Metrics
Ball StateCardinals
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Ball State played 1 such game.
Mid-American, 2016
Rank within the division. Teal is top 10, orange is bottom 10. Sorted by top-10 ranks minus bottom-10 ranks. The three count columns (top-10 classes, top-10 wins, top-25 wins) are not ranks and are not scored. Hover a team for its score, a rank for the numbers.
| Season | Team | Top-10 clsprior 5 | T10 Wreg | T25 Wreg | Total offenseTot off | Scoring offenseSc off | Total defenseTot def | Scoring defenseSc def | Point marginMargin | Turnover marginTO mgn | PossessionTOP | Returning passingRet passof last yr | Returning receivingRet recof last yr | Returning rushingRet rushof last yr | Team talentTalent | Offensive EPAOff EPA | Defensive EPADef EPA | Offensive success rateOff SR | Defensive success rateDef SR | Offensive explosivenessOff Expl | Defensive explosivenessDef Expl |
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| 2016 | Ball State4–8 | 0 (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) | — (371.0 yds/g · 371 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (20.0 pts/g · 20 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (453.0 yds/g allowed · 453 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30.0 pts/g allowed · 30 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-10.0 /g · -10 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 0 taken, 3 given · -3.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:41 /g · 0h 29m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #27 (of 128 teams · 80% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #109 (of 128 teams · 365.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.153 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.097 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.281 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.338 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 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.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #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.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) |
| 2016 | Western Michigan13–1 | 0 (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) | — (426.5 yds/g · 853 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.0 pts/g · 56 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (317.0 yds/g allowed · 634 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (15.5 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+12.5 /g · +25 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3 in these games · 3 taken, 0 given · +1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37:02 /g · 1h 14m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #81 (of 128 teams · 443.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.222 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.120 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.151 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.280 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Kent State3–9 | 0 (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) | — (222.5 yds/g · 445 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (6.5 pts/g · 13 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (428.0 yds/g allowed · 856 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (40.5 pts/g allowed · 81 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-34.0 /g · -68 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 1 taken, 4 given · -1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:42 /g · 0h 59m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #21 (of 128 teams · 86% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #72 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #118 (of 128 teams · 334.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.223 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.405 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.067 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Miami (OH)6–7 | 0 (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) | — (424.0 yds/g · 424 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21.0 pts/g · 21 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (404.0 yds/g allowed · 404 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.0 pts/g allowed · 45 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-24.0 /g · -24 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 0 taken, 3 given · -3.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36:21 /g · 0h 36m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #71 (of 128 teams · 68% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #9 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 94% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #20 (of 128 teams · 94% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #89 (of 128 teams · 418.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.343 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.555 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.088 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.496 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Akron5–7 | 0 (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) | — (224.0 yds/g · 224 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 10 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (586.0 yds/g allowed · 586 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54.0 pts/g allowed · 54 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-44.0 /g · -44 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 0 taken, 2 given · -2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19:08 /g · 0h 19m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #48 (of 128 teams · 92% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #106 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #115 (of 128 teams · 32% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 128 teams · 443.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.197 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.405 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (20% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (55% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.248 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.205 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Bowling Green4–8 | 0 (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) | — (244.0 yds/g · 244 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 10 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (776.0 yds/g allowed · 776 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (77.0 pts/g allowed · 77 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-67.0 /g · -67 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 1 taken, 3 given · -2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21:25 /g · 0h 21m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #71 (of 128 teams · 68% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 27% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #98 (of 128 teams · 392.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.210 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.492 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (64% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.964 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.234 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Central Michigan6–7 | 0 (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) | — (456.5 yds/g · 913 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32.5 pts/g · 65 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (453.5 yds/g allowed · 907 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38.0 pts/g allowed · 76 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-5.5 /g · -11 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 2 taken, 3 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35:13 /g · 1h 10m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #19 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #24 (of 128 teams · 81% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #68 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #99 (of 128 teams · 391.