| 2016 | Ball State4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #37 (of 128 teams · 449.2 yds/g · 5,390 yards) | #75 (of 128 teams · 27.0 pts/g · 324 points) | #116 (of 128 teams · 470.3 yds/g allowed · 5,643 yards) | #78 (of 128 teams · 30.1 pts/g allowed · 361 points) | #83 (of 128 teams · -3.1 /g · -37 on the season) | #120 (of 128 teams · -10 on the season · 14 taken, 24 given · -0.83 /g) | #42 (of 128 teams · 31:03 /g · 6h 13m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #27 (of 128 teams · 80% of last season's receiving production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #109 (of 128 teams · 365.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #76 (of 128 teams · 0.142 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #96 (of 128 teams · 0.209 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #16 (of 128 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #84 (of 128 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #125 (of 128 teams · 1.024 average PPA on successful plays) | #107 (of 128 teams · 1.292 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #68 (Total offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #7–#125. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #75 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #9–#126. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #57 (Total defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #25–#116. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #76 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #15–#118. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Point margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #5–#125. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #76 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #1–#126. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #51 (Possession: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #4–#123. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #54 (Returning passing: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #1–#127. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #40 (Returning receiving: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #9–#122. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #20 (Returning rushing: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #2–#115. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #98 (Team talent: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #77–#118. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #4–#122. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #75 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #25–#119. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #2–#117. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #69 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #30–#121. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #71 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #10–#125. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #45 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range #14–#114. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2016 | Akron5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #83 (of 128 teams · 387.4 yds/g · 4,649 yards) | #73 (of 128 teams · 27.4 pts/g · 329 points) | #114 (of 128 teams · 466.0 yds/g allowed · 5,592 yards) | #98 (of 128 teams · 33.6 pts/g allowed · 403 points) | #98 (of 128 teams · -6.2 /g · -74 on the season) | #114 (of 128 teams · -8 on the season · 14 taken, 22 given · -0.67 /g) | #123 (of 128 teams · 25:59 /g · 5h 12m on the season) | #48 (of 128 teams · 92% of last season's passing production returning) | #106 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's receiving production returning) | #115 (of 128 teams · 32% of last season's rushing production returning) | #80 (of 128 teams · 443.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #80 (of 128 teams · 0.134 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 128 teams · 0.212 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #103 (of 128 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #111 (of 128 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.327 average PPA on successful plays) | #26 (of 128 teams · 1.128 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Bowling Green4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #68 (of 128 teams · 406.9 yds/g · 4,883 yards) | #97 (of 128 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 298 points) | #113 (of 128 teams · 464.0 yds/g allowed · 5,568 yards) | #118 (of 128 teams · 38.3 pts/g allowed · 460 points) | #120 (of 128 teams · -13.5 /g · -162 on the season) | #126 (of 128 teams · -16 on the season · 17 taken, 33 given · -1.33 /g) | #89 (of 128 teams · 28:40 /g · 5h 44m on the season) | #71 (of 128 teams · 68% of last season's passing production returning) | #122 (of 128 teams · 27% of last season's receiving production returning) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning) | #98 (of 128 teams · 392.