Texas State
Bobcats · Pac-12
Year-4 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.65 W vs. preseason expectation
Season Projection · 2026 W0
10,000 simsPath 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
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Baseline projection.
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at Boise StateAway · Nov 1 -
vs UTSAHome · Sep 12 -
vs Washington StateHome · Nov 21
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 · 2026
- Quarterback 99% (2/5 )
- Offensive line 58% (11/19 players)
- Skill (RB/WR/TE) 55% (18/29 )
- Front 7 (DL/LB) 33% (15/33 )
- Secondary 42% (12/19 )
- Special teams 0% (3/7 )
Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.
Portal additions · 2026
18 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.
- Dexter Ricks Jr. DB ← Liberty 52 impact
- Javante Mackey LB ← Arkansas State 38 impact
- Tae Woody DL ← UL Monroe 34 impact
- Phillip Bradford DL ← McNeese 23 impact
- Chancellor Owens DL ← Arizona 11 impact
- Jordan Sample LB ← Arkansas State 11 impact
Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.
Situational efficiency · 2025
FBS percentile rank- 3rd-down conversion 41.8% 79th — strong
- Red-zone TD rate 13.6% 37th — below avg
- 4th-down aggression 46.7% 90th — elite
- Late & close 6.3 yds/play 80th — strong
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.
- Wk 1Sep 5
atTexasSEC11%Win prob - Wk 2Sep 12
vsUTSAAmerican Athletic53%Win prob - Wk 3Sep 20
vsNorth TexasAmerican Athletic25%Win prob - Wk 4Sep 26vsIncarnate Word—
- Wk 5Oct 4
atSan Diego StatePac-1230%Win prob - Wk 7Oct 16
vsColorado StatePac-1293%Win prob - Wk 8Oct 24
vsUtah StatePac-1273%Win prob - Wk 9Nov 1
atBoise StatePac-1240%Win prob - Wk 10Nov 8
atOregon StatePac-1288%Win prob - Wk 11Nov 14
vsFresno StatePac-1259%Win prob - Wk 12Nov 21
vsWashington StatePac-1253%Win prob
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