2026 Eastern Michigan vs 2026 Toledo

Eastern Michigan
4–3 · −11.2 (113th of 138)
vs
Toledo
4–2 · SP+ −2.1 (82nd of 138)

Published

Toledo by 8.1

71% to win

Published forecast · SBR sbr-2r

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Why this number

Eastern MichiganIn-season results −4.7Preseason baseline −3.7
ToledoPreseason baseline +6.8In-season results −4.6
Eastern Michigan home field +2.5

How they're built

0–100 percentile · higher is stronger

Compare the whole profile, then explore each dimension.

2026 Eastern Michigan Offense · SP+ 2026: 19.5, 19th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Eastern Michigan Defense · SP+ 2026: 30.3, 25th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Eastern Michigan Special teams · SP+ 2026: −0.4, 3rd percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Eastern Michigan Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 175.4 pts, 23rd percentile (2026 signing class)2026 Eastern Michigan Experience · returning production 2026: 72% returning, 86th percentile (2026 roster)2026 Toledo Offense · SP+ 2026: 24.1, 33rd percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Toledo Defense · SP+ 2026: 26.0, 50th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Toledo Special teams · SP+ 2026: −0.2, 20th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Toledo Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 162.5 pts, 12th percentile (2026 signing class)2026 Toledo Experience · returning production 2026: 66% returning, 78th percentile (2026 roster)0100Offense · SP+ 2026Defense · SP+ 2026Special teams · SP+ 2026Recruiting · 2026 signing classExperience · returning production 2026
  • 2026 Eastern Michigan Offense · SP+ 2026: 19.5, 19th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Toledo Offense · SP+ 2026: 24.1, 33rd percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Eastern Michigan Defense · SP+ 2026: 30.3, 25th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Toledo Defense · SP+ 2026: 26.0, 50th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Eastern Michigan Special teams · SP+ 2026: −0.4, 3rd percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Toledo Special teams · SP+ 2026: −0.2, 20th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Eastern Michigan Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 175.4 pts, 23rd percentile (2026 signing class)
  • 2026 Toledo Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 162.5 pts, 12th percentile (2026 signing class)
  • 2026 Eastern Michigan Experience · returning production 2026: 72% returning, 86th percentile (2026 roster)
  • 2026 Toledo Experience · returning production 2026: 66% returning, 78th percentile (2026 roster)
Emphasize a team

Offensive production relative to that season’s field. Compare an offense with the opposing defense in the scouting report.

Recruiting and experience add context; the five axes aren't equal weights in the forecast.

The numbers behind the profiles

Measure2026 Eastern Michigan2026 Toledo
Offensive / play0.0625th percentile0.2374th percentile
PPA allowed / play0.1328th percentile0.0166th percentile
Points per game22.623rd percentile7 games36.779th percentile6 games
per game24.743rd percentile7 games25.241st percentile6 games

Programs don't stand still

SP+ percentile among FBS teams, by season. The marked point is each compared season.

2026 Eastern Michigan2026 Toledo
Eastern Michigan 2026: 18th percentileToledo 2026: 41st percentile2000200520102015202020250255075100

Momentum

Eastern Michigan→ steady (+3 pctl over 3 seasons)
Toledo→ steady (0 pctl over 3 seasons)

Talent in, results out

Recruiting-class percentile feeding each roster, compared with its SP+ result.

2026 Eastern Michigan
Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026
29th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026
18th percentile
Underperforming its talent (−11)
2026 Toledo
Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026
34th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026
41st percentile
Matching its talent (+7)

Campus distance

40 miles apart

There's more to the matchup.

Supporting context, ready when you want it.

In the trenches · both directions
MatchupO-lineD-line
2026 Eastern Michigan OL vs 2026 Toledo DL302.8 lbs260.9 lbs
2026 Toledo OL vs 2026 Eastern Michigan DL297.5 lbs268.9 lbs

2026 Eastern Michigan line yards 3.01 · 2026 Toledo stuff rate 21.6%

2026 Toledo line yards 3.20 · 2026 Eastern Michigan stuff rate 19.9%

Fans swear big lines win games. They're half right — big-line teams do win more, but only because good programs recruit big linemen. Once we account for talent and last season, line size adds nothing to the prediction. Across 11 seasons, no measurable effect on margin.

Roster size is context. It isn't a forecast advantage.

Backtested effect: 0.42 pts at 1σ.

Head-to-head · Toledo leads 22–3 since 2000

Toledo has won 3 straight

SeasonScoreVenue
2024Eastern Michigan 28–29 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2023Eastern Michigan 23–49 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2022Eastern Michigan 24–27 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2021Eastern Michigan 52–49 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2020Eastern Michigan 28–45 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2019Eastern Michigan 34–37 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2018Eastern Michigan 28–26 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2017Eastern Michigan 15–20 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2016Eastern Michigan 20–35 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2015Eastern Michigan 20–63 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2014Eastern Michigan 16–52 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2013Eastern Michigan 16–55 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2012Eastern Michigan 47–52 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2011Eastern Michigan 16–54 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2010Eastern Michigan 7–42 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2009Eastern Michigan 21–47 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2008Eastern Michigan 17–41 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2007Eastern Michigan 28–52 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2006Eastern Michigan 17–13 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2005Eastern Michigan 3–30 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2004Eastern Michigan 32–42 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2003Eastern Michigan 14–49 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2002Eastern Michigan 13–65 ToledoRynearson Stadium · Eastern Michigan home
2001Eastern Michigan 7–28 ToledoGlass Bowl · Toledo home
2000Eastern Michigan 14–42 ToledoEastern Michigan home
Coaching & program context
2026 Eastern Michigan

HC

  • Chris Creighton

OC

  • Mike Piatkowski

career average +17.6 SP+ offense

Scheme: Spread (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Pass-heavy, average pace (threw on 54% of its run–pass plays, 92nd percentile of 2026 FBS; 68.0 plays a game, 55th percentile)

DC

  • Kasey Teegardin (co-DC)
  • Tate Omli

no career track record on file

Scheme: 4–2–5 (listed on Wikipedia)

2026 Toledo

HC

  • Mike Jacobs (First season as Toledo's head coach)

OC

  • Cris Reisert (co-OC)

no career track record on file

Scheme: Spread / run-pass option (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Balanced, average pace (threw on 48% of its run–pass plays, 60th percentile of 2026 FBS; 68.7 plays a game, 61st percentile)

DC

  • Jahmal Brown

no career track record on file

Scheme: 4–2–5 (listed on Wikipedia)

A new coordinator feels like it should swing a game. Across 11 seasons, the change doesn't move the final margin beyond what the roster already tells us. Shown as context, not a factor in our number.

Run-heavy team meets a defense that can't stop the run — feels like extra points waiting. Across 7 seasons the matchup adds nothing beyond what the two ratings already say; if anything the point estimate leans the other way.

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