Each Monday, WhatIfSports.com's college football simulation engine generates predictions for every Division I FBS game for the coming week. Our highly sophisticated algorithms simulate every play of every game to produce each team's likelihood to win. Each matchup is simulated 101 times.
Check out our 2014 performance to view our accuracy last season, when we correctly picked the winner in 77.6 percent of all games involving FBS teams.
Game of the Week: Oregon at Michigan State
Our Game of the Week features two perennial powerhouses.
Michigan State lost twice last year and both of those teams were in the NCAA championship (Oregon and Ohio State).
This season, the Ducks look for the rematch.
Oregon will be without Marcus Mariota for the first time since 2012.
First year starter, Vernon Adams Jr., threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 94 yards on 14 carries. However, Oregon’s defense still allowed 42 points to Eastern Washington.
The Spartan defense wasn’t stellar, either. They allowed 24 points to the MAC’s Western Michigan while scoring 37 points.
However, their quarterback is a seasoned vet. Connor Cook threw for over 20 TDs in back-to-back seasons. In Week 1, Cook notched 256 passing yards and two touchdowns.
Our computers simulated the Ducks and Spartans 101 times and the results couldn’t have been closer. We have Michigan State winning 50.2 percent of the contests by an average score or 29.8-29.5.
College Football Week 2 Predictions
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| Matchup | Win % | Avg. Score | |
| Howard Bison | 5.0 | 8.7 | Box Score |
| @ Boston College Eagles | 95.0 | 46.1 | |
| Furman Paladins | 5.0 | 8.8 | Box Score |
| @ Virginia Tech Hokies | 95.0 | 46.0 | |
| North Carolina A&T Aggies | 5.0 | 6.9 | Box Score |
| @ North Carolina Tar Heels | 95.0 | 49.1 | |
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 5.0 | 7.0 | Box Score |
| @ North Carolina State Wolfpack | 95.0 | 48.3 | |
| North Carolina Central Eagles | 5.0 | 6.8 | Box Score |
| @ Duke Blue Devils | 95.0 | 48.9 | |
| Tulane Green Wave | 21.8 | 22.3 | Box Score |
| @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 78.2 | 34.3 | |
| South Florida Bulls | 23.8 | 23.2 | Box Score |
| @ Florida State Seminoles | 76.2 | 33.1 | |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers | 26.2 | 24.7 | Box Score |
| @ Clemson Tigers | 73.8 | 32.6 | |
| Houston Cougars | 38.6 | 26.0 | Box Score |
| @ Louisville Cardinals | 61.4 | 29.0 | |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 46.5 | 23.6 | Box Score |
| @ Syracuse Orange | 53.5 | 24.6 | |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 78.2 | 31.1 | Box Score |
| @ Virginia Cavaliers | 21.8 | 23.0 | |
| Eastern Illinois Panthers | 5.0 | 9.2 | Box Score |
| @ Northwestern Wildcats | 95.0 | 48.2 | |
| Indiana State Sycamores | 5.0 | 6.4 | Box Score |
| @ Purdue Boilermakers | 95.0 | 43.9 | |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | 5.0 | 6.6 | Box Score |
| @ Illinois Fighting Illini | 95.0 | 47.9 | |
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | 15.8 | 22.8 | Box Score |
| @ Ohio State Buckeyes | 84.2 | 35.2 | |
| Miami (OH) RedHawks | 17.8 | 20.7 | Box Score |
| @ Wisconsin Badgers | 82.2 | 33.1 | |
| South Alabama Jaguars | 27.7 | 24.0 | Box Score |
| @ Nebraska Cornhuskers | 72.3 | 33.2 | |
| Buffalo Bulls | 30.2 | 25.3 | Box Score |
| @ Penn State Nittany Lions | 69.8 | 30.8 | |
| Oregon State Beavers | 33.7 | 24.5 | Box Score |
| @ Michigan Wolverines | 66.3 | 29.9 | |
| FIU Golden Panthers | 36.6 | 25.0 | Box Score |
| @ Indiana Hoosiers | 63.4 | 27.5 | |
| Washington State Cougars | 41.6 | 27.1 | Box Score |
| @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 58.4 | 30.0 | |
| Bowling Green Falcons | 43.6 | 28.0 | Box Score |
| @ Maryland Terrapins | 56.4 | 30.4 | |
| Oregon Ducks | 49.8 | 29.5 | Box Score |
| @ Michigan State Spartans | 50.2 | 29.8 | |
| Delaware State Hornets | 5.0 | 9.1 | Box Score |
| @ Kent State Golden Flashes | 95.0 | 47.3 | |
| Murray State Racers | 5.0 | 6.9 | Box Score |
| @ Northern Illinois Huskies | 95.0 | 44.0 | |
| Monmouth Hawks | 5.0 | 7.2 | Box Score |
| @ Central Michigan Chippewas | 95.0 | 44.3 | |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 55.4 | 33.2 | Box Score |
| @ Ohio Bobcats | 44.6 | 29.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | 62.4 | 30.1 | Box Score |
| @ Akron Zips | 37.6 | 26.5 | |
| Sacramento State Hornets | 5.0 | 6.6 | Box Score |
| @ Washington Huskies | 95.0 | 48.9 | |
| Cal Poly Mustangs | 5.0 | 8.5 | Box Score |
| @ Arizona State Sun Devils | 95.0 | 49.7 | |
