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Mid-American

Kent State

2021 Season Performance

#81
Rank
7-6
Record
13.7
Points
0.550
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #43 Northern Illinois 52-47
Worst L @ #44 Western Michigan 31-64

Record Splits

Home 5-0
Away 2-5
Neutral 0-1
Conference 6-3
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 4-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#67
#78
#89
#100
#112
Pre
#101
W3
#94
W6
#75
W9
#88
W12
#77
W15
#81

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/05
L
NR @ #14 Texas A&M
10-41
-7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -6.0
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.1
Total -7.1 pts
2
09/11
W
#91 vs FCS VMI
60-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/18
L
#92 @ #2 Iowa
7-30
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-3.2 -5.4
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
4
09/25
L
#94 @ #22 Maryland
16-37
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.2 -3.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
5
10/02
W
#102 vs #59 Bowling Green
27-20
+7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.9 6.1
Margin Scaling
+1.2 7.3
Total 7.3 pts
6
10/09
W
#85 vs #108 Buffalo
48-38
+7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.4 5.6
Margin Scaling
+2.0 7.6
Total 7.6 pts
7
10/16
L
#75 @ #44 Western Michigan
31-64
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
8
10/23
W
#91 @ #123 Ohio
34-27
+8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.1 7.4
Margin Scaling
+1.2 8.6
Total 8.6 pts
10
11/03
W
#88 vs #43 Northern Illinois
52-47
+10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.5 9.5
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.9
Total 10.9 pts
11
11/11
L
#73 @ #76 Central Michigan
30-54
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-2.0 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
12
11/20
W
#81 @ #123 Akron
38-0
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-7.0 6.5
Margin Scaling
+3.8 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
13
11/27
W
#77 vs #69 Miami (OH)
48-47 OT
+8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.1 7.9
Margin Scaling
+0.4 8.3
Total 8.3 pts
14
12/04
L
#72 N #59 Northern Illinois
23-41
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -6.6
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
Total
7-6 Record
8.5

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
36-83
Record
30%
Win Rate
#107
Avg Rank
#50
Best Rank
0.506
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#117
2017
#122
2018
#124
2019
#81
2020
#69
2021
#81
2022
#94
2023
#133
2024
#134
2025
#102
2026
#123

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mid-American 2-4 (33%) #123 #94 -27.2 0.612 -
2025 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #102 #76 -26.9 0.488 -
2024 Mid-American 0-12 (0%) #134 #119 -116.8 0.537 -
2023 Mid-American 1-11 (8%) #133 #99 -105.3 0.470 -
2022 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #94 #92 -11.6 0.494 -
2021 Mid-American 7-6 (54%) #81 #72 13.7 0.550 -
2020 Mid-American 3-1 (75%) #69 #50 15.9 0.392 -
2019 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #81 #78 4.7 0.510 -
2018 Mid-American 2-10 (17%) #124 #83 -81.5 0.523 -
2017 Mid-American 2-10 (17%) #122 #95 -83.9 0.463 -
2016 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #117 #88 -61.8 0.524 -