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San Diego State

2026 Season Performance

#120
Rank
2-4
Record
-24.2
Points
0.539
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #96 Texas State 31-29
Worst L @ #74 Toledo 16-41

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
5
games left
#82.0
avg opponent rank
#21
toughest left
20.88
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-18
vs
#43 Fresno State
4-2
+4.12
8
10-24
@
#111 Colorado State
2-3
+4.38
9
10-31
vs
#130 Washington State
1-5
+2.59
11
11-15
vs
#105 Utah State
2-4
+3.03
12
11-22
@
#21 Boise State
5-1
+6.76

“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

#38
#62
#86
#110
#135
Pre
#43
W3
#125
W6
#120
W9
#120
W12
#120
W15
#121

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
W
NR vs FCS Portland State
53-20
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#76 @ #4 UCLA
10-28
-5.7
-6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.2
Against the Spread (+13.5, -4.5)
-1.1 -6.3
Total -6.3 pts
-0.6
3
09/20
L
#86 vs #58 James Madison
13-26
-12.3
-12.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -9.9
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -8.2
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -9.4
Against the Spread (-3, -16)
-3.0 -12.4
Total -12.4 pts
-0.1
4
09/26
L
#125 @ #74 Toledo
16-41
-10.3
-11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -8.0
Against the Spread (+2.75, -22.25)
-3.0 -11.0
Total -11.0 pts
-0.6
5
10/04
W
#125 vs #96 Texas State
31-29
+10.8
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+0.8 7.9
Against the Spread (+9.75, +11.75)
+2.9 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
+0.0
6
10/10
L
#100 @ #47 Oregon State
14-66
-11.2
-11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -8.0
Against the Spread (+14.5, -37.5)
-3.0 -11.0
Total -11.0 pts
+0.2
Total
2-4 Record
-28.7
-29.9
-1.1

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
76-48
Record
61%
Win Rate
#72
Avg Rank
#18
Best Rank
0.432
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#45
2017
#37
2018
#75
2019
#38
2020
#74
2021
#34
2022
#81
2023
#113
2024
#126
2025
#44
2026
#121

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Pac-12 2-4 (33%) #121 #76 -25.3 0.540 -
2025 Mountain West 9-3 (75%) #44 #33 67.0 0.403 -
2024 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #126 #81 -65.8 0.431 -
2023 Mountain West 4-8 (33%) #113 #45 -43.3 0.417 -
2022 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #81 #68 10.2 0.402 -
2021 Mountain West 11-2 (85%) #34 #23 87.8 0.425 -
2020 Mountain West 4-4 (50%) #74 #49 10.0 0.491 -
2019 Mountain West 9-3 (75%) #38 #29 62.3 0.433 -
2018 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #75 #32 20.7 0.414 -
2017 Mountain West 10-2 (83%) #37 #18 78.7 0.401 -
2016 Mountain West 10-3 (77%) #45 #28 68.1 0.398 -