| 2011 | Northern Illinois11–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #19 (of 120 teams · 455.6 yds/g · 6,378 yards) | #12 (of 120 teams · 38.3 pts/g · 536 points) | #74 (of 120 teams · 395.0 yds/g allowed · 5,530 yards) | #85 (of 120 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 424 points) | #34 (of 120 teams · +8.0 /g · +112 on the season) | #19 (of 120 teams · +9 on the season · 27 taken, 18 given · +0.64 /g) | #109 (of 120 teams · 16:53 /g · 3h 56m 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) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.145 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #74 (of 120 teams · 0.063 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #28 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #56 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.942 average PPA on successful plays) | #88 (of 120 teams · 0.967 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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 2011. 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 2011. 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.) | #70 (Total offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #19–#120. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #72 (Scoring offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #8–#118. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #65 (Total defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #7–#114. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #77 (Scoring defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #3–#116. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #78 (Point margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #11–#119. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #61 (Turnover margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #12–#117. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #80 (Possession: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #41–#114. 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) | #72 (Offensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #9–#120. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #65 (Defensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #7–#118. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #70 (Offensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #18–#120. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #56 (Defensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #25–#116. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #54 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #5–#115. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #59 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. Range #1–#109. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) |
| 2011 | Akron1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #115 (of 120 teams · 277.8 yds/g · 3,333 yards) | #118 (of 120 teams · 14.2 pts/g · 170 points) | #97 (of 120 teams · 427.2 yds/g allowed · 5,126 yards) | #116 (of 120 teams · 38.5 pts/g allowed · 462 points) | #119 (of 120 teams · -24.3 /g · -292 on the season) | #111 (of 120 teams · -11 on the season · 13 taken, 24 given · -0.92 /g) | #99 (of 120 teams · 17:20 /g · 3h 28m 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 · -0.052 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #92 (of 120 teams · 0.087 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #116 (of 120 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #113 (of 120 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #84 (of 120 teams · 0.889 average PPA on successful plays) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.797 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Ball State6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #90 (of 120 teams · 346.5 yds/g · 4,158 yards) | #72 (of 120 teams · 25.3 pts/g · 304 points) | #114 (of 120 teams · 468.1 yds/g allowed · 5,617 yards) | #103 (of 120 teams · 34.7 pts/g allowed · 416 points) | #100 (of 120 teams · -9.3 /g · -112 on the season) | #40 (of 120 teams · +2 on the season · 17 taken, 15 given · +0.17 /g) | #114 (of 120 teams · 16:27 /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) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #118 (of 120 teams · 0.163 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #59 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #116 (of 120 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #110 (of 120 teams · 0.844 average PPA on successful plays) | #59 (of 120 teams · 0.917 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Bowling Green5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #59 (of 120 teams · 384.5 yds/g · 4,614 yards) | #63 (of 120 teams · 26.5 pts/g · 318 points) | #80 (of 120 teams · 406.0 yds/g allowed · 4,872 yards) | #77 (of 120 teams · 28.8 pts/g allowed · 346 points) | #78 (of 120 teams · -2.3 /g · -28 on the season) | #117 (of 120 teams · -14 on the season · 14 taken, 28 given · -1.17 /g) | #43 (of 120 teams · 18:51 /g · 3h 46m 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) | #96 (of 120 teams · 0.005 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.059 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #58 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #82 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #42 (of 120 teams · 0.952 average PPA on successful plays) | #32 (of 120 teams · 0.884 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Buffalo3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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 120 teams · 365.2 yds/g · 4,382 yards) | #97 (of 120 teams · 22.2 pts/g · 266 points) | #65 (of 120 teams · 384.9 yds/g allowed · 4,619 yards) | #83 (of 120 teams · 29.4 pts/g allowed · 353 points) | #95 (of 120 teams · -7.3 /g · -87 on the season) | #83 (of 120 teams · -4 on the season · 11 taken, 15 given · -0.33 /g) | #49 (of 120 teams · 18:38 /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) | #101 (of 120 teams · -0.005 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #51 (of 120 teams · 0.027 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #95 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #53 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #65 (of 120 teams · 0.916 average PPA on successful plays) | #53 (of 120 teams · 0.915 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Central Michigan3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #54 (of 120 teams · 389.9 yds/g · 4,679 yards) | #92 (of 120 teams · 22.6 pts/g · 271 points) | #100 (of 120 teams · 430.5 yds/g allowed · 5,166 yards) | #99 (of 120 teams · 33.3 pts/g allowed · 400 points) | #103 (of 120 teams · -10.8 /g · -129 on the season) | #114 (of 120 teams · -12 on the season · 11 taken, 23 given · -1.00 /g) | #88 (of 120 teams · 17:40 /g · 3h 32m 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 120 teams · 0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #77 (of 120 teams · 0.065 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #73 