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #122 (of 128 teams · 0.036 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #119 (of 128 teams · 0.268 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #85 (of 128 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #93 (of 128 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #115 (of 128 teams · 1.087 average PPA on successful plays) | #109 (of 128 teams · 1.294 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Buffalo2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #111 (of 128 teams · 353.8 yds/g · 4,245 yards) | #126 (of 128 teams · 16.5 pts/g · 198 points) | #87 (of 128 teams · 435.2 yds/g allowed · 5,222 yards) | #95 (of 128 teams · 32.3 pts/g allowed · 388 points) | #125 (of 128 teams · -15.8 /g · -190 on the season) | #105 (of 128 teams · -6 on the season · 13 taken, 19 given · -0.50 /g) | #112 (of 128 teams · 26:59 /g · 5h 24m on the season) | #127 (of 128 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #116 (of 128 teams · 36% of last season's receiving production returning) | #100 (of 128 teams · 49% of last season's rushing production returning) | #116 (of 128 teams · 343.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #112 (of 128 teams · 0.067 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #78 (of 128 teams · 0.172 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #114 (of 128 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #104 (of 128 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #88 (of 128 teams · 1.166 average PPA on successful plays) | #18 (of 128 teams · 1.109 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Central Michigan6–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #12 Oklahoma State) | #77 (of 128 teams · 392.0 yds/g · 5,096 yards) | #83 (of 128 teams · 26.3 pts/g · 342 points) | #54 (of 128 teams · 391.9 yds/g allowed · 5,095 yards) | #79 (of 128 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 394 points) | #89 (of 128 teams · -4.0 /g · -52 on the season) | #103 (of 128 teams · -6 on the season · 18 taken, 24 given · -0.46 /g) | #23 (of 128 teams · 32:20 /g · 7h 00m on the season) | #19 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #24 (of 128 teams · 81% of last season's receiving production returning) | #68 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's rushing production returning) | #99 (of 128 teams · 391.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #73 (of 128 teams · 0.145 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #56 (of 128 teams · 0.140 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #92 (of 128 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #60 (of 128 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #19 (of 128 teams · 1.290 average PPA on successful plays) | #68 (of 128 teams · 1.196 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Eastern Michigan7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #35 (of 128 teams · 455.1 yds/g · 5,917 yards) | #61 (of 128 teams · 29.6 pts/g · 385 points) | #80 (of 128 teams · 429.5 yds/g allowed · 5,583 yards) | #76 (of 128 teams · 29.9 pts/g allowed · 388 points) | #70 (of 128 teams · -0.2 /g · -3 on the season) | #58 (of 128 teams · +1 on the season · 24 taken, 23 given · +0.08 /g) | #51 (of 128 teams · 30:48 /g · 6h 40m on the season) | #61 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's passing production returning) | #95 (of 128 teams · 49% of last season's receiving production returning) | #112 (of 128 teams · 39% of last season's rushing production returning) | #114 (of 128 teams · 347.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #58 (of 128 teams · 0.177 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #90 (of 128 teams · 0.196 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #34 (of 128 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #121 (of 128 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #93 (of 128 teams · 1.157 average PPA on successful plays) | #15 (of 128 teams · 1.097 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Kent State3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #125 (of 128 teams · 309.0 yds/g · 3,708 yards) | #117 (of 128 teams · 20.6 pts/g · 247 points) | #49 (of 128 teams · 386.5 yds/g allowed · 4,638 yards) | #67 (of 128 teams · 28.7 pts/g allowed · 344 points) | #103 (of 128 teams · -8.1 /g · -97 on the season) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · +11 on the season · 24 taken, 13 given · +0.92 /g) | #81 (of 128 teams · 28:58 /g · 5h 48m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #21 (of 128 teams · 86% of last season's receiving production returning) | #72 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's rushing production returning) | #118 (of 128 teams · 334.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #110 (of 128 teams · 0.075 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #75 (of 128 teams · 0.169 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #117 (of 128 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #69 (of 128 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #64 (of 128 teams · 1.209 average PPA on successful plays) | #45 (of 128 teams · 1.159 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Miami (OH)6–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #104 (of 128 teams · 366.9 yds/g · 4,770 yards) | #114 (of 128 teams · 22.9 pts/g · 297 points) | #25 (of 128 teams · 353.1 yds/g allowed · 4,590 yards) | #31 (of 128 teams · 23.8 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #73 (of 128 teams · -0.9 /g · -12 on the season) | #58 (of 128 teams · +1 on the season · 21 taken, 20 given · +0.08 /g) | #21 (of 128 teams · 32:24 /g · 7h 01m on the season) | #71 (of 128 teams · 68% of last season's passing production returning) | #9 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 94% of last season's receiving production returning) | #20 (of 128 teams · 94% of last season's rushing production returning) | #89 (of 128 teams · 418.