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Mid-American

Western Michigan

2024 Season Performance

#87
Rank
6-6
Record
4.6
Points
0.478
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #59 Buffalo 48-41
Worst L @ #119 Central Michigan 14-16

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#54
#70
#86
#102
#120
W1
#98
W4
#103
W7
#85
W10
#64
W13
#94
W15
#87

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/31
L
NR @ #31 Wisconsin
14-28
-4.7
-6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -5.7
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
-2.0
2
09/07
L
#98 @ #30 Ohio State
0-56
-6.1
-6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.7
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
-0.6
3
09/14
W
#107 vs FCS Bethune-Cookman
59-31
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
5
09/28
L
#103 @ #106 Marshall
20-27
-7.8
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
+1.8
6
10/05
W
#110 @ #112 Ball State
45-42
+8.4
+8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.9 7.6
Margin Scaling
+0.8 8.3
Total 8.3 pts
-0.1
7
10/12
W
#92 vs #125 Akron
34-24
+6.9
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 6.2
Margin Scaling
+2.0 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
+1.3
8
10/19
W
#85 @ #59 Buffalo
48-41
+17.0
+15.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 14.3
Margin Scaling
+1.3 15.7
Total 15.7 pts
-1.3
9
10/26
W
#64 vs #134 Kent State
52-21
+6.8
+6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.1 2.9
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.7
Total 6.7 pts
-0.2
11
11/07
L
#64 vs #67 Northern Illinois
28-42
-12.3
-11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -10.6
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.7
Total -11.7 pts
+0.6
12
11/13
L
#82 @ #80 Bowling Green
13-31
-7.8
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.2
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
+0.1
13
11/20
L
#88 @ #119 Central Michigan
14-16
-8.2
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.9 -7.7
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
+0.2
14
11/30
W
#94 vs #103 Eastern Michigan
26-18
+8.9
+8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.5 6.5
Margin Scaling
+2.0 8.5
Total 8.5 pts
-0.4
Total
6-6 Record
1.0
0.4
-0.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
68-48
Record
59%
Win Rate
#71
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.474
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#12
2017
#89
2018
#92
2019
#69
2020
#50
2021
#47
2022
#106
2023
#110
2024
#87
2025
#52

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Mid-American 9-4 (69%) #52 #52 56.4 0.483 MAC
2024 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #87 #59 4.6 0.478 -
2023 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #110 #72 -21.3 0.524 -
2022 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #106 #85 -23.9 0.459 -
2021 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #47 #14 62.8 0.515 -
2020 Mid-American 4-2 (67%) #50 #34 29.5 0.423 -
2019 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #69 #50 33.4 0.442 -
2018 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #92 #65 5.7 0.434 -
2017 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #89 #52 10.7 0.469 -
2016 Mid-American 13-0 (100%) #12 #7 170.9 0.508 MAC