Norfolk State
- SRS
- −35.7 (#210)
Expected points
YardLine's expected-points model values every snap by what a drive from that spot is worth on average, so a drive can be judged against where it started. How it works →
Drives vs. expectation, 2026
Points over expected per drive, from where each drive started.
Per drive against an average FBS opponent, neutral field.
Points over expected per trip inside the opponent's 40.
Average expected points where drives started.
Every snap has an expected-points value: what a drive from that spot, down and distance is worth on average. A drive over expected beat its starting spot; defense counts what Norfolk State allowed, so lower is better. The adjusted number fits every team against the opponents it actually played, so it leans toward average early in a season.
Game by game
Bars above the line: better than expected for Norfolk State.
Fourth downs
YardLine's fourth-down model values going for it, kicking and punting on every real fourth down, so each call can be checked against the numbers. How it works →
Fourth-down calls vs. the numbers, 2026
Calls that matched the option with the best modeled win probability.
Summed over every call that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for it when going beat every other option by a point or more.
Each real fourth down is valued three ways (go for it, kick, punt) from the score, clock and field position before the snap, using league-wide odds rather than Norfolk State's own. A call that differs gives up the gap to the best option; gaps under one point are close calls, and the 0 clear-cut ones account for 0.00 of the 0.01 expected wins. The model sees the situation, not the injury report, so a call it disagrees with can still be right.
Costliest calls against the numbers
- at ODUQ4 4:24 4th & 14 at ODU 21, down 21Went for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)−0.4 pts
- at ODUQ4 11:31 4th & 13 at ODU 38, down 21Went for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)−0.1 pts
- at ODUQ2 1:44 4th & 5 at NORF 40, down 17Punted; the numbers favored going for it (close call)−0.1 pts
- at UVAQ2 7:11 4th & 4 at UVA 14, down 21Kicked a field goal; the numbers favored going for it (close call)<0.1 pts
- at UVAQ1 10:36 4th & 7 at UVA 29, tiedWent for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)<0.1 pts
Every call this season (18)
- Q1 2:484th & 7 at NORF 28, down 7 · PuntedAgreed
- Q2 9:554th & 17 at NORF 32, down 14 · PuntedAgreed
- Q2 6:154th & 2 at ODU 46, down 14 · Went for itAgreed
- Q2 1:444th & 5 at NORF 40, down 17 · PuntedClose call
- Q3 9:034th & 6 at ODU 19, down 10 · Kicked a field goalAgreed
- Q4 14:174th & 3 at NORF 32, down 21 · PuntedAgreed
- Q4 11:314th & 13 at ODU 38, down 21 · Went for itClose call
- Q4 4:244th & 14 at ODU 21, down 21 · Went for itClose call
- Q1 10:364th & 7 at UVA 29, tied · Went for itClose call
- Q1 4:114th & 6 at NORF 29, down 14 · PuntedAgreed
- Q1 0:254th & 7 at NORF 39, down 21 · PuntedAgreed
- Q2 7:114th & 4 at UVA 14, down 21 · Kicked a field goalClose call
- Q2 4:054th & 7 at UVA 21, down 21 · Kicked a field goalAgreed
- Q3 9:524th & 1 at NORF 34, down 32 · Went for itAgreed
- Q3 6:354th & 9 at NORF 26, down 39 · PuntedAgreed
- Q3 2:454th & 7 at NORF 4, down 39 · PuntedAgreed
- Q4 11:324th & 8 at NORF 35, down 46 · PuntedAgreed
- Q4 2:344th & 7 at NORF 21, down 56 · PuntedAgreed
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
Tries that matched the option with the better modeled win probability.
Summed over every try that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for two when it beat kicking by a point or more.
Win probability
YardLine's model estimates each team's chance of winning before kickoff and again after every play, from the score, clock, down, distance and field position. How it works →
Record vs. expectation, 2026
Expected wins adds up Norfolk State's chance of winning each game as the model saw it at kickoff - a 70% favorite counts 0.7.
What moved it, 2026
Every game starts at Norfolk State's pregame chance; everything after that is the field. The model's own breakdown of each game's final play splits the on-field part by what drove it, and the parts add up exactly. How it works →
- Scoreboard−0.05
- Less the pregame edge, counted before kickoff+0.03
Game by game
- ODUL 10-31 at ODU1% → 0%Before kickoff −49 · On the field −1: Scoreboard −3
- UVAL 3-59 at UVA1% → 0%Before kickoff −49 · On the field −1: Scoreboard −1
Points of win probability, from Norfolk State's side.
Season arc, 2026
Every completed game this season, in order - each tile is Norfolk State's own win-probability curve.
Biggest swings of 2026
The largest single-play change in Norfolk State's win probability this season - one snap that moved the outcome the most.
Stolen wins
Norfolk State's own lowest win probability at any point in a game it went on to win, across the whole archive - the deepest holes it climbed out of.
Let it slip
Norfolk State's own highest win probability at any point in a game it went on to lose, across the whole archive - the biggest leads it didn't hold.
Stock & rivalries
Stock
Norfolk State's leaguewide Elo rating, tracked like a stock price - built from game results and margins, not the model's own win-probability predictions.
Series & rivalries
Norfolk State's most-played opponents across the whole archive - open one for the full head-to-head history.