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Mid-American

Central Michigan

2023 Season Performance

#95
Rank
5-7
Record
-17.9
Points
0.490
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W @ #27 South Alabama 34-30
Worst L @ #112 Buffalo 13-37

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#58
#74
#90
#106
#122
Pre
#112
W3
#102
W6
#84
W9
#82
W12
#94
W15
#95

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/01
L
NR @ #67 Michigan State
7-31
-8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -4.9
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -7.5
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.8
Total -8.8 pts
2
09/09
W
#99 vs #127 New Hampshire
45-42
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/16
L
#95 @ #2 Notre Dame
17-41
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.0 -4.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-2.8 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
4
09/23
W
#102 @ #27 South Alabama
34-30
+13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.8 11.7
Margin Scaling
+1.3 13.0
Total 13.0 pts
5
09/30
W
#63 vs #90 Eastern Michigan
26-23
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.7 7.3
Margin Scaling
+0.8 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
6
10/07
L
#64 @ #112 Buffalo
13-37
-9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-1.2 -8.0
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -9.7
Total -9.7 pts
7
10/14
W
#84 vs #132 Akron
17-10
+5.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.8 4.2
Margin Scaling
+1.1 5.3
Total 5.3 pts
8
10/21
L
#73 @ #130 Ball State
17-24
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
10
10/31
W
#82 vs #73 Northern Illinois
37-31
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+1.3 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
11
11/08
L
#75 @ #99 Western Michigan
28-38
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.4
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
12
11/16
L
#88 @ #54 Ohio
20-34
-6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
13
11/24
L
#94 vs #20 Toledo
17-32
-10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -9.9
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -8.3
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -10.0
Total -10.0 pts
Total
5-7 Record
-23.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
57-64
Record
47%
Win Rate
#86
Avg Rank
#16
Best Rank
0.465
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#73
2017
#53
2018
#130
2019
#61
2020
#87
2021
#49
2022
#116
2023
#95
2024
#116
2025
#76
2026
#88

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mid-American 3-3 (50%) #88 #74 -4.1 0.445 -
2025 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #76 #16 18.0 0.449 -
2024 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #116 #78 -46.9 0.461 -
2023 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #95 #63 -17.9 0.490 -
2022 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #116 #90 -46.4 0.471 -
2021 Mid-American 8-4 (67%) #49 #49 47.2 0.495 -
2020 Mid-American 3-3 (50%) #87 #60 -1.1 0.426 -
2019 Mid-American 8-5 (62%) #61 #52 33.5 0.469 -
2018 Mid-American 1-11 (8%) #130 #91 -102.1 0.534 -
2017 Mid-American 8-4 (67%) #53 #16 39.1 0.432 -
2016 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #73 #17 13.4 0.439 -