Metrics
Kent StateGolden Flashes
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Kent State played 3 such games.
Mid-American, 2021
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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| 2021 | Kent State7–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | #52 (of 69 teams · 352.7 yds/g · 1,058 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 11.0 pts/g · 33 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 513.0 yds/g allowed · 1,539 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 36.0 pts/g allowed · 108 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -25.0 /g · -75 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 69 teams · +4 in these games · 8 taken, 4 given · +1.33 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 26:15 /g · 1h 19m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #86 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #113 (of 130 teams · 357.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -0.013 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #58 (of 69 teams · 0.289 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 69 teams · 40% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #64 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 1.022 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #45 (of 69 teams · 1.285 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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 2021. 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 2021. 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.) | #52 (Total offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #52–#52. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #68 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #68–#68. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Total defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #67–#67. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #60 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #60–#60. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #66 (Point margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #66–#66. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #2 — top 10 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #2–#2. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Possession: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #67–#67. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #1 — top 10 (Returning passing: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #1–#127. 8 of 12 in the top 10.) | #64 (Returning receiving: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #4–#127. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #40 (Returning rushing: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #1–#99. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #114 (Team talent: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #86–#124. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #67–#67. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #58–#58. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #49 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #49–#49. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #64 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #64–#64. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #68 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #68–#68. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #45 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. Range #45–#45. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2021 | Miami (OH)7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (341.0 yds/g · 341 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26.0 pts/g · 26 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (287.0 yds/g allowed · 287 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31.0 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-5.0 /g · -5 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) | — (27:24 /g · 0h 27m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #52 (of 130 teams · 80% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #111 (of 130 teams · 378.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.190 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.194 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.151 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.293 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Western Michigan8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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 Pittsburgh) | — (417.0 yds/g · 834 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29.0 pts/g · 58 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (529.5 yds/g allowed · 1,059 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44.0 pts/g allowed · 88 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-15.0 /g · -30 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) | — (36:03 /g · 1h 12m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #94 (of 130 teams · 61% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #106 (of 130 teams · 396.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.212 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.565 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.263 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.550 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Ball State6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (295.0 yds/g · 295 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (13.0 pts/g · 13 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (493.0 yds/g allowed · 493 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44.0 pts/g allowed · 44 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-31.0 /g · -31 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) | — (25:51 /g · 0h 26m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #63 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #59 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 130 teams · 338.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.341 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) | — (58% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.052 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.962 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (92.0 yds/g · 92 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g · 7 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (518.0 yds/g allowed · 518 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34.0 pts/g allowed · 34 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-27.0 /g · -27 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19:56 /g · 0h 20m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #45 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #24 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #115 (of 130 teams · 340.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.255 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.194 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (16% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (59% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.850 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.889 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Ohio3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (347.0 yds/g · 694 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.5 pts/g · 15 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (422.0 yds/g allowed · 844 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32.0 pts/g allowed · 64 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-24.5 /g · -49 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) | — (30:14 /g · 1h 00m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #64 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #31 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #117 (of 130 teams · 332.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.142 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.296 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.055 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.113 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Akron2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (208.5 yds/g · 417 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (8.5 pts/g · 17 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (617.5 yds/g allowed · 1,235 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (59.5 pts/g allowed · 119 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-51.0 /g · -102 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 1 taken, 2 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36:11 /g · 1h 12m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #64 (of 130 teams · 90% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #79 (of 130 teams · 69% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #56 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #119 (of 130 teams · 331.