2026 Week 12 · Conference game
Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM UTC
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
Middle Tennessee
Conference USA
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -16.0
- National rank
- 127
- Proj. wins
- 1.0
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Sam Houston
Conference USA
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -27.8
- National rank
- 135
- Proj. wins
- 0.3
- 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.
Middle Tennessee
77%
Sam Houston
23%
Sam Houston 90% CI: 17% – 30% Δ rating 11.8
Middle Tennessee is the model's favorite at 77%. Sam Houston has a 23% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.0 rating points baked in for Sam Houston — venue-specific learned value (n=9 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Middle Tennessee offense
48 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Sam Houston offense
43 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM UTC
- Venue
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No