| 2009 | Northern Illinois7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #83 (of 120 teams · 345.1 yds/g · 4,487 yards) | #54 (of 120 teams · 28.6 pts/g · 372 points) | #29 (of 120 teams · 329.6 yds/g allowed · 4,285 yards) | #30 (of 120 teams · 21.6 pts/g allowed · 281 points) | #37 (of 120 teams · +7.0 /g · +91 on the season) | #22 (of 120 teams · +7 on the season · 23 taken, 16 given · +0.54 /g) | #26 (of 120 teams · 19:24 /g · 4h 12m 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) | #43 (of 120 teams · 0.061 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #45 (of 120 teams · 0.021 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #47 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #44 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #90 (of 120 teams · 0.876 average PPA on successful plays) | #73 (of 120 teams · 0.940 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #84 (Total offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #13–#116. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #80 (Scoring offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #13–#116. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #59 (Total defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #29–#106. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #76 (Scoring defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #17–#117. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #81 (Point margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #11–#118. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #76 (Turnover margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #7–#120. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #64 (Possession: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #13–#117. 0 of 13 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) | #94 (Offensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #14–#116. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #55 (Defensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #13–#108. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #75 (Offensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #11–#115. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #80 (Defensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #27–#110. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #81 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #11–#112. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #51 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. Range #1–#107. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) |
| 2009 | Akron3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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 120 teams · 300.9 yds/g · 3,611 yards) | #106 (of 120 teams · 19.3 pts/g · 231 points) | #59 (of 120 teams · 367.7 yds/g allowed · 4,412 yards) | #87 (of 120 teams · 28.8 pts/g allowed · 345 points) | #108 (of 120 teams · -9.5 /g · -114 on the season) | #87 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 19 taken, 24 given · -0.42 /g) | #117 (of 120 teams · 16:24 /g · 3h 17m 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) | #114 (of 120 teams · -0.037 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.065 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #75 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #93 (of 120 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #112 (of 120 teams · 0.813 average PPA on successful plays) | #38 (of 120 teams · 0.891 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Ball State2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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 120 teams · 292.3 yds/g · 3,508 yards) | #108 (of 120 teams · 19.2 pts/g · 230 points) | #77 (of 120 teams · 386.7 yds/g allowed · 4,640 yards) | #82 (of 120 teams · 28.2 pts/g allowed · 338 points) | #105 (of 120 teams · -9.0 /g · -108 on the season) | #102 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 19 taken, 26 given · -0.58 /g) | #105 (of 120 teams · 17:24 /g · 3h 29m 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) | #100 (of 120 teams · -0.009 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.038 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #104 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #99 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #63 (of 120 teams · 0.918 average PPA on successful plays) | #25 (of 120 teams · 0.864 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Bowling Green7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #43 (of 120 teams · 402.7 yds/g · 5,235 yards) | #55 (of 120 teams · 28.5 pts/g · 370 points) | #87 (of 120 teams · 398.2 yds/g allowed · 5,177 yards) | #76 (of 120 teams · 27.5 pts/g allowed · 357 points) | #64 (of 120 teams · +1.0 /g · +13 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +4 on the season · 19 taken, 15 given · +0.31 /g) | #41 (of 120 teams · 19:10 /g · 4h 09m 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) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.055 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.083 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #77 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #48 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #11 (of 120 teams · 1.007 average PPA on successful plays) | #107 (of 120 teams · 1.015 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | 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 2009. 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.) | #39 (of 120 teams · 405.4 yds/g · 4,865 yards) | #82 (of 120 teams · 24.1 pts/g · 289 points) | #42 (of 120 teams · 342.7 yds/g allowed · 4,112 yards) | #50 (of 120 teams · 23.8 pts/g allowed · 285 points) | #67 (of 120 teams · +0.3 /g · +4 on the season) | #102 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 18 taken, 25 given · -0.58 /g) | #88 (of 120 teams · 17:48 /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) | #88 (of 120 teams · 0.018 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #55 (of 120 teams · 0.037 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #67 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #101 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.888 average PPA on successful plays) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.808 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Central Michigan12–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #24 (of 120 teams · 423.1 yds/g · 5,924 yards) | #13 (of 120 teams · 33.9 pts/g · 475 points) | #43 (of 120 teams · 344.2 yds/g allowed · 4,819 yards) | #17 (of 120 teams · 18.9 pts/g allowed · 265 points) | #11 (of 120 teams · +15.0 /g · +210 on the season) | #34 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 20 taken, 15 given · +0.36 /g) | #73 (of 120 teams · 18:17 /g · 4h 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) | #14 (of 120 teams · 0.112 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.029 