2026 Week 3 FINAL
Louisiana Tech at Baylor
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC
McLane Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Baylor | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
GIE pre-game call: Baylor at 88%. Hit.
Recaps
- Louisiana Tech recap
Louisiana Tech: 2026 Week 3 recap
Louisiana Tech sits at 1–0 after demolishing Northwestern State 80–6 in Week 1, but the rating hasn't budged: they're holding steady at –9.1 and ranked 99th per GIE. That lopsided win came against a vastly inferior opponent, so the model…
- Baylor recap
Baylor: 2026 Week 3 recap
Baylor sits at 53rd overall after a one-point road loss to Auburn in Week 1—a heartbreaker that kept the rating flat at 3.8. The Bears are expected to win roughly 4.5 games this season, and their path to the playoff is essentially closed.…
- Record
- 1-2
- Rating
- -8.2
- National rank
- 104
- Proj. wins
- 5.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
- Record
- 2-1
- Rating
- 6.8
- National rank
- 48
- Proj. wins
- 6.7
- Playoff prob.
- 4%
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.
Baylor is the model's favorite at 88%. Louisiana Tech has a 12% path. Home-field adjustment of +0.9 rating points baked in for Baylor — venue-specific learned value (n=54 games).
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC
- Venue
- McLane Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No