2026 Week 1
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Milan Puskar Stadium
Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -15.1
- National rank
- 121
- Proj. wins
- 0.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
West Virginia
Big 12
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -6.8
- National rank
- 93
- Proj. wins
- 4.0
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
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.
Coastal Carolina
16%
West Virginia
84%
West Virginia 90% CI: 78% – 88% Δ rating 8.3
West Virginia is the model's favorite at 84%. Coastal Carolina has a 16% path. Home-field adjustment of +4.7 rating points baked in for West Virginia — venue-specific learned value (n=51 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Coastal Carolina offense
36 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
West Virginia offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Milan Puskar Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No