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #11 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #64 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #94 (of 120 teams · 0.869 average PPA on successful plays) | #39 (of 120 teams · 0.894 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Eastern Michigan0–12 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #116 (of 120 teams · 278.3 yds/g · 3,340 yards) | #112 (of 120 teams · 16.4 pts/g · 197 points) | #106 (of 120 teams · 426.9 yds/g allowed · 5,123 yards) | #117 (of 120 teams · 38.3 pts/g allowed · 459 points) | #118 (of 120 teams · -21.8 /g · -262 on the season) | #76 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 23 taken, 26 given · -0.25 /g) | #13 (of 120 teams · 20:01 /g · 4h 00m 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) | #115 (of 120 teams · -0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #108 (of 120 teams · 0.125 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #109 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #110 (of 120 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 120 teams · 0.836 average PPA on successful plays) | #57 (of 120 teams · 0.913 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | 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 2009. 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.) | #96 (of 120 teams · 327.7 yds/g · 3,932 yards) | #106 (of 120 teams · 19.3 pts/g · 231 points) | #51 (of 120 teams · 356.0 yds/g allowed · 4,272 yards) | #40 (of 120 teams · 22.4 pts/g allowed · 269 points) | #83 (of 120 teams · -3.2 /g · -38 on the season) | #72 (of 120 teams · -2 on the season · 26 taken, 28 given · -0.17 /g) | #64 (of 120 teams · 18:30 /g · 3h 42m 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) | #116 (of 120 teams · -0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #13 (of 120 teams · -0.026 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #107 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #27 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #81 (of 120 teams · 0.885 average PPA on successful plays) | #63 (of 120 teams · 0.924 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Miami (OH)1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #84 (of 120 teams · 343.5 yds/g · 4,122 yards) | #116 (of 120 teams · 15.6 pts/g · 187 points) | #70 (of 120 teams · 377.3 yds/g allowed · 4,528 yards) | #108 (of 120 teams · 34.2 pts/g allowed · 410 points) | #112 (of 120 teams · -18.6 /g · -223 on the season) | #120 (of 120 teams · -24 on the season · 12 taken, 36 given · -2.00 /g) | #19 (of 120 teams · 19:32 /g · 3h 54m 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) | #34 (of 120 teams · 0.080 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #51 (of 120 teams · 0.030 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #53 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #83 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #18 (of 120 teams · 0.988 average PPA on successful plays) | #36 (of 120 teams · 0.891 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Ohio9–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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 120 teams · 310.1 yds/g · 4,342 yards) | #78 (of 120 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 347 points) | #45 (of 120 teams · 347.2 yds/g allowed · 4,861 yards) | #28 (of 120 teams · 21.3 pts/g allowed · 298 points) | #53 (of 120 teams · +3.5 /g · +49 on the season) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +13 on the season · 37 taken, 24 given · +0.93 /g) | #77 (of 120 teams · 18:11 /g · 4h 14m 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) | #110 (of 120 teams · -0.026 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.035 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #115 (of 120 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #34 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #12 (of 120 teams · 1.005 average PPA on successful plays) | #99 (of 120 teams · 0.984 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Temple9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #92 (of 120 teams · 333.5 yds/g · 4,335 yards) | #39 (of 120 teams · 29.5 pts/g · 384 points) | #32 (of 120 teams · 334.0 yds/g allowed · 4,342 yards) | #39 (of 120 teams · 22.3 pts/g allowed · 290 points) | #34 (of 120 teams · +7.2 /g · +94 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +4 on the season · 27 taken, 23 given · +0.31 /g) | #50 (of 120 teams · 18:47 /g · 4h 04m 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) | #106 (of 120 teams · -0.018 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.015 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #78 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #80 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #100 (of 120 teams · 0.862 average PPA on successful plays) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.750 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Toledo5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #13 (of 120 teams · 437.9 yds/g · 5,255 yards) | #38 (of 120 teams · 29.7 pts/g · 356 points) | #95 (of 120 teams · 407.4 yds/g allowed · 4,889 yards) | #116 (of 120 teams · 37.7 pts/g allowed · 452 points) | #101 (of 120 teams · -8.0 /g · -96 on the season) | #111 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 21 taken, 31 given · -0.83 /g) | #20 (of 120 teams · 19:32 /g · 3h 54m 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) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.091 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #57 (of 120 teams · 0.038 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #46 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #54 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #26 (of 120 teams · 0.975 average PPA on successful plays) | #104 (of 120 teams · 1.002 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Western Michigan5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2009. 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.) | #56 (of 120 teams · 387.8 yds/g · 4,654 yards) | #80 (of 120 teams · 24.7 pts/g · 296 points) | #101 (of 120 teams · 418.8 yds/g allowed · 5,026 yards) | #77 (of 120 teams · 27.5 pts/g allowed · 330 points) | #81 (of 120 teams · -2.8 /g · -34 on the season) | #96 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 22 taken, 28 given · -0.50 /g) | #93 (of 120 teams · 17:43 /g · 3h 33m 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 120 teams · 0.007 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #97 (of 120 teams · 0.098 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #26 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #98 (of 120 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #111 (of 120 teams · 0.829 average PPA on successful plays) | #51 (of 120 teams · 0.906 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |