2018 San Diego State

• Biggest upsetBeat No. 23 Arizona State 28–⁠21Sep 15

  Arizona State was ranked No. 23 and favored to win.

• Most excitingLost to Hawai’i 30–⁠31Nov 24

  The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Date	Opponent	Result	Elo
Aug 31	at13Stanford	L 10–⁠31		33%
Sep 8	vsSacramento State	W 28–⁠14		82%
Sep 15	vs23Arizona State	W 28–⁠21		57%
Sep 22	vsEastern Michigan	W 23–⁠20		72%
Oct 6	atBoise State	W 19–⁠13		32%
Oct 12	vsAir Force	W 21–⁠17		73%
Oct 20	vsSan José State	W 16–⁠13		92%
Oct 27	atNevada	L 24–⁠28		67%
Nov 3	atNew Mexico	W 31–⁠23		68%
Nov 10	vsUNLV	L 24–⁠27		88%
Nov 17	atFresno State	L 14–⁠23		32%
Nov 24	vsHawai’i	L 30–⁠31		78%
Dec 19Bowls & playoff	vsOhioFrisco Bowl	L 0–⁠27		43%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

• Offense83rd of 130
• Defense43rd of 130
• Offense, opponent-adjusted91st of 130
• Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 130

CORE rating 2.2, 51st of 130 (offense -4.9, defense -7.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Team	Conf.	Overall	AP final
Fresno State	7–⁠1	12–⁠2	18
Utah State	7–⁠1	11–⁠2	22
Boise State	7–⁠1	10–⁠3	23
Nevada	5–⁠3	8–⁠5
Hawai’i	5–⁠3	8–⁠6
San Diego State	4–⁠4	7–⁠6
Wyoming	4–⁠4	6–⁠6
Air Force	3–⁠5	5–⁠7
UNLV	2–⁠6	4–⁠8
Colorado State	2–⁠6	3–⁠9
New Mexico	1–⁠7	3–⁠9
San José State	1–⁠7	1–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.