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Mid-American

Western Michigan

2023 Season Performance

#102
Rank
4-8
Record
-28.5
Points
0.528
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #90 Eastern Michigan 45-21
Worst L @ #94 Mississippi State 28-41

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#63
#80
#97
#114
#131
Pre
#121
W3
#106
W6
#108
W9
#96
W12
#99
W15
#102

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs FCS St. Francis (PA)
35-17
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/09
L
#68 @ #54 Syracuse
7-48
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
3
09/16
L
#105 @ #8 Iowa
10-41
-6.8
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
-3.6 -5.7
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
4
09/23
L
#106 @ #66 Toledo
31-49
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -4.8
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
5
09/30
W
#110 vs #117 Ball State
42-24
+8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 6.0
Margin Scaling
+2.8 8.8
Total 8.8 pts
6
10/07
L
#98 @ #94 Mississippi State
28-41
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -4.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -5.9
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
7
10/14
L
#108 vs #30 Miami (OH)
21-34
-9.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -10.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -8.7
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -9.9
Total -9.9 pts
8
10/21
L
#110 @ #46 Ohio
17-20
-6.0
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
-0.5 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
9
10/28
W
#115 @ #90 Eastern Michigan
45-21
+14.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.5 11.0
Margin Scaling
+3.7 14.7
Total 14.7 pts
11
11/08
W
#99 vs #75 Central Michigan
38-28
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+2.1 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
12
11/15
L
#91 @ #93 Northern Illinois
0-24
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.7
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
13
11/22
L
#99 vs #70 Bowling Green
10-34
-12.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -10.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -10.6
Margin Scaling
-2.0 -12.6
Total -12.6 pts
Total
4-8 Record
-33.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
72-50
Record
59%
Win Rate
#69
Avg Rank
#6
Best Rank
0.473
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#11
2017
#84
2018
#81
2019
#63
2020
#66
2021
#54
2022
#103
2023
#102
2024
#88
2025
#52
2026
#59

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mid-American 4-2 (67%) #59 #45 19.4 0.479 -
2025 Mid-American 9-4 (69%) #52 #52 56.4 0.483 MAC
2024 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #88 #60 4.7 0.478 -
2023 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #102 #68 -28.5 0.528 -
2022 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #103 #65 -22.8 0.491 -
2021 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #54 #15 44.0 0.488 -
2020 Mid-American 4-2 (67%) #66 #34 16.8 0.400 -
2019 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #63 #41 33.1 0.454 -
2018 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #81 #50 12.5 0.474 -
2017 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #84 #47 2.8 0.467 -
2016 Mid-American 13-0 (100%) #11 #6 160.6 0.466 MAC