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Wk 3 · 2026

Marshall Thundering Herd at Missouri State Bears — Sat, Sep 19

Sat, Sep 19 · Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO · CBSSN

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 20 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Sun Belt · no games yet
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Ratings differential MRSH by 0.3
CUSA · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Marshall: -3.5#87
Efficiency margin
Missouri St: -6.2#100
Marshall: 27.3
Offense (pts/100)
Missouri St: 23.5
Marshall: 30.8
Defense (pts/100)
Missouri St: 29.7
Marshall: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Missouri St: 65.5
Marshall: no data
Yards / play
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Yards / play allowed
Missouri St: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Marshall: no data
Points / game
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Points allowed
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Yards / game
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Yards allowed
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Pass yds allowed
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Rush yds allowed
Missouri St: no data
Marshall: no data
Turnovers / game
Missouri St: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Marshall form

No completed games on record.

Missouri St form

No completed games on record.

Marshall this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Missouri St this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Missouri St leads 1–0 · Missouri St won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.0 points toward Missouri St
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-09-06Missouri St 2120 Marshallat MRSHMissouri St

Marshall leaders 2025 regular season

PassingCarlos Del Rio-Wilson QB #7171/256, 2043 YDS, 17 TD, 5 INT
Zion Turner QB #140/59, 409 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingCarlos Del Rio-Wilson QB #7159 CAR, 657 YDS, 6 TD
Antwan Roberts RB #4490 CAR, 512 YDS, 4 TD
Michael Allen RB #2177 CAR, 385 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingDemarcus Lacey WR #465 REC, 769 YDS, 5 TD
De'Andre Tamarez WR #032 REC, 395 YDS, 2 TD
Toby Payne TE #8137 REC, 393 YDS, 3 TD
Adrian Norton WR #228 REC, 383 YDS, 5 TD
Defense
TacklesBoogie Trotter CB #173
Cam Smith S #069
Kerion Martin LB #2266
SacksBraydin Ward DL #584
Paul Hutson III DT #993.5
Jamaal Whyce Jr. DL #993
InterceptionsBoogie Trotter CB #15
Daytione Smith S #173
Paul Hutson III DT #992

Missouri St leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJacob Clark QB #12222/341, 2895 YDS, 24 TD, 11 INT
Deuce Bailey QB #223/47, 335 YDS, 2 TD
RushingShomari Lawrence RB #2183 CAR, 964 YDS, 7 TD
Ramone Green Jr. RB #2246 CAR, 256 YDS, 1 TD
Deuce Bailey QB #227 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJmariyae Robinson WR #040 REC, 536 YDS, 6 TD
Dash Luke WR #136 REC, 471 YDS, 3 TD
Tristian Gardner WR #330 REC, 465 YDS, 6 TD
Ronnel Johnson WR #932 REC, 438 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesKanye Young LB #4474
Jared Lloyd LB #073
Thomas Anderson CB #1465
SacksDJ Wesolak DL #74.5
Caleb Dietlin DL #433
Mitchell Toney DL #502.5
InterceptionsJordan Dunbar CB #122
Davon Townley Jr. DL #171
Dylan Dixson S #91
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.