | SYR Offense | ||
| #23 | -0.01 | EPA / Pass | +0.05 | #91 |
| #1 | -0.21 | EPA / Rush | +0.05 | #90 |
| #1 | 26.2% | Available Yards % | 52.7% | #36 |
| #16 | Own 25 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 28 | #80 |
| #1 | -0.21 | Early Downs EPA | -0.03 | #111 |
| #55 | 39.0% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 44.7% | #44 |
| #69 | 7.0 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.4 | #89 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| #2 | 0.3 | Sacks Taken | 2.0 | T-#74 |
| T-#8 | 0.2 | INTs Thrown | 1.8 | #137 |
| T-#1 | 0.0 | Fumbles Lost | 0.0 | T-#1 |
| #2 | 0.2 | Turnovers | 1.8 | T-#107 |
| #1 | 3.0 | Penalties | 10.5 | #138 |
| #2 | 27.7 | Penalty Yards | 93.8 | #138 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#33 | 2.5 | Sacks | 1.8 | T-#88 |
| T-#23 | 1.2 | INTs | 0.3 | T-#113 |
| T-#5 | 1.2 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.5 | T-#57 |
| T-#5 | 2.3 | Takeaways | 0.8 | T-#111 |
| #128 | 4.5 | Penalties Drawn | 8.3 | T-#18 |
| #124 | 38.5 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 73.3 | #21 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#22 | 4-2 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 2-3 | T-#87 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Marcus Freeman | Head Coach | Fran Brown | ||
| T-#21 | 6 | Seasons at School | 3 | T-#55 |
| T-#7 | 43-12 | Career Record | 13-12 | #80 |
| Situation | ||||
| 6 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 523 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| C.J. Carr | QB | Malachi Nelson | ||
| #10 | +0.55 | EPA / Att | +0.36 | #48 |
| #11 | 55.9% | Success Rate | 45.2% | #77 |
| #83 | 1.48 | Explosiveness | 1.60 | #49 |
| #8 | 1.4% | Sack Rate | 0.0% | #1 |
| #1 | +0.90 | Rush EPA | -0.09 | #119 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 96.9thWR | Jordan Faison+31.5 | Playmaker · PPA | Umari Hatcher+38.0 | #12WR |
| 95.8thWR | Micah Gilbert+29.3 | Playmaker · PPA | Daunte Bacheyie+23.3 | #8TE |
| #24DB | Luke Talich+13.4 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Rashard Perry+8.7 | 98.2thDL |
| #10DL | Boubacar Traore+11.6 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Davien Kerr+8.3 | 95.3thDB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| #5 | 9 | 5★ Players | 2 | T-#18 |
| #3 | 59 | 4★ Players | 16 | T-#40 |
| T-#125 | 29 | 3★ Players | 67 | T-#22 |
| Transfers | ||||
2 in · 5 out | OFF Transfers | 11 in · 14 out | ||
5 in · 12 out | DEF Transfers | 8 in · 14 out | ||
| 52% | OFF Returning | 46% | ||
| 78% | DEF Returning | 51% | ||