Wk 3 · 2026
UTEP Miners at Michigan Wolverines — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
· BTN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 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 · no games yet
at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential MICH by 21.9
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Michigan is ranked #16 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
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.
UTEP form
No completed games on record.
Michigan form
No completed games on record.
UTEP 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.
Michigan 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 · 1
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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.
UTEP leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 117/211, 1418 YDS, 13 TD, 11 INT |
| Malachi Nelson QB #16 | 104/190, 1163 YDS, 8 TD, 9 INT | |
| Rushing | Ashten Emory RB #20 | 119 CAR, 569 YDS, 4 TD |
| Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 103 CAR, 396 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Hahsaun Wilson RB #14 | 46 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Wondame Davis Jr. WR #7 | 25 REC, 604 YDS, 6 TD |
| Kenny Odom WR #18 | 62 REC, 582 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Eric Willis III WR #19 | 27 REC, 290 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Trevon Tate WR #15 | 22 REC, 235 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Micah Davey LB #48 | 131 |
| Jayden Wilson LB #10 | 92 | |
| Solo Barnes S #5 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Udoka Ezeani DL #6 | 5 |
| KD Johnson DT #7 | 3.5 | |
| Elijah Baldwin LB #32 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Solo Barnes S #5 | 2 |
| Xavier Smith S #2 | 1 | |
| Jayden Wilson LB #10 | 1 |
Michigan leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Underwood QB #19 | 179/293, 2229 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT |
| Donaven McCulley WR #1 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jordan Marshall RB #23 | 150 CAR, 932 YDS, 10 TD |
| Justice Haynes RB #22 | 121 CAR, 857 YDS, 10 TD | |
| Bryce Underwood QB #19 | 74 CAR, 323 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Andrew Marsh WR #3 | 42 REC, 641 YDS, 3 TD |
| Donaven McCulley WR #1 | 35 REC, 534 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Semaj Morgan WR #4 | 19 REC, 214 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Marlin Klein TE #17 | 20 REC, 209 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jimmy Rolder LB #30 | 69 |
| Ernest Hausmann LB #15 | 68 | |
| TJ Metcalf DB #1 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Moore EDGE #8 | 10 |
| Jaishawn Barham EDGE #1 | 4 | |
| TJ Guy EDGE #4 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Cole Sullivan LB #18 | 3 |
| TJ Guy EDGE #4 | 1 | |
| Rod Moore S #1 | 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.