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #80 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #44 (of 120 teams · 0.949 average PPA on successful plays) | #22 (of 120 teams · 0.869 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Eastern Michigan6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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 · 321.7 yds/g · 3,860 yards) | #104 (of 120 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 255 points) | #25 (of 120 teams · 326.5 yds/g allowed · 3,918 yards) | #50 (of 120 teams · 24.3 pts/g allowed · 292 points) | #80 (of 120 teams · -3.1 /g · -37 on the season) | #98 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 10 taken, 17 given · -0.58 /g) | #78 (of 120 teams · 17:56 /g · 3h 35m 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) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.038 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.025 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #84 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #33 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #43 (of 120 teams · 0.950 average PPA on successful plays) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.944 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | 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 2011. 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.) | #120 (of 120 teams · 223.3 yds/g · 2,679 yards) | #114 (of 120 teams · 17.1 pts/g · 205 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 298.3 yds/g allowed · 3,580 yards) | #49 (of 120 teams · 24.3 pts/g allowed · 291 points) | #94 (of 120 teams · -7.2 /g · -86 on the season) | #14 (of 120 teams · +9 on the season · 28 taken, 19 given · +0.75 /g) | #108 (of 120 teams · 16:56 /g · 3h 23m 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) | #120 (of 120 teams · -0.098 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.045 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #120 (of 120 teams · 32% of plays successful) | #25 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #115 (of 120 teams · 0.826 average PPA on successful plays) | #21 (of 120 teams · 0.868 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Miami (OH)4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #70 (of 120 teams · 372.9 yds/g · 4,475 yards) | #103 (of 120 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 256 points) | #49 (of 120 teams · 363.7 yds/g allowed · 4,364 yards) | #39 (of 120 teams · 22.9 pts/g allowed · 275 points) | #73 (of 120 teams · -1.6 /g · -19 on the season) | #79 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 18 taken, 21 given · -0.25 /g) | #54 (of 120 teams · 18:35 /g · 3h 43m 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) | #45 (of 120 teams · 0.070 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #55 (of 120 teams · 0.029 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #75 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #36 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.032 average PPA on successful plays) | #109 (of 120 teams · 1.030 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Ohio10–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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.) | #22 (of 120 teams · 445.4 yds/g · 6,236 yards) | #41 (of 120 teams · 30.5 pts/g · 427 points) | #47 (of 120 teams · 361.0 yds/g allowed · 5,054 yards) | #32 (of 120 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 310 points) | #30 (of 120 teams · +8.4 /g · +117 on the season) | #53 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 27 taken, 27 given · +0.00 /g) | #41 (of 120 teams · 18:58 /g · 4h 25m 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) | #37 (of 120 teams · 0.083 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #61 (of 120 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #27 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #27 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.897 average PPA on successful plays) | #108 (of 120 teams · 1.022 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | 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 2011. 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.) | #79 (of 120 teams · 359.1 yds/g · 4,668 yards) | #39 (of 120 teams · 30.6 pts/g · 398 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 283.9 yds/g allowed · 3,690 yards) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 13.9 pts/g allowed · 181 points) | #11 (of 120 teams · +16.7 /g · +217 on the season) | #12 (of 120 teams · +10 on the season · 20 taken, 10 given · +0.77 /g) | #46 (of 120 teams · 18:48 /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) | #52 (of 120 teams · 0.059 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #28 (of 120 teams · 0.005 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #70 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #30 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.936 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 120 teams · 0.948 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Toledo9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2011. 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 120 teams · 442.3 yds/g · 5,750 yards) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 42.2 pts/g · 549 points) | #54 (of 120 teams · 371.1 yds/g allowed · 4,825 yards) | #94 (of 120 teams · 31.7 pts/g allowed · 412 points) | #24 (of 120 teams · +10.5 /g · +137 on the season) | #12 (of 120 teams · +10 on the season · 24 taken, 14 given · +0.77 /g) | #80 (of 120 teams · 17:55 /g · 3h 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) | #28 (of 120 teams · 0.095 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #65 (of 120 teams · 0.045 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #22 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #75 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.877 average PPA on successful plays) | #38 (of 120 teams · 0.893 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Western 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 2011. 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.) | #28 (of 120 teams · 437.0 yds/g · 5,681 yards) | #18 (of 120 teams · 35.3 pts/g · 459 points) | #86 (of 120 teams · 412.5 yds/g allowed · 5,363 yards) | #76 (of 120 teams · 28.7 pts/g allowed · 373 points) | #36 (of 120 teams · +6.6 /g · +86 on the season) | #61 (of 120 teams · -1 on the season · 30 taken, 31 given · -0.08 /g) | #110 (of 120 teams · 16:37 /g · 3h 36m 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) | #15 (of 120 teams · 0.125 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #90 (of 120 teams · 0.083 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #18 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #68 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.944 average PPA on successful plays) | #86 (of 120 teams · 0.960 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |