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Wyoming

MWC · 1-1 (0-1 MWC) · power -3.7 · #225
Our numberSJSU -4.9 no book has priced this game

San José State

MWC · 2-1 · power +3.5 · #135
Our side
MoneylineSJSU to win ours 71%
Projected score 23–28 WYO – SJSU
2026-10-09 · 9:00 PM CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA MWC game Early season

The books

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Series Wyoming lead 8–7 · 15 meetings since 1959
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge San José State Spartans 75 ranks
Wyoming Cowboys #222 rush offense San José State Spartans #147 run defense
Pass game even 38 ranks apart
Wyoming Cowboys #222 pass offense San José State Spartans #184 pass defense
Run game even 22 ranks apart
San José State Spartans #118 rush offense Wyoming Cowboys #96 run defense
Pass game edge Wyoming Cowboys 168 ranks
San José State Spartans #194 pass offense Wyoming Cowboys #26 pass defense
Wyoming Cowboys Balanced · 52% run Avg pace San José State Spartans Pass-heavy · 41% run Avg pace
Jay Sawvel · 7-17 · defense-minded Ken Niumatalolo · 62-63

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
Wyoming Cowboys
DL Esaia Bogar 12 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #25 DL
LB Ethan Stuhlsatz 26 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL #18 LB
DB Jones Thomas 13 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT #94 DB
DL Jack Dunkley 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #328 DL
San José State Spartans
LB Dylan Lee 24 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #10 LB
LB Naseri Danielson 22 tkl #22 LB
DB Caleb Womack 25 tkl · 1 INT #46 DB
QB Luke Weaver 788 pass yds · 8 TD · 1 INT #14 QB

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
Wyoming CowboysMWC -3.7 -9.4 +5.7 #225
San José State SpartansMWC +3.5 +2.2 +1.3 #135

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

Where the number comes from
Wyoming offense vs San José State defense-10.7 pts
San José State offense vs Wyoming defense-3.5 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 912 mi
Altitude · context only2,172 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.