2026 Week 1
New Mexico State at Florida State
Friday, August 28, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Doak Campbell Stadium
New Mexico State
Conference USA
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -15.5
- National rank
- 123
- Proj. wins
- 0.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Florida State
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 7.2
- National rank
- 41
- Proj. wins
- 6.3
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
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.
New Mexico State
4%
Florida State
96%
Florida State 90% CI: 94% – 97% Δ rating 22.7
Florida State is the model's favorite at 96%. New Mexico State has a 4% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.6 rating points baked in for Florida State — venue-specific learned value (n=55 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
New Mexico State offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Florida State offense
37 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, August 28, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No