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Mid-American

Western Michigan

2024 Season Performance

#88
Rank
6-6
Record
4.7
Points
0.478
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #57 Buffalo 48-41
Worst L @ #120 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

#55
#74
#93
#112
#132
Pre
#122
W3
#99
W6
#94
W9
#60
W12
#88
W15
#88

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
L
NR @ #31 Wisconsin
14-28
-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
+0.2 -4.1
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
2
09/07
L
#98 @ #30 Ohio State
0-56
-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
3
09/14
W
#107 vs FCS Bethune-Cookman
59-31
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
5
09/28
L
#103 @ #106 Marshall
20-27
-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
6
10/05
W
#111 @ #112 Ball State
45-42
+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
7
10/12
W
#94 vs #126 Akron
34-24
+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
8
10/19
W
#86 @ #57 Buffalo
48-41
+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
9
10/26
W
#65 vs #134 Kent State
52-21
+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
11
11/07
L
#65 vs #67 Northern Illinois
28-42
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -10.5
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
12
11/13
L
#82 @ #80 Bowling Green
13-31
-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
13
11/20
L
#88 @ #120 Central Michigan
14-16
-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
14
11/30
W
#94 vs #103 Eastern Michigan
26-18
+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
Total
6-6 Record
0.5

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