Wk 3 · 2026
North Dakota State Bison at Sacramento State Hornets — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA
· ESPN
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.
Mountain West · 1-0
at
10:30pET
no line posted yet
No ratings differential: N Dakota St and Sacramento St are not in the ratings file.
MAC · 0-1
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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
N Dakota St form
W 33-7vs JXST
2026 season
Sacramento St form
L 17-28at EMU
2026 season
N Dakota St this season
Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Sacramento St this season
Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)
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 · 1
| Opponent | N Dakota St | Sacramento St |
|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i Mountain West | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
N Dakota St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Cole Payton QB #9 | 162/225, 2719 YDS, 16 TD, 4 INT |
| Nathan Hayes QB #2 | 25/44, 381 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Barika Kpeenu RB #8 | 191 CAR, 1005 YDS, 20 TD |
| Cole Payton QB #9 | 136 CAR, 777 YDS, 13 TD | |
| DJ Scott RB #7 | 95 CAR, 502 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Bryce Lance WR #5 | 51 REC, 1079 YDS, 8 TD |
| RaJa Nelson WR #3 | 28 REC, 404 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Reis Kessel TE #81 | 15 REC, 335 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jackson Williams WR #18 | 17 REC, 293 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 86 |
| Logan Kopp LB #43 | 76 | |
| Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Toby Anene DE #53 | 7 |
| Victor Isele DE #0 | 3 | |
| Jack Iuliano DE #98 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 3 |
| Taylen Eady S #14 | 3 | |
| Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 3 |
Sacramento St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Cardell Williams QB #6 | 110/175, 1621 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT |
| Jaden Rashada QB #8 | 17/42, 264 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rodney Hammond Jr. RB #2 | 188 CAR, 1214 YDS, 13 TD |
| Damian Henderson II RB #26 | 91 CAR, 565 YDS, 5 TD | |
| JaQuail Smith RB #23 | 76 CAR, 511 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Ernest Campbell WR #4 | 37 REC, 755 YDS, 8 TD |
| Jordan Anderson WR #0 | 24 REC, 361 YDS | |
| Jordan Williams TE #16 | 11 REC, 170 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rodney Hammond Jr. RB #2 | 15 REC, 147 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Oscar Moore LB #5 | 69 |
| Koa Akui S #3 | 65 | |
| Alex Rocha LB #33 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Dylan Hampsten DL #11 | 8 |
| Jayland McGlothen DL #90 | 7 | |
| Xavier Williams DL #45 | 5.5 | |
| Interceptions | Koa Akui S #3 | 5 |
| Jason Oliver CB #26 | 2 | |
| Lamont Johnson-Burrell CB #23 | 2 |
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.