| 2005 | Eastern Michigan4–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #76 (of 119 teams · 345.9 yds/g · 3,805 yards) | #88 (of 119 teams · 21.8 pts/g · 240 points) | #91 (of 119 teams · 408.7 yds/g allowed · 4,496 yards) | #67 (of 119 teams · 26.8 pts/g allowed · 295 points) | #85 (of 119 teams · -5.0 /g · -55 on the season) | #19 (of 119 teams · +9 on the season · 20 taken, 11 given · +0.82 /g) | #63 (of 119 teams · 17:49 /g · 3h 16m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #71 (of 119 teams · 0.035 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #87 (of 119 teams · 0.102 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #60 (of 119 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #114 (of 119 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #86 (of 119 teams · 0.966 average PPA on successful plays) | #4 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.844 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. 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 Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. 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.) | #47 (Total offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #14–#114. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #76 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #10–#118. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #60 (Total defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #25–#113. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #27–#114. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #64 (Point margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #13–#115. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #32 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #5–#116. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #63 (Possession: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #21–#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) | #68 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #20–#108. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #46 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #10–#90. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #60 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #13–#105. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #74 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #29–#114. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #52 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #4–#102. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #42 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range #4–#84. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2005 | Akron7–6 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #48 (of 119 teams · 384.3 yds/g · 4,996 yards) | #77 (of 119 teams · 23.6 pts/g · 307 points) | #41 (of 119 teams · 339.9 yds/g allowed · 4,418 yards) | #52 (of 119 teams · 24.5 pts/g allowed · 318 points) | #72 (of 119 teams · -0.8 /g · -11 on the season) | #98 (of 119 teams · -9 on the season · 16 taken, 25 given · -0.69 /g) | #43 (of 119 teams · 18:20 /g · 3h 58m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #94 (of 119 teams · 0.002 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #24 (of 119 teams · 0.015 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #96 (of 119 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #29 (of 119 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #19 (of 119 teams · 1.083 average PPA on successful plays) | #43 (of 119 teams · 0.980 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Ball State4–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #113 (of 119 teams · 279.0 yds/g · 3,069 yards) | #94 (of 119 teams · 21.2 pts/g · 233 points) | #90 (of 119 teams · 406.8 yds/g allowed · 4,475 yards) | #114 (of 119 teams · 37.8 pts/g allowed · 416 points) | #111 (of 119 teams · -16.6 /g · -183 on the season) | #32 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 21 taken, 16 given · +0.45 /g) | #118 (of 119 teams · 13:43 /g · 2h 31m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #108 (of 119 teams · -0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #90 (of 119 teams · 0.107 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #101 (of 119 teams · 34% of plays successful) | #108 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #52 (of 119 teams · 1.011 average PPA on successful plays) | #19 (of 119 teams · 0.915 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Bowling Green6–5 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #47 (of 119 teams · 385.8 yds/g · 4,244 yards) | #19 (of 119 teams · 33.7 pts/g · 371 points) | #52 (of 119 teams · 355.7 yds/g allowed · 3,913 yards) | #72 (of 119 teams · 27.6 pts/g allowed · 304 points) | #36 (of 119 teams · +6.1 /g · +67 on the season) | #44 (of 119 teams · +3 on the season · 21 taken, 18 given · +0.27 /g) | #114 (of 119 teams · 15:19 /g · 2h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #20 (of 119 teams · 0.126 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #83 (of 119 teams · 0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #41 (of 119 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #79 (of 119 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #33 (of 119 teams · 1.045 average PPA on successful plays) | #69 (of 119 teams · 1.012 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Buffalo1–10 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #114 (of 119 teams · 278.4 yds/g · 3,063 yards) | #118 (of 119 teams · 10.0 pts/g · 110 points) | #57 (of 119 teams · 363.3 yds/g allowed · 3,996 yards) | #85 (of 119 teams · 29.7 pts/g allowed · 327 points) | #115 (of 119 teams · -19.7 /g · -217 on the season) | #116 (of 119 teams · -17 on the season · 12 taken, 29 given · -1.55 /g) | #21 (of 119 teams · 19:06 /g · 3h 30m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #103 (of 119 teams · -0.008 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #42 (of 119 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #99 (of 119 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #53 (of 119 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #32 (of 119 teams · 1.046 average PPA on successful plays) | #26 (of 119 teams · 0.933 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Central Michigan6–5 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #29 (of 119 teams · 418.8 yds/g · 4,607 yards) | #76 (of 119 teams · 23.6 pts/g · 260 points) | #79 (of 119 teams · 394.4 yds/g allowed · 4,339 yards) | #46 (of 119 teams · 23.6 pts/g allowed · 260 points) | #64 (of 119 teams · +0.0 /g · +0 on the season) | #32 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 16 taken, 11 given · +0.45 /g) | #70 (of 119 teams · 17:35 /g · 3h 13m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #59 (of 119 teams · 0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · -0.011 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #78 (of 119 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #39 (of 119 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #28 (of 119 teams · 1.061 average PPA on successful plays) | #48 (of 119 teams · 0.990 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Kent State1–10 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #111 (of 119 teams · 283.4 yds/g · 3,117 yards) | #110 (of 119 teams · 16.4 pts/g · 180 points) | #76 (of 119 teams · 391.4 yds/g allowed · 4,306 yards) | #88 (of 119 teams · 30.1 pts/g allowed · 331 points) | #106 (of 119 teams · -13.7 /g · -151 on the season) | #107 (of 119 teams · -11 on the season · 21 taken, 32 given · -1.00 /g) | #111 (of 119 teams · 15:45 /g · 2h 53m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #79 (of 119 teams · 0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #44 (of 119 teams · 0.042 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #105 (of 119 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #48 (of 119 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.198 average PPA on successful plays) | #84 (of 119 teams · 1.038 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Miami (OH)7–4 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #23 (of 119 teams · 425.6 yds/g · 4,682 yards) | #19 (of 119 teams · 33.7 pts/g · 371 points) | #47 (of 119 teams · 347.4 yds/g allowed · 3,821 yards) | #42 (of 119 teams · 23.4 pts/g allowed · 258 points) | #22 (of 119 teams · +10.3 /g · +113 on the season) | #5 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +16 on the season · 39 taken, 23 given · +1.45 /g) | #51 (of 119 teams · 18:10 /g · 3h 20m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #53 (of 119 teams · 0.061 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #36 (of 119 teams · 0.029 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #33 (of 119 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #36 (of 119 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #87 (of 119 teams · 0.964 average PPA on successful plays) | #42 (of 119 teams · 0.979 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Northern Illinois7–5 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #16 (of 119 teams · 441.8 yds/g · 5,302 yards) | #27 (of 119 teams · 32.4 pts/g · 389 points) | #60 (of 119 teams · 369.9 yds/g allowed · 4,439 yards) | #34 (of 119 teams · 22.8 pts/g allowed · 274 points) | #27 (of 119 teams · +9.6 /g · +115 on the season) | #67 (of 119 teams · -2 on the season · 24 taken, 26 given · -0.17 /g) | #62 (of 119 teams · 17:51 /g · 3h 34m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #21 (of 119 teams · 0.123 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #52 (of 119 teams · 0.051 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #21 (of 119 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #92 (of 119 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #61 (of 119 teams · 1.005 average PPA on successful plays) | #10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.883 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Ohio4–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #106 (of 119 teams · 292.6 yds/g · 3,218 yards) | #106 (of 119 teams · 17.4 pts/g · 192 points) | #113 (of 119 teams · 452.6 yds/g allowed · 4,978 yards) | #89 (of 119 teams · 30.6 pts/g allowed · 336 points) | #105 (of 119 teams · -13.1 /g · -144 on the season) | #32 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 23 taken, 18 given · +0.45 /g) | #89 (of 119 teams · 16:51 /g · 3h 05m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #89 (of 119 teams · 0.012 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #80 (of 119 teams · 0.094 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #92 (of 119 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #80 (of 119 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #59 (of 119 teams · 1.005 average PPA on successful plays) | #81 (of 119 teams · 1.034 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Toledo9–3 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #14 (of 119 teams · 447.1 yds/g · 5,365 yards) | #10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 35.8 pts/g · 429 points) | #25 (of 119 teams · 316.8 yds/g allowed · 3,802 yards) | #27 (of 119 teams · 21.8 pts/g allowed · 261 points) | #13 (of 119 teams · +14.0 /g · +168 on the season) | #37 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 25 taken, 20 given · +0.42 /g) | #32 (of 119 teams · 18:42 /g · 3h 44m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #22 (of 119 teams · 0.122 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #46 (of 119 teams · 0.043 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #13 (of 119 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #74 (of 119 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #102 (of 119 teams · 0.934 average PPA on successful plays) | #25 (of 119 teams · 0.931 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Western Michigan7–4 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #42 (of 119 teams · 392.4 yds/g · 4,317 yards) | #29 (of 119 teams · 32.2 pts/g · 354 points) | #112 (of 119 teams · 450.6 yds/g allowed · 4,956 yards) | #95 (of 119 teams · 31.1 pts/g allowed · 342 points) | #57 (of 119 teams · +1.1 /g · +12 on the season) | #32 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 27 taken, 22 given · +0.45 /g) | #94 (of 119 teams · 16:35 /g · 3h 02m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #68 (of 119 teams · 0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #82 (of 119 teams · 0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #52 (of 119 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #78 (of 119 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #101 (of 119 teams · 0.935 average PPA on successful plays) | #83 (of 119 teams · 1.035 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |