2026 Week 1
San José State at USC
Friday, August 28, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
San José State
Mountain West
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -14.3
- National rank
- 118
- Proj. wins
- 4.4
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
USC
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 16.9
- National rank
- 16
- Proj. wins
- 7.7
- Playoff prob.
- 17%
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.
San José State
1%
USC
99%
USC 90% CI: 98% – 99% Δ rating 31.2
USC is the model's favorite at 99%. San José State has a 1% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.5 rating points baked in for USC — venue-specific learned value (n=62 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
San José State offense
41 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
USC offense
38 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, August 28, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No