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2026 Week 8 · Conference game

Western Michigan at Toledo

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT

Glass Bowl

Western Michigan
Mid-American
Record
0-0
Rating
-1.4
National rank
78
Proj. wins
6.9
Playoff prob.
0%
Toledo
Mid-American
Record
0-0
Rating
6.0
National rank
48
Proj. wins
8.7
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.

Western Michigan
25%
Toledo
75%
Toledo 90% CI: 68% – 82% Δ rating 7.4

Toledo is the model's favorite at 75%. Western Michigan has a 25% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.5 rating points baked in for Toledo — venue-specific learned value (n=49 games).

Style fit

How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.

Western Michigan offense
21 / 100

Run offense vs. elite run defense — bad matchup

Toledo offense
36 / 100

Style-neutral matchup

Weather at kickoff

Forecast not yet available — Open-Meteo provides a 16-day window. Check back closer to kickoff.

Game info

Kickoff
Friday, October 23, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Glass Bowl
Conference game
Yes
Neutral site
No

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