Wk 1 · 2026
San José State Spartans at Eastern Michigan Eagles — Fri, Sep 4
Fri, Sep 4 ·
Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI
· ESPN+
Mountain West · 0-1
at
6:30pET
EMU -3.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened -4.5 · 1 toward SJSU
Ratings differential EMU by 3.3
MAC · 1-0
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.
San José St form
L 26-42at USC
2026 season
E Michigan form
W 28-17vs SAC
2026 season
San José St this season
Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)
E Michigan this season
Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (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 · 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, E Michigan leads 1–0 · E Michigan won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
14.0 points toward E Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-12-20 | E Michigan 41 — 27 San José St | neutral | E Michigan bowl/CFP |
San José St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Walker Eget QB #2 | 232/393, 3047 YDS, 17 TD, 9 INT |
| Tama Amisone WR #7 | 26/50, 205 YDS, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Steve Chavez-Soto RB #25 | 87 CAR, 448 YDS, 7 TD |
| Lamar Radcliffe RB #2 | 66 CAR, 340 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jabari Bates RB #6 | 27 CAR, 192 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Danny Scudero WR #18 | 88 REC, 1291 YDS, 10 TD |
| Kyri Shoels WR #0 | 59 REC, 768 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Leland Smith WR #0 | 43 REC, 688 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jackson Canaan TE #85 | 33 REC, 317 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jordan Pollard LB #1 | 108 |
| Taniela Latu LB #4 | 65 | |
| Noah McNeal-Franklin LB #9 | 63 | |
| Sacks | Vili Taufatofua DL #45 | 4 |
| Jordan Pollard LB #1 | 2.5 | |
| Gafa Faga DL #50 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jalen Bainer CB #15 | 3 |
| Larry Turner-Gooden DB #8 | 1 | |
| Jalen Apalit-Williams DB #7 | 1 |
E Michigan leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Noah Kim QB #1 | 247/402, 2817 YDS, 18 TD, 11 INT |
| Terry Lockett Jr. WR #3 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Dontae McMillan RB #28 | 177 CAR, 1014 YDS, 4 TD |
| Tavierre Dunlap RB #21 | 106 CAR, 428 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Noah Kim QB #1 | 79 CAR, 186 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Nick Devereaux WR #2 | 34 REC, 510 YDS, 7 TD |
| Dontae McMillan RB #28 | 33 REC, 375 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Joshua Long TE #9 | 37 REC, 357 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Harold Mack WR #5 | 20 REC, 333 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Bryce Llewellyn DB #6 | 102 |
| Barry Manning LB #3 | 74 | |
| Jason Marshall DB #13 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Quincy Byas DL #54 | 3 |
| Barry Manning LB #3 | 2 | |
| Carter Evans DL #33 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Bryce Llewellyn DB #6 | 2 |
| Barry Manning LB #3 | 1 | |
| Joshua Scott DB #0 | 1 |
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.