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Mid-American

Kent State

2025 Season Performance

#102
Rank
5-7
Record
-26.9
Points
0.488
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #110 Akron 42-35
Worst L @ #109 Ball State 13-17

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#71
#89
#107
#125
#145
Pre
#135
W3
#128
W6
#123
W9
#115
W12
#105
W15
#102

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
W
NR vs FCS Merrimack
21-17
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/06
L
#76 @ #64 Texas Tech
14-62
-7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -4.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -3.1
Margin Scaling
-3.1 -6.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.3
Total -7.3 pts
3
09/13
L
#98 vs #80 Buffalo
28-31
-12.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.1 -11.5
Loss Record Modifier
-1.1 -12.6
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -12.9
Total -12.9 pts
4
09/20
L
#128 @ #27 Florida State
10-66
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
6
10/04
L
#121 @ #3 Oklahoma
0-44
-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
+1.0 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-3.7 -5.7
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
7
10/11
W
#123 vs #136 Massachusetts
42-6
+6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 2.8
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.6
Total 6.6 pts
8
10/18
L
#117 @ #78 Toledo
10-45
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
9
10/25
W
#120 vs #108 Bowling Green
24-21
+6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 5.5
Margin Scaling
+0.8 6.3
Total 6.3 pts
11
11/06
L
#114 @ #109 Ball State
13-17
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.9 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
12
11/12
W
#118 @ #110 Akron
42-35 OT
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.9 9.6
Margin Scaling
+1.2 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
13
11/20
L
#105 vs #75 Central Michigan
16-28
-12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -11.0
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -12.1
Total -12.1 pts
14
11/28
W
#117 @ #125 Northern Illinois
35-31
+8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.1 7.4
Margin Scaling
+1.1 8.5
Total 8.5 pts
Total
5-7 Record
-31.2

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 -