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Panthers · Sun Belt

Head coach Dell McGee Year 2 with Georgia State

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs SP+ expected · n=47

Season Projection · 2026 W0

10,000 sims
2.7
Expected wins
3-7
Proj record
0 to 6
Win range (90%)
#135 (128–138)
Final rank (90%)
0%
Make playoff
0%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Tap a win or a loss on each pivotal game to see how the playoff probability shifts. Leave any game unset to average across both outcomes.

Make the playoff

0%

Baseline projection.

  • vs Northern Illinois
    Home · Sep 26
  • vs Coastal Carolina
    Home · Oct 31
  • vs Georgia Southern
    Home · Nov 14
  • vs Louisiana
    Home · Nov 28

Pivotal games are the 5 with the largest playoff-probability swing, ranked by the model. Math: chained Bayesian log-odds update from the conditional simulation set; gets the directionally right answer but won't perfectly capture cross-game correlations until the full Monte Carlo pipeline lands.

Returning production · 2025

29 PCI
  • Quarterback 20% (1/5 players)
  • Offensive line 26% (5/19 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 33% (10/30 players)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 36% (10/28 players)
  • Secondary 36% (8/22 players)
  • Special teams 50% (4/8 players)

PCI weights returning production by position group (QB/OL heaviest). 70%+ is healthy continuity; 45-70% is a normal rebuild; below 45% is a meaningful turnover.

If QB1 is out (TJ Finley)

GIE projects a -3.7 rating drop and a -14.9pp shift in playoff probability if Georgia State loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=5 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 36.1% 44th — below avg
  • Red-zone TD rate 14.9% 51th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 43.0% 80th — strong
  • Late & close 4.7 yds/play 39th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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