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.020 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.711 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (69% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.228 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.282 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Bowling Green4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (205.5 yds/g · 411 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 20 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (358.0 yds/g allowed · 716 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24.0 pts/g allowed · 48 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-14.0 /g · -28 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3 in these games · 5 taken, 2 given · +1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:12 /g · 1h 02m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 21% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #99 (of 130 teams · 49% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #110 (of 130 teams · 380.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.065 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.144 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.983 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.965 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Toledo7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (353.0 yds/g · 353 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29.0 pts/g · 29 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (449.0 yds/g allowed · 449 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32.0 pts/g allowed · 32 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3.0 /g · -3 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 3 taken, 1 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:04 /g · 0h 30m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #91 (of 130 teams · 41% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #19 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #44 (of 130 teams · 85% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #86 (of 130 teams · 465.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.091 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.163 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.574 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.524 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Buffalo4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (359.0 yds/g · 359 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) | — (516.0 yds/g allowed · 516 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.0 pts/g allowed · 28 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-25.0 /g · -25 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32:00 /g · 0h 32m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #124 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 32% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #94 (of 130 teams · 52% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #124 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 267.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.085 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.472 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) | — (37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.166 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (2.015 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Central Michigan9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (379.5 yds/g · 759 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (22.5 pts/g · 45 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (476.0 yds/g allowed · 952 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41.5 pts/g allowed · 83 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-19.0 /g · -38 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) | — (32:31 /g · 1h 05m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #82 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #69 (of 130 teams · 72% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #32 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 268.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.133 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.243 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.659 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.452 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois9–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2021. 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) | — (254.0 yds/g · 508 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (16.0 pts/g · 32 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (517.5 yds/g allowed · 1,035 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42.0 pts/g allowed · 84 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-26.0 /g · -52 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 1 taken, 2 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:03 /g · 0h 58m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #48 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #40 (of 130 teams · 87% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #114 (of 130 teams · 354.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.070 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.315 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) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.061 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.270 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 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, 20212021 Kent StateMid-American medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 52 of 69. Mid-American median rank 52.#1last
Scoring offense. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 68 of 69. Mid-American median rank 68.#1last
Total defense. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 67 of 69. Mid-American median rank 67.#1last
Scoring defense. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 60 of 69. Mid-American median rank 60.#1last
Point margin. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 66 of 69. Mid-American median rank 66.#1last
Turnover margin. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 2 of 69. Mid-American median rank 2.#1last
Possession. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 67 of 69. Mid-American median rank 67.#1last
Returning passing. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Ball State #1 of 130; 2021 Bowling Green #1 of 130; 2021 Buffalo #1 of 130; 2021 Eastern Michigan #1 of 130; 2021 Miami (OH) #1 of 130; 2021 Ohio #1 of 130; 2021 Western Michigan #1 of 130; 2021 Akron #64 of 130; 2021 Central Michigan #82 of 130; 2021 Toledo #91 of 130; 2021 Northern Illinois #127 of 130. Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 1 of 130. Mid-American median rank 1.#1last
Returning receiving. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Miami (OH) #4 of 130; 2021 Toledo #19 of 130; 2021 Eastern Michigan #45 of 130; 2021 Northern Illinois #48 of 130; 2021 Ball State #63 of 130; 2021 Ohio #64 of 130; 2021 Central Michigan #69 of 130; 2021 Akron #79 of 130; 2021 Western Michigan #94 of 130; 2021 Buffalo #124 of 130; 2021 Bowling Green #127 of 130. Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 86 of 130. Mid-American median rank 64.#1last
Returning rushing. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Western Michigan #7 of 130; 2021 Eastern Michigan #24 of 130; 2021 Ohio #31 of 130; 2021 Central Michigan #32 of 130; 2021 Northern Illinois #40 of 130; 2021 Toledo #44 of 130; 2021 Miami (OH) #52 of 130; 2021 Akron #56 of 130; 2021 Ball State #59 of 130; 2021 Buffalo #94 of 130; 2021 Bowling Green #99 of 130. Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 1 of 130. Mid-American median rank 40.#1last
Team talent. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Toledo #86 of 130; 2021 Western Michigan #106 of 130; 2021 Bowling Green #110 of 130; 2021 Miami (OH) #111 of 130; 2021 Northern Illinois #114 of 130; 2021 Eastern Michigan #115 of 130; 2021 Ball State #116 of 130; 2021 Ohio #117 of 130; 2021 Akron #119 of 130; 2021 Central Michigan #123 of 130; 2021 Buffalo #124 of 130. Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 113 of 130. Mid-American median rank 114.#1last
Offensive EPA. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 67 of 69. Mid-American median rank 67.#1last
Defensive EPA. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 58 of 69. Mid-American median rank 58.#1last
Offensive success rate. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 49 of 69. Mid-American median rank 49.#1last
Defensive success rate. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 64 of 69. Mid-American median rank 64.#1last
Offensive explosiveness. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 68 of 69. Mid-American median rank 68.#1last
Defensive explosiveness. Mid-American, 2021, best rank first: . Marked: 2021 Kent State, ranked 45 of 69. Mid-American median rank 45.