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Colorado State

MWC · 2-0 (1-0 MWC) · power +7.2 · #101
Our numberUTSA -17.9 no book has priced this game

UTSA

AAC · 2-0 · power +19.0 · #42
Our side
MoneylineUTSA to win ours 77%
Projected score 18–36 CSU – UTSA
2026-09-26 · kickoff TBD Alamodome · San Antonio, TX Indoors Early season

The books

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Series Colorado State lead 2–1 · 3 meetings since 2015
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 41 ranks apart
Colorado State Rams #132 rush offense UTSA Roadrunners #173 run defense
Pass game even 26 ranks apart
Colorado State Rams #183 pass offense UTSA Roadrunners #209 pass defense
Run game edge UTSA Roadrunners 135 ranks
UTSA Roadrunners #51 rush offense Colorado State Rams #186 run defense
Pass game edge UTSA Roadrunners 182 ranks
UTSA Roadrunners #83 pass offense Colorado State Rams #265 pass defense
Colorado State Rams Balanced · 48% run Ball-control UTSA Roadrunners Balanced · 46% run Ball-control
Tyson Summers · 5-18 Jeff Traylor · 53-26 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Colorado State Rams
QB Hauss Hejny 539 pass yds · 9 TD · 1 INT #11 QB
WR RJ Vick 9 rec · 108 yds · 3 TD #65 WR
DB Tre'Shawn Moore 16 tkl · 1 PD #115 DB
RB Mel Brown 228 rush yds · 2 TD · 3 rec #58 RB
UTSA Roadrunners
LB Brandon Tucker 18 tkl · 0.5 TFL #78 LB
DB Ahamad Chapman 3 tkl · 1 INT #177 DB
WR Mekhi Anderson 12 rec · 125 yds · 1 TD #144 WR
WR AJ Wilson 11 rec · 125 yds · 1 TD #155 WR

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Colorado State RamsMWC +7.2 +6.0 +1.2 #101
UTSA RoadrunnersAAC +19.0 +11.8 +7.2 #42

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Colorado State offense vs UTSA defense-1.2 pts
UTSA offense vs Colorado State defense+10.6 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 856 mi
Altitude · context only1,326 m lower than the visitor's home elevation

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.