2026 Week 1
UTEP at Oklahoma
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
UTEP
Mountain West
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -17.5
- National rank
- 129
- Proj. wins
- 3.7
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Oklahoma
SEC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 18.3
- National rank
- 14
- Proj. wins
- 7.6
- Playoff prob.
- 27%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
UTEP
1%
Oklahoma
99%
Oklahoma 90% CI: 99% – 99% Δ rating 35.8
Oklahoma is the model's favorite at 99%. UTEP has a 1% path. Home-field adjustment of +3.1 rating points baked in for Oklahoma — venue-specific learned value (n=59 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
UTEP offense
31 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Oklahoma offense
36 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No