2026 Week 3
Colorado at Northwestern
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Colorado
Big 12
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -8.3
- National rank
- 96
- Proj. wins
- 3.3
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Northwestern
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.8
- National rank
- 51
- Proj. wins
- 5.2
- 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.
Colorado
12%
Northwestern
88%
Northwestern 90% CI: 84% – 91% Δ rating 14.1
Northwestern is the model's favorite at 88%. Colorado has a 12% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.9 rating points baked in for Northwestern — venue-specific learned value (n=4 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Colorado offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Northwestern offense
42 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No