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New Haven

· 1-2 (0-1) · power -20.9 · #380
Our numberAPSU -33.3 no book has priced this game

Austin Peay

· 2-1 · power +5.6 · #117
Our side
MoneylineAPSU to win ours 98%
Projected score 12–45 NHVN – APSU
2026-10-03 · 5:00 PM Fortera Stadium · Clarksville, TN 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 edge Austin Peay Governors 62 ranks
New Haven Chargers #163 rush offense Austin Peay Governors #101 run defense
Pass game even 37 ranks apart
New Haven Chargers #100 pass offense Austin Peay Governors #63 pass defense
Run game edge Austin Peay Governors 62 ranks
Austin Peay Governors #22 rush offense New Haven Chargers #84 run defense
Pass game edge Austin Peay Governors 63 ranks
Austin Peay Governors #28 pass offense New Haven Chargers #91 pass defense
New Haven Chargers Balanced · 51% run Ball-control Austin Peay Governors Balanced · 54% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 62 rush ypg

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
New Haven Chargers
DB Myles Hansford 14 tkl · 2 PD #196 DB
DL Tyler Hammel 10 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #273 DL
DB Mason Taylor 20 tkl #294 DB
P Joe Fragale 14 punts · 41.5 yd avg #33 P
Austin Peay Governors
DL Demoris Jenkins 8 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #55 DL
WR Denver Harper 7 rec · 256 yds · 4 TD #45 WR
DB Trevor Hardy 21 tkl · 1 PD #100 DB
DL Malik Denkins 7 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #210 DL

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
New Haven Chargers -20.9 -9.8 -11.1 #380
Austin Peay Governors +5.6 +2.8 +2.7 #117

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

Where the number comes from
New Haven offense vs Austin Peay defense-12.5 pts
Austin Peay offense vs New Haven defense+14.0 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness+3.0 pts
Power projection before adjustment+30.3
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 840 mi

The projection carries an efficiency adjustment — a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).

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.