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2026 Season Performance

#58
Rank
4-1
Record
21.3
Points
0.453
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #41 Florida State 27-24
Worst L @ #74 Louisville 31-41

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#60.1
avg opponent rank
#3
toughest left
54.97
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#60 Virginia
4-2
+6.23
8
10-24
vs
#72 California
3-3
+5.88
9
10-31
@
#104 Syracuse
2-3
+7.45
10
11-07
vs
#52 Virginia Tech
4-2
+6.46
11
11-14
vs
#14 Wake Forest
5-1
+7.55
12
11-22
@
#3 Notre Dame
6-0
+14.47
13
11-28
@
#116 Stanford
2-4
+6.93

“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

#8
#26
#44
#62
#79
Pre
#23
W3
#69
W6
#58
W9
#60
W12
#60
W15
#60

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/07
W
NR @ #41 Florida State
27-24
+18.3
+15.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 14.8
Margin Scaling
+1.0 15.8
Against the Spread (-3, +0)
+0.0 15.8
Total 15.8 pts
-2.5
2
09/12
W
#13 vs FCS UC Davis
56-10
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#29 @ #74 Louisville
31-41
-9.0
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -6.6
Against the Spread (+3, -7)
-1.8 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
+0.6
4
09/27
W
#69 vs #126 Missouri State
34-24
+4.4
+3.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 4.6
Margin Scaling
+1.9 6.5
Against the Spread (-30.5, -20.5)
-3.0 3.5
Total 3.5 pts
-0.9
5
10/03
W
#61 vs #101 Boston College
25-16
+7.6
+7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.2 7.8
Margin Scaling
+2.3 10.2
Against the Spread (-21.5, -12.5)
-3.0 7.2
Total 7.2 pts
-0.4
Total
4-1 Record
21.3
18.1
-3.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
83-42
Record
66%
Win Rate
#50
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.513
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#85
2017
#65
2018
#96
2019
#21
2020
#38
2021
#48
2022
#64
2023
#16
2024
#20
2025
#33
2026
#60

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 4-1 (80%) #60 #13 18.1 0.449 -
2025 ACC 8-4 (67%) #33 #27 85.3 0.604 -
2024 ACC 11-2 (85%) #20 #15 147.3 0.574 -
2023 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #16 #16 122.2 0.470 American
2022 American Athletic 7-5 (58%) #64 #10 34.8 0.554 -
2021 American Athletic 8-4 (67%) #48 #12 48.7 0.466 -
2020 American Athletic 7-3 (70%) #38 #3 44.8 0.457 -
2019 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #21 #4 105.7 0.486 -
2018 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #96 #82 -14.6 0.543 -
2017 American Athletic 7-5 (58%) #65 #31 30.0 0.507 -
2016 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #85 #26 -8.2 0.529 -