2026 Week 1
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
University Stadium (NM)
Central Michigan
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -8.8
- National rank
- 100
- Proj. wins
- 5.4
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
New Mexico
Mountain West
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 0.9
- National rank
- 73
- Proj. wins
- 7.3
- 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.
Central Michigan
18%
New Mexico
82%
New Mexico 90% CI: 75% – 87% Δ rating 9.7
New Mexico is the model's favorite at 82%. Central Michigan has a 18% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.2 rating points baked in for New Mexico — venue-specific learned value (n=48 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Central Michigan offense
29 / 100
Run offense vs. elite run defense — bad matchup
New Mexico 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
- University Stadium (NM)
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No