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Mid-American

Central Michigan

2026 Season Performance

#91
Rank
3-3
Record
-4.1
Points
0.439
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #111 Wyoming 24-10
Worst L @ #63 Ohio 14-31

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#95.0
avg opponent rank
#61
toughest left
18.93
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#61 Western Michigan
4-2
+3.1
8
10-24
vs
#88 Miami (OH)
3-3
+2.71
10
11-04
N
#71 Eastern Michigan
4-3
+3.78
11
11-11
vs
#136 Sacramento State
1-5
+2.02
12
11-18
@
#83 Buffalo
3-3
+4.18
13
11-28
@
#131 Ball State
1-5
+3.14

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#69
#86
#103
#120
#136
Pre
#102
W3
#79
W6
#91
W9
#92
W12
#89
W15
#88

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
L
NR @ #73 New Mexico
7-38
-10.6
-10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -5.2
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -7.5
Against the Spread (+11.25, -19.75)
-3.0 -10.5
Total -10.5 pts
+0.1
2
09/12
W
#126 vs FCS Colgate
13-10
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
W
#110 vs #111 Wyoming
24-10
+11.0
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+2.1 9.2
Against the Spread (+1.75, +15.75)
+3.0 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
+1.2
4
09/26
L
#79 @ #7 Miami
3-52
-8.1
-9.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.3 -4.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-2.8 -6.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.3
Against the Spread (+41.25, -7.75)
-1.9 -9.3
Total -9.3 pts
-1.2
5
10/03
W
#100 vs #132 Akron
41-17
+11.2
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.4 7.8
Against the Spread (-6.75, +17.25)
+3.0 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
-0.3
6
10/10
L
#74 @ #63 Ohio
14-31
-10.6
-10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -7.3
Against the Spread (+2.5, -14.5)
-3.0 -10.3
Total -10.3 pts
+0.3
Total
3-3 Record
-7.1
-7.1
+0.0

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 -