| Idaho Vandals | 13.9 | 21.4 | Box Score |
| @ USC Trojans | 86.1 | 37.5 | |
| UCF Knights | 39.1 | 24.2 | Box Score |
| @ Stanford Cardinal | 60.9 | 28.4 | |
| San Diego State Aztecs | 39.6 | 28.0 | Box Score |
| @ California Golden Bears | 60.4 | 31.6 | |
| Massachusetts Minutemen | 43.6 | 31.0 | Box Score |
| @ Colorado Buffaloes | 56.4 | 32.0 | |
| Utah State Aggies | 44.6 | 26.5 | Box Score |
| @ Utah Utes | 55.4 | 28.4 | |
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 5.0 | 7.8 | Box Score |
| @ Auburn Tigers | 95.0 | 51.5 | |
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 19.8 | 20.7 | Box Score |
| @ Alabama Crimson Tide | 80.2 | 33.5 | |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | 21.8 | 23.4 | Box Score |
| @ Ole Miss Rebels | 78.2 | 32.9 | |
| Ball State Cardinals | 25.7 | 26.4 | Box Score |
| @ Texas A&M Aggies | 74.3 | 35.2 | |
| Toledo Rockets | 37.6 | 25.4 | Box Score |
| @ Arkansas Razorbacks | 62.4 | 29.9 | |
| East Carolina Pirates | 39.6 | 24.0 | Box Score |
| @ Florida Gators | 60.4 | 28.2 | |
| Kentucky Wildcats | 43.7 | 27.5 | Box Score |
| @ South Carolina Gamecocks | 56.3 | 29.6 | |
| LSU Tigers | 59.4 | 28.9 | Box Score |
| @ Mississippi State Bulldogs | 40.6 | 25.1 | |
| Oklahoma Sooners | 62.9 | 28.7 | Box Score |
| @ Tennessee Volunteers | 37.1 | 24.0 | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | 77.2 | 29.9 | Box Score |
| @ Vanderbilt Commodores | 22.8 | 22.3 | |
| Boise State Broncos | 58.4 | 27.6 | Box Score |
| @ BYU Cougars | 41.6 | 26.0 | |
| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 5.0 | 8.8 | Box Score |
| @ TCU Horned Frogs | 95.0 | 53.4 | |
| Liberty Flames | 5.0 | 8.5 | Box Score |
| @ West Virginia Mountaineers | 95.0 | 48.9 | |
| Lamar Cardinals | 5.0 | 9.1 | Box Score |
| @ Baylor Bears | 95.0 | 55.0 | |
| Central Arkansas Bears | 5.0 | 6.5 | Box Score |
| @ Oklahoma State Cowboys | 95.0 | 49.3 | |
| UTEP Miners | 34.7 | 27.4 | Box Score |
| @ Texas Tech Red Raiders | 65.3 | 33.5 | |
| Rice Owls | 39.6 | 25.8 | Box Score |
| @ Texas Longhorns | 60.4 | 27.6 | |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 58.4 | 28.0 | Box Score |
| @ Iowa State Cyclones | 41.6 | 25.6 | |
| Memphis Tigers | 65.3 | 30.3 | Box Score |
| @ Kansas Jayhawks | 34.7 | 24.0 | |
| Norfolk State Spartans | 5.0 | 10.0 | Box Score |
| @ Old Dominion Monarchs | 95.0 | 45.7 | |
| Austin Peay Governors | 5.0 | 8.1 | Box Score |
| @ Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 95.0 | 43.8 | |
| Presbyterian Blue Hose | 5.0 | 10.0 | Box Score |
| @ Charlotte 49ers | 95.0 | 41.8 | |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 47.5 | 30.9 | Box Score |
| @ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 52.5 | 33.3 | |
| Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 76.7 | 33.5 | Box Score |
| @ Florida Atlantic Owls | 23.3 | 24.4 | |
| Kansas State Wildcats | 78.2 | 31.8 | Box Score |
| @ UTSA Roadrunners | 21.8 | 22.3 | |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | 35.6 | 26.6 | Box Score |
| @ Wyoming Cowboys | 64.4 | 30.5 | |
| San Jose State Spartans | 42.1 | 28.0 | Box Score |
| @ Air Force Falcons | 57.9 | 29.9 | |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 44.6 | 29.4 | Box Score |
| @ New Mexico Lobos | 55.4 | 31.3 | |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 62.4 | 32.2 | Box Score |
| @ Colorado State Rams | 37.6 | 27.8 | |
| Arizona Wildcats | 68.8 | 32.3 | Box Score |
| @ Nevada Wolf Pack | 31.2 | 25.9 | |
| UCLA Bruins | 82.2 | 34.8 | Box Score |
| @ UNLV Rebels | 17.8 | 24.3 | |
| Prairie View A&M Panthers | 5.0 | 8.5 | Box Score |
| @ Texas State Bobcats | 95.0 | 45.0 | |
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | 5.0 | 9.2 | Box Score |
| @ Troy Trojans | 95.0 | 41.7 | |
| Northwestern State Demons | 5.0 | 7.7 | Box Score |
| @ Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | 95.0 | 47.4 | |
| Nicholls Colonels | 5.0 | 8.4 | Box Score |
| @ Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 95.0 | 42.0 | |
| Georgia State Panthers | 38.6 | 29.1 | Box Score |
| @ New Mexico State Aggies | 61.4 | 31.1 | |
| Western Michigan Broncos | 51.7 | 30.3 | Box Score |
| @ Georgia Southern Eagles | 48.3 | 29.9 | |
| Missouri Tigers | 68.3 | 29.5 | Box Score |
| @ Arkansas State Red Wolves | 31.7 | 25.0 | |
| Army West Point Black Knights | 35.1 | 22.3 | Box Score |
| @ Connecticut Huskies | 64.9 | 29.2 | |
| North Texas Mean Green | 43.6 | 24.3 | Box Score |
| @ SMU Mustangs | 56.4 | 26.3 | |
| Temple Owls | 47.7 | 29.2 | Box Score |
| @ Cincinnati Bearcats | 52.3 | 30.0 |
For additional statistics, view our weekly college football predictions.