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.263 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.112 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.508 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.231 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Eastern Michigan7–6 | 0 (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) | — (428.0 yds/g · 428 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21.0 pts/g · 21 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (647.0 yds/g allowed · 647 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (61.0 pts/g allowed · 61 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-40.0 /g · -40 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 2 taken, 2 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38:44 /g · 0h 39m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #61 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #95 (of 128 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 128 teams · 39% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #114 (of 128 teams · 347.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.010 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.426 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.201 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.332 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois5–7 | 0 (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) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #54 (of 128 teams · 89% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #51 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #15 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #94 (of 128 teams · 403.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Ohio8–6 | 0 (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) | — (407.0 yds/g · 814 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.0 pts/g · 56 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (318.0 yds/g allowed · 636 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24.5 pts/g allowed · 49 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3.5 /g · +7 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3 in these games · 4 taken, 1 given · +1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37:01 /g · 1h 14m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #103 (of 128 teams · 10% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #37 (of 128 teams · 74% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #90 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #107 (of 128 teams · 372.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.117 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.159 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.385 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.224 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Buffalo2–10 | 0 (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) | — (67.0 yds/g · 67 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (3.0 pts/g · 3 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (400.0 yds/g allowed · 400 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35.0 pts/g allowed · 35 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-32.0 /g · -32 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 2 taken, 1 given · +1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (16:53 /g · 0h 17m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 128 teams · 36% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #100 (of 128 teams · 49% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 128 teams · 343.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.340 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.138 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (12% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.105 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.305 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Toledo9–4 | 0 (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) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 2% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #40 (of 128 teams · 73% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #17 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #77 (of 128 teams · 460.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
What clusters, and what does not
One dot per team, placed by its rank within that season's division. A tight cluster is something they share; a spread is something they do not.
Mid-American, 20162016 Ball StateMid-American medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Scoring offense. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Total defense. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Scoring defense. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Point margin. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Turnover margin. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Possession. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1last
Returning passing. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: 2016 Kent State #1 of 128; 2016 Western Michigan #1 of 128; 2016 Central Michigan #19 of 128; 2016 Akron #48 of 128; 2016 Northern Illinois #54 of 128; 2016 Eastern Michigan #61 of 128; 2016 Bowling Green #71 of 128; 2016 Miami (OH) #71 of 128; 2016 Ohio #103 of 128; 2016 Toledo #120 of 128; 2016 Buffalo #127 of 128. Marked: 2016 Ball State, ranked 1 of 128. Mid-American median rank 54.#1last
Returning receiving. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: 2016 Miami (OH) #9 of 128; 2016 Kent State #21 of 128; 2016 Central Michigan #24 of 128; 2016 Ohio #37 of 128; 2016 Toledo #40 of 128; 2016 Northern Illinois #51 of 128; 2016 Western Michigan #80 of 128; 2016 Eastern Michigan #95 of 128; 2016 Akron #106 of 128; 2016 Buffalo #116 of 128; 2016 Bowling Green #122 of 128. Marked: 2016 Ball State, ranked 27 of 128. Mid-American median rank 40.#1last
Returning rushing. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: 2016 Western Michigan #2 of 128; 2016 Bowling Green #8 of 128; 2016 Northern Illinois #15 of 128; 2016 Toledo #17 of 128; 2016 Miami (OH) #20 of 128; 2016 Central Michigan #68 of 128; 2016 Kent State #72 of 128; 2016 Ohio #90 of 128; 2016 Buffalo #100 of 128; 2016 Eastern Michigan #112 of 128; 2016 Akron #115 of 128. Marked: 2016 Ball State, ranked 2 of 128. Mid-American median rank 20.#1last
Team talent. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: 2016 Toledo #77 of 128; 2016 Akron #80 of 128; 2016 Western Michigan #81 of 128; 2016 Miami (OH) #89 of 128; 2016 Northern Illinois #94 of 128; 2016 Bowling Green #98 of 128; 2016 Central Michigan #99 of 128; 2016 Ohio #107 of 128; 2016 Eastern Michigan #114 of 128; 2016 Buffalo #116 of 128; 2016 Kent State #118 of 128. Marked: 2016 Ball State, ranked 109 of 128. Mid-American median rank 98.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Offensive EPA. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Defensive EPA. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Offensive success rate. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Defensive success rate. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Offensive explosiveness. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Ball Statelast
Defensive explosiveness. Mid-American, 2016, best rank first: . Marked: 2016 Ball State, which has no value for this metric.