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #62 (of 128 teams · 0.163 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #26 (of 128 teams · 0.085 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #73 (of 128 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #59 (of 128 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #62 (of 128 teams · 1.215 average PPA on successful plays) | #14 (of 128 teams · 1.097 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #27 (of 128 teams · 463.8 yds/g · 5,565 yards) | #55 (of 128 teams · 30.5 pts/g · 366 points) | #98 (of 128 teams · 451.5 yds/g allowed · 5,418 yards) | #80 (of 128 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 364 points) | #66 (of 128 teams · +0.2 /g · +2 on the season) | #76 (of 128 teams · -1 on the season · 16 taken, 17 given · -0.08 /g) | #104 (of 128 teams · 27:46 /g · 5h 33m on the season) | #54 (of 128 teams · 89% of last season's passing production returning) | #51 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's receiving production returning) | #15 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's rushing production returning) | #94 (of 128 teams · 403.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #49 (of 128 teams · 0.194 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #94 (of 128 teams · 0.205 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #51 (of 128 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #79 (of 128 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #83 (of 128 teams · 1.171 average PPA on successful plays) | #90 (of 128 teams · 1.234 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Ohio8–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #76 (of 128 teams · 392.6 yds/g · 5,497 yards) | #85 (of 128 teams · 26.3 pts/g · 368 points) | #27 (of 128 teams · 360.2 yds/g allowed · 5,043 yards) | #26 (of 128 teams · 22.6 pts/g allowed · 317 points) | #57 (of 128 teams · +3.6 /g · +51 on the season) | #64 (of 128 teams · +1 on the season · 26 taken, 25 given · +0.07 /g) | #43 (of 128 teams · 31:02 /g · 7h 15m on the season) | #103 (of 128 teams · 10% of last season's passing production returning) | #37 (of 128 teams · 74% of last season's receiving production returning) | #90 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #107 (of 128 teams · 372.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #84 (of 128 teams · 0.117 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #25 (of 128 teams · 0.085 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #91 (of 128 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #38 (of 128 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #71 (of 128 teams · 1.197 average PPA on successful plays) | #24 (of 128 teams · 1.122 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Toledo9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #7 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 517.8 yds/g · 6,731 yards) | #19 (of 128 teams · 38.0 pts/g · 494 points) | #57 (of 128 teams · 396.5 yds/g allowed · 5,155 yards) | #48 (of 128 teams · 25.7 pts/g allowed · 334 points) | #18 (of 128 teams · +12.3 /g · +160 on the season) | #90 (of 128 teams · -4 on the season · 10 taken, 14 given · -0.31 /g) | #58 (of 128 teams · 30:11 /g · 6h 32m on the season) | #120 (of 128 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #40 (of 128 teams · 73% of last season's receiving production returning) | #17 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's rushing production returning) | #77 (of 128 teams · 460.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #7 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 0.339 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #61 (of 128 teams · 0.146 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #11 (of 128 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #30 (of 128 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #26 (of 128 teams · 1.283 average PPA on successful plays) | #114 (of 128 teams · 1.311 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2016 | Western Michigan13–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2016. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #19 (of 128 teams · 480.5 yds/g · 6,727 yards) | #9 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 41.6 pts/g · 582 points) | #26 (of 128 teams · 353.6 yds/g allowed · 4,951 yards) | #15 (of 128 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 277 points) | #5 — top 10 (of 128 teams · +21.8 /g · +305 on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · +18 on the season · 26 taken, 8 given · +1.29 /g) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 34:02 /g · 7h 57m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #80 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's receiving production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #81 (of 128 teams · 443.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 0.348 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #51 (of 128 teams · 0.131 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 53% of plays successful) | #48 (of 128 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #111 (of 128 teams · 1.102 average PPA on successful plays) | #105 (of 128 teams · 1.279 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |