| 2025 | Eastern Michigan4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #78 (of 136 teams · 377.5 yds/g · 4,530 yards) | #92 (of 136 teams · 24.1 pts/g · 289 points) | #112 (of 136 teams · 414.2 yds/g allowed · 4,970 yards) | #101 (of 136 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 357 points) | #106 (of 136 teams · -5.7 /g · -68 on the season) | #105 (of 136 teams · -5 on the season · 9 taken, 14 given · -0.42 /g) | #119 (of 136 teams · 28:04 /g · 5h 37m on the season) | #108 (of 136 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #88 (of 136 teams · 27% of last season's receiving production returning) | #115 (of 136 teams · 13% of last season's rushing production returning) | #94 (of 136 teams · 572.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #46 (of 136 teams · 0.199 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #124 (of 136 teams · 0.250 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #65 (of 136 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #103 (of 136 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #69 (of 136 teams · 1.234 average PPA on successful plays) | #98 (of 136 teams · 1.294 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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.) | #108 (Total offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #34–#136. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #105 (Scoring offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #37–#136. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #53 (Total defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #2–#129. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #63 (Scoring defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #4–#136. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #98 (Point margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #9–#136. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #54 (Turnover margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #15–#114. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #73 (Possession: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #12–#130. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #61 (Returning passing: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #7–#108. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #94 (Returning receiving: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #19–#129. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #98 (Returning rushing: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #13–#128. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #112 (Team talent: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #75–#128. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #113 (Offensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #40–#136. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #60 (Defensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #1–#128. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #107 (Offensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #40–#136. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #55 (Defensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #4–#131. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #87 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #15–#136. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #62 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. Range #11–#106. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) |
| 2025 | Akron5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #92 (of 136 teams · 355.4 yds/g · 4,265 yards) | #108 (of 136 teams · 22.3 pts/g · 267 points) | #81 (of 136 teams · 385.3 yds/g allowed · 4,624 yards) | #86 (of 136 teams · 27.4 pts/g allowed · 329 points) | #102 (of 136 teams · -5.2 /g · -62 on the season) | #46 (of 136 teams · +3 on the season · 20 taken, 17 given · +0.25 /g) | #70 (of 136 teams · 29:52 /g · 5h 58m on the season) | #29 (of 136 teams · 91% of last season's passing production returning) | #68 (of 136 teams · 34% of last season's receiving production returning) | #98 (of 136 teams · 21% of last season's rushing production returning) | #104 (of 136 teams · 537.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #117 (of 136 teams · 0.070 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #60 (of 136 teams · 0.146 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #107 (of 136 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #53 (of 136 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #105 (of 136 teams · 1.181 average PPA on successful plays) | #106 (of 136 teams · 1.312 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Ball State4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #134 (of 136 teams · 271.7 yds/g · 3,260 yards) | #132 (of 136 teams · 15.8 pts/g · 190 points) | #104 (of 136 teams · 406.5 yds/g allowed · 4,878 yards) | #103 (of 136 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 358 points) | #128 (of 136 teams · -14.0 /g · -168 on the season) | #91 (of 136 teams · -3 on the season · 13 taken, 16 given · -0.25 /g) | #77 (of 136 teams · 29:44 /g · 5h 57m on the season) | #108 (of 136 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #116 (of 136 teams · 16% of last season's receiving production returning) | #113 (of 136 teams · 14% of last season's rushing production returning) | #115 (of 136 teams · 495.