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Kent State

2026 Season Performance

#124
Rank
2-4
Record
-27.1
Points
0.562
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #124 Ball State 26-13
Worst L @ #72 Western Michigan 7-38

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#101.2
avg opponent rank
#70
toughest left
22.44
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#70 South Florida
4-2
+6.58
8
10-24
vs
#134 Akron
1-5
+2.05
9
10-31
@
#136 Sacramento State
1-5
+3.03
11
11-11
@
#108 Bowling Green
2-4
+3.64
12
11-18
vs
#88 Miami (OH)
3-3
+2.71
13
11-25
@
#71 Eastern Michigan
4-3
+4.43

“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

#89
#102
#115
#128
#141
Pre
#131
W3
#114
W6
#124
W9
#121
W12
#122
W15
#123

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
L
NR @ #49 South Carolina
0-57
-10.5
-10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -2.7
Margin Scaling
-3.5 -6.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.3
Against the Spread (+36, -21)
-3.0 -10.3
Total -10.3 pts
+0.2
2
09/12
W
#121 vs FCS Wofford
36-15
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#106 @ #55 Ohio State
3-59
-6.8
-7.8
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 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Against the Spread (+52.25, -3.75)
-0.9 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
-1.0
4
09/26
W
#114 vs #124 Ball State
26-13
+9.2
+9.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 4.6
Margin Scaling
+1.9 6.5
Against the Spread (-2.5, +10.5)
+2.6 9.2
Total 9.2 pts
-0.1
5
10/03
L
#94 vs #83 Ohio
10-13
-10.8
-10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -10.0
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.4
Against the Spread (+3.5, +0.5)
+0.1 -10.3
Total -10.3 pts
+0.5
6
10/10
L
#113 @ #72 Western Michigan
7-38
-11.3
-11.0
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
-2.2 -8.0
Against the Spread (+13.75, -17.25)
-3.0 -11.0
Total -11.0 pts
+0.2
Total
2-4 Record
-30.1
-30.2
-0.1

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 -