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Texas State

SBC · 0-2 · power +10.8 · #78
Our numberSDSU -1.7 no book has priced this game

San Diego State

MWC · 1-1 · power +11.8 · #76
Our side
MoneylineSDSU to win ours 57%
Projected score 26–27 TXST – SDSU
2026-10-03 · 10:30 PM Snapdragon Stadium · San Diego, CA Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 44 ranks apart
Texas State Bobcats #9 rush offense San Diego State Aztecs #53 run defense
Pass game even 41 ranks apart
Texas State Bobcats #44 pass offense San Diego State Aztecs #3 pass defense
Run game edge San Diego State Aztecs 80 ranks
San Diego State Aztecs #74 rush offense Texas State Bobcats #154 run defense
Pass game edge Texas State Bobcats 62 ranks
San Diego State Aztecs #211 pass offense Texas State Bobcats #149 pass defense
Texas State Bobcats Run-heavy · 58% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 58 rush ypg San Diego State Aztecs Run-heavy · 66% run Ball-control
G.J. Kinne · 23-16 · offense-minded Sean Lewis · 36-44 · defense-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
Texas State Bobcats
DB Ryan Nolan 17 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #26 DB
DB Jayden Bradley 18 tkl #126 DB
RB Davian Jackson 128 rush yds · 2 TD · 1 rec #80 RB
DL Tymere Jackson 8 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #201 DL
San Diego State Aztecs
DB Mike Lindsay 5 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT #155 DB
RB Lucky Sutton 139 rush yds · 3 TD #105 RB
DL Gavriel Lightfoot 8 tkl · 1.0 TFL #306 DL
DB Jelani McLaughlin 13 tkl · 1 PD #346 DB

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
Texas State BobcatsSBC +10.8 +10.0 +0.7 #78
San Diego State AztecsMWC +11.8 +2.7 +9.1 #76

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

Where the number comes from
Texas State offense vs San Diego State defense+1.0 pts
San Diego State offense vs Texas State defense+2.0 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,149 mi

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.