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #133 (of 136 teams · -0.001 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #87 (of 136 teams · 0.183 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #136 (of 136 teams · 32% of plays successful) | #113 (of 136 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #29 (of 136 teams · 1.322 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 136 teams · 1.262 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Bowling Green4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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 136 teams · 306.8 yds/g · 3,681 yards) | #117 (of 136 teams · 20.5 pts/g · 246 points) | #41 (of 136 teams · 342.5 yds/g allowed · 4,110 yards) | #63 (of 136 teams · 24.3 pts/g allowed · 291 points) | #98 (of 136 teams · -3.8 /g · -45 on the season) | #54 (of 136 teams · +2 on the season · 16 taken, 14 given · +0.17 /g) | #33 (of 136 teams · 31:19 /g · 6h 16m on the season) | #104 (of 136 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning) | #129 (of 136 teams · 7% of last season's receiving production returning) | #124 (of 136 teams · 7% of last season's rushing production returning) | #107 (of 136 teams · 527.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #129 (of 136 teams · 0.027 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #62 (of 136 teams · 0.146 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #127 (of 136 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #55 (of 136 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #68 (of 136 teams · 1.239 average PPA on successful plays) | #103 (of 136 teams · 1.304 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Buffalo5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #85 (of 136 teams · 362.2 yds/g · 4,346 yards) | #93 (of 136 teams · 24.0 pts/g · 288 points) | #44 (of 136 teams · 344.2 yds/g allowed · 4,130 yards) | #54 (of 136 teams · 23.5 pts/g allowed · 282 points) | #77 (of 136 teams · +0.5 /g · +6 on the season) | #114 (of 136 teams · -7 on the season · 15 taken, 22 given · -0.58 /g) | #119 (of 136 teams · 28:04 /g · 5h 37m on the season) | #50 (of 136 teams · 67% of last season's passing production returning) | #25 (of 136 teams · 52% of last season's receiving production returning) | #13 (of 136 teams · 78% of last season's rushing production returning) | #112 (of 136 teams · 513.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #113 (of 136 teams · 0.081 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #48 (of 136 teams · 0.107 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 136 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #38 (of 136 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #114 (of 136 teams · 1.167 average PPA on successful plays) | #62 (of 136 teams · 1.239 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Central Michigan7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #112 (of 136 teams · 332.1 yds/g · 4,318 yards) | #105 (of 136 teams · 22.5 pts/g · 293 points) | #53 (of 136 teams · 356.5 yds/g allowed · 4,634 yards) | #55 (of 136 teams · 23.5 pts/g allowed · 306 points) | #85 (of 136 teams · -1.0 /g · -13 on the season) | #35 (of 136 teams · +5 on the season · 21 taken, 16 given · +0.38 /g) | #21 (of 136 teams · 32:06 /g · 6h 57m on the season) | #43 (of 136 teams · 77% of last season's passing production returning) | #126 (of 136 teams · 10% of last season's receiving production returning) | #118 (of 136 teams · 12% of last season's rushing production returning) | #121 (of 136 teams · 481.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #88 (of 136 teams · 0.137 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #33 (of 136 teams · 0.084 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #91 (of 136 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #52 (of 136 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #119 (of 136 teams · 1.161 average PPA on successful plays) | #22 (of 136 teams · 1.168 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Kent State5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #128 (of 136 teams · 295.4 yds/g · 3,545 yards) | #115 (of 136 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 255 points) | #125 (of 136 teams · 428.3 yds/g allowed · 5,139 yards) | #128 (of 136 teams · 33.6 pts/g allowed · 403 points) | #124 (of 136 teams · -12.3 /g · -148 on the season) | #91 (of 136 teams · -3 on the season · 10 taken, 13 given · -0.25 /g) | #125 (of 136 teams · 27:45 /g · 5h 33m on the season) | #60 (of 136 teams · 38% of last season's passing production returning) | #98 (of 136 teams · 23% of last season's receiving production returning) | #89 (of 136 teams · 26% of last season's rushing production returning) | #128 (of 136 teams · 456.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #118 (of 136 teams · 0.066 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #103 (of 136 teams · 0.199 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #132 (of 136 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #108 (of 136 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #15 (of 136 teams · 1.359 average PPA on successful plays) | #71 (of 136 teams · 1.249 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Massachusetts0–12 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #136 (of 136 teams · 247.5 yds/g · 2,970 yards) | #136 (of 136 teams · 11.1 pts/g · 133 points) | #129 (of 136 teams · 434.6 yds/g allowed · 5,215 yards) | #136 (of 136 teams · 38.6 pts/g allowed · 463 points) | #136 (of 136 teams · -27.5 /g · -330 on the season) | #114 (of 136 teams · -7 on the season · 9 taken, 16 given · -0.58 /g) | #130 (of 136 teams · 26:56 /g · 5h 23m on the season) | #70 (of 136 teams · 25% of last season's passing production returning) | #94 (of 136 teams · 25% of last season's receiving production returning) | #128 (of 136 teams · 7% of last season's rushing production returning) | #118 (of 136 teams · 488.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #136 (of 136 teams · -0.031 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #128 (of 136 teams · 0.262 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #134 (of 136 teams · 34% of plays successful) | #131 (of 136 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #108 (of 136 teams · 1.178 average PPA on successful plays) | #11 (of 136 teams · 1.137 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Miami (OH)7–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #108 (of 136 teams · 338.1 yds/g · 4,733 yards) | #95 (of 136 teams · 23.5 pts/g · 329 points) | #36 (of 136 teams · 334.6 yds/g allowed · 4,684 yards) | #41 (of 136 teams · 21.7 pts/g allowed · 304 points) | #70 (of 136 teams · +1.8 /g · +25 on the season) | #42 (of 136 teams · +5 on the season · 20 taken, 15 given · +0.36 /g) | #73 (of 136 teams · 29:48 /g · 6h 57m on the season) | #99 (of 136 teams · 5% of last season's passing production returning) | #128 (of 136 teams · 8% of last season's receiving production returning) | #104 (of 136 teams · 18% of last season's rushing production returning) | #87 (of 136 teams · 592.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #104 (of 136 teams · 0.102 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #34 (of 136 teams · 0.088 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #109 (of 136 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #44 (of 136 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #93 (of 136 teams · 1.206 average PPA on successful plays) | #39 (of 136 teams · 1.194 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #133 (of 136 teams · 284.4 yds/g · 3,413 yards) | #129 (of 136 teams · 17.1 pts/g · 205 points) | #57 (of 136 teams · 357.7 yds/g allowed · 4,292 yards) | #64 (of 136 teams · 24.3 pts/g allowed · 292 points) | #111 (of 136 teams · -7.3 /g · -87 on the season) | #54 (of 136 teams · +2 on the season · 13 taken, 11 given · +0.17 /g) | #91 (of 136 teams · 29:13 /g · 5h 51m on the season) | #61 (of 136 teams · 33% of last season's passing production returning) | #123 (of 136 teams · 12% of last season's receiving production returning) | #62 (of 136 teams · 40% of last season's rushing production returning) | #125 (of 136 teams · 471.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #125 (of 136 teams · 0.047 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #89 (of 136 teams · 0.186 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #131 (of 136 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #109 (of 136 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #67 (of 136 teams · 1.243 average PPA on successful plays) | #25 (of 136 teams · 1.176 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Ohio9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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 136 teams · 412.3 yds/g · 5,360 yards) | #67 (of 136 teams · 27.8 pts/g · 361 points) | #51 (of 136 teams · 352.3 yds/g allowed · 4,580 yards) | #42 (of 136 teams · 21.9 pts/g allowed · 285 points) | #52 (of 136 teams · +5.8 /g · +76 on the season) | #81 (of 136 teams · -2 on the season · 17 taken, 19 given · -0.15 /g) | #20 (of 136 teams · 32:07 /g · 6h 58m on the season) | #7 — top 10 (of 136 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #22 (of 136 teams · 52% of last season's receiving production returning) | #67 (of 136 teams · 38% of last season's rushing production returning) | #126 (of 136 teams · 470.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #40 (of 136 teams · 0.207 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #57 (of 136 teams · 0.125 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #40 (of 136 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #62 (of 136 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 136 teams · 1.220 average PPA on successful plays) | #84 (of 136 teams · 1.270 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Toledo8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #34 (of 136 teams · 415.8 yds/g · 5,405 yards) | #37 (of 136 teams · 30.9 pts/g · 401 points) | #2 — top 10 (of 136 teams · 255.5 yds/g allowed · 3,321 yards) | #4 — top 10 (of 136 teams · 13.3 pts/g allowed · 173 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 136 teams · +17.5 /g · +228 on the season) | #28 (of 136 teams · +6 on the season · 21 taken, 15 given · +0.46 /g) | #51 (of 136 teams · 30:26 /g · 6h 36m on the season) | #15 (of 136 teams · 98% of last season's passing production returning) | #19 (of 136 teams · 53% of last season's receiving production returning) | #22 (of 136 teams · 67% of last season's rushing production returning) | #75 (of 136 teams · 620.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #44 (of 136 teams · 0.204 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #1 — top 10 (of 136 teams · -0.078 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #43 (of 136 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #4 — top 10 (of 136 teams · 33% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #87 (of 136 teams · 1.210 average PPA on successful plays) | #12 (of 136 teams · 1.147 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2025 | Western Michigan10–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2025. 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) | #103 (of 136 teams · 343.0 yds/g · 4,802 yards) | #88 (of 136 teams · 24.9 pts/g · 348 points) | #17 (of 136 teams · 305.5 yds/g allowed · 4,277 yards) | #9 — top 10 (of 136 teams · 17.4 pts/g allowed · 243 points) | #37 (of 136 teams · +7.5 /g · +105 on the season) | #15 (of 136 teams · +9 on the season · 24 taken, 15 given · +0.64 /g) | #12 (of 136 teams · 32:35 /g · 7h 36m on the season) | #101 (of 136 teams · 4% of last season's passing production returning) | #79 (of 136 teams · 30% of last season's receiving production returning) | #75 (of 136 teams · 35% of last season's rushing production returning) | #105 (of 136 teams · 534.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #106 (of 136 teams · 0.100 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #17 (of 136 teams · 0.053 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #69 (of 136 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #23 (of 136 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #136 (of 136 teams · 1.054 average PPA on successful plays) | #59 (of 136 teams · 1.228 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |