Week 13 · Game preview · Sat 2:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Middle Tennessee by 6.0
65% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
New Mexico State |  Middle Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| #117 | Résumé rank | #100 |
| -14.8#130 | Power rating | -10.9#116 |
| -8.7#131 | Offense | -2.8#101 |
| -2.3#103 | Defense | -7.1#131 |
| -1.2#131 | Special teams | +0.8#39 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| New Mexico State | Middle Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| 20.7#117 | Points per game | 26.9#77 |
| 25.8#75 | Points allowed | 31.0#117 |
| -0.07#134 | Offense EPA/play | 0.06#101 |
| 0.15#105 | Defense EPA/play | 0.23#128 |
| 38.1%#118 | Offense success rate | 39.9%#100 |
| 43.4%#99 | Defense success rate | 47.4%#131 |
| 5.5#92 | Yards per play | 5.7#75 |
| 40.9%#58 | 3rd down | 34.2%#117 |
| 56.6%#120 | Red zone TD rate | 60.5%#87 |
| 13.9%#79 | Havoc created | 9.9%#138 |
| -7.0#127 | Turnover margin | 6.0#18 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
New Mexico State
Sone Aupiu#30 LB
42 tackles · 9.5 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 INT
Gabe Peterson#35 DE
33 tackles · 8.5 TFL · 5.5 sacks
AJ Williams III#138 WR
20 catches · 320 yds · 0 TD
Middle Tennessee
Korey Smith#227 LB
75 tackles · 3 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT
Aidan Butts#268 DE
16 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
Cam'ron Lacy#172 WR
54 catches · 571 yds · 3 TD
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).
Recent results
New Mexico State