Wk 3 · 2026
Wyoming Cowboys at Central Michigan Chippewas — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. 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.
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WYO -1.5 · total 39.5 DraftKings opened -2.5 · 4 toward WYO
Ratings differential CMU by 4.9
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.
Wyoming form
W 16-13at SJSUL 0-28at NDSUW 27-10vs HAWL 10-24at CMUW 21-13vs UNCO
2026 season
C Michigan form
L 14-31at OHIOW 41-17vs AKRL 3-52at MIAW 24-10vs WYOW 13-10vs COLG
2026 season
Wyoming this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
C Michigan this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 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 · 1
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 1–1 · C Michigan won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.5 points toward Wyoming
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | Wyoming 10 — 24 C Michigan | at CMU | C Michigan |
| 2017 | 2017-12-22 | C Michigan 14 — 37 Wyoming | neutral | Wyoming bowl/CFP |
Wyoming leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Tyler Hughes QB #6 | 82/136, 822 YDS, 3 TD, 7 INT |
| Bart Edmiston P #18 | 1/1, 7 YDS | |
| Rushing | Samuel Harris RB #1 | 65 CAR, 324 YDS, 2 TD |
| Markell Holman RB #8 | 58 CAR, 322 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Tyler Hughes QB #6 | 77 CAR, 276 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jake Wilson TE #89 | 19 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD |
| Kyle Frendt TE #83 | 8 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Charlie Coenen WR #19 | 9 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Eric Richardson WR #2 | 8 REC, 88 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jones Thomas S #23 | 42 |
| Ethan Stuhlsatz LB #42 | 42 | |
| Gary Rutherford LB #26 | 33 | |
| Sacks | Esaia Bogar DE #11 | 3.5 |
| Jayden Williams (DT) DT #98 | 2.5 | |
| Tyler Hughes QB #6 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jones Thomas S #23 | 2 |
| Therman Williams S #25 | 1 |
C Michigan leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Angel Flores QB #7 | 26/47, 201 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Jadyn Glasser QB #5 | 19/32, 183 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Angel Flores QB #7 | 81 CAR, 474 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jayden Clerveaux RB #31 | 37 CAR, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Vaughn Blue RB #24 | 28 CAR, 136 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Langston Lewis WR #20 | 7 REC, 114 YDS, 1 TD |
| Shawn Foster II WR #16 | 5 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Justin Ruffin Jr. WR #9 | 9 REC, 57 YDS | |
| Vaughn Blue RB #24 | 4 REC, 28 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Xavier White LB #11 | 40 |
| Mayson Hitchens LB #35 | 33 | |
| Brett McCalla LB #40 | 33 | |
| Sacks | Jaxon Cherry DL #92 | 3 |
| Max Van Fleet DL #97 | 1 | |
| Nathan VanTimmeren DL #48 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Justin Taylor DB #14 | 2 |
| Mayson Hitchens LB #35 | 1 | |
| Darrell Bryant Jr. DB #19 | 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.