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North Dakota State

2026 Season Performance

#36
Rank
5-1
Record
43.7
Points
0.364
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #75 Air Force 38-32
Worst L @ #56 UNLV 7-13

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 2-1
Conference 2-1
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#105.5
avg opponent rank
#38
toughest left
23.15
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#103 Nevada
2-3
+3.06
8
10-25
@
#38 New Mexico
4-1
+6.31
9
10-31
vs
#137 UTEP
1-5
+2.47
11
11-15
@
#132 Hawai'i
1-5
+3.83
12
11-21
vs
#133 Northern Illinois
0-5
+2.54
13
11-27
@
#90 San José State
3-3
+4.94

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#1
#12
#23
#34
#46
W1
#22
W4
#28
W7
#32
W10
#32
W13
#34
W15
#34

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
08/29
W
NR vs #93 Jacksonville State
33-7
+15.0
+16.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 9.1
Margin Scaling
+3.9 13.1
Against the Spread (-6.75, +19.25)
+3.0 16.1
Total 16.1 pts
+1.0
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Fordham
38-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/13
W
#22 @ #75 Air Force
38-32
+16.5
+17.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 15.2
Margin Scaling
+1.3 16.5
Against the Spread (-1.75, +4.25)
+1.1 17.6
Total 17.6 pts
+1.1
3
09/20
W
#6 @ #136 Sacramento State
31-10
+8.9
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.8 6.7
Margin Scaling
+2.6 9.4
Against the Spread (-25.5, -4.5)
-1.1 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
-0.6
5
10/03
W
#28 vs #103 Wyoming
28-0
+12.2
+13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+3.7 10.8
Against the Spread (-17.25, +10.75)
+2.7 13.5
Total 13.5 pts
+1.3
6
10/10
L
#24 @ #56 UNLV
7-13
-8.9
-8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.3
Against the Spread (-2.75, -8.75)
-2.2 -8.5
Total -8.5 pts
+0.4
Total
5-1 Record
43.7
46.9
+3.2