| 2012 | Western 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 2012. 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.) | #38 (of 124 teams · 439.3 yds/g · 5,271 yards) | #62 (of 124 teams · 29.3 pts/g · 352 points) | #63 (of 124 teams · 395.9 yds/g allowed · 4,751 yards) | #76 (of 124 teams · 29.7 pts/g allowed · 356 points) | #74 (of 124 teams · -0.3 /g · -4 on the season) | #114 (of 124 teams · -14 on the season · 17 taken, 31 given · -1.17 /g) | #95 (of 124 teams · 29:10 /g · 5h 50m 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) | #62 (of 124 teams · 0.063 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #38 (of 124 teams · 0.025 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #26 (of 124 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #36 (of 124 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #112 (of 124 teams · 0.870 average PPA on successful plays) | #108 (of 124 teams · 0.997 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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 2012. 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 2012. 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.) | #64 (Total offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #20–#124. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #64 (Scoring offense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #13–#124. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #90 (Total defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #6–#115. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #76 (Scoring defense: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #10–#121. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #74 (Point margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #6–#123. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #78 (Turnover margin: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #4–#114. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #68 (Possession: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #18–#107. 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) | #65 (Offensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #30–#124. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #91 (Defensive EPA: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #5–#119. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #83 (Offensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #12–#123. 0 of 13 in the top 10.) | #79 (Defensive success rate: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #6–#122. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) | #62 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #3–#120. 2 of 13 in the top 10.) | #56 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. Range #10–#113. 1 of 13 in the top 10.) |
| 2012 | 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 2012. 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.) | #45 (of 124 teams · 427.2 yds/g · 5,126 yards) | #79 (of 124 teams · 26.1 pts/g · 313 points) | #102 (of 124 teams · 450.0 yds/g allowed · 5,400 yards) | #107 (of 124 teams · 35.7 pts/g allowed · 428 points) | #103 (of 124 teams · -9.6 /g · -115 on the season) | #114 (of 124 teams · -14 on the season · 13 taken, 27 given · -1.17 /g) | #107 (of 124 teams · 28:05 /g · 5h 37m 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) | #75 (of 124 teams · 0.046 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #93 (of 124 teams · 0.089 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #67 (of 124 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #95 (of 124 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #39 (of 124 teams · 0.959 average PPA on successful plays) | #18 (of 124 teams · 0.869 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Ball State9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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.) | #27 (of 124 teams · 457.2 yds/g · 5,944 yards) | #33 (of 124 teams · 33.6 pts/g · 437 points) | #106 (of 124 teams · 462.4 yds/g allowed · 6,011 yards) | #94 (of 124 teams · 32.0 pts/g allowed · 416 points) | #65 (of 124 teams · +1.6 /g · +21 on the season) | #78 (of 124 teams · -3 on the season · 14 taken, 17 given · -0.23 /g) | #28 (of 124 teams · 32:07 /g · 6h 57m 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) | #30 (of 124 teams · 0.111 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #118 (of 124 teams · 0.144 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #12 (of 124 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #77 (of 124 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #120 (of 124 teams · 0.833 average PPA on successful plays) | #113 (of 124 teams · 1.007 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Bowling Green8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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 124 teams · 365.3 yds/g · 4,749 yards) | #94 (of 124 teams · 22.9 pts/g · 298 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 296.6 yds/g allowed · 3,856 yards) | #10 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 16.8 pts/g allowed · 218 points) | #46 (of 124 teams · +6.2 /g · +80 on the season) | #45 (of 124 teams · +4 on the season · 22 taken, 18 given · +0.31 /g) | #18 (of 124 teams · 32:46 /g · 7h 06m 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 124 teams · -0.017 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #5 — top 10 (of 124 teams · -0.036 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #85 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #6 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 124 teams · 0.876 average PPA on successful plays) | #81 (of 124 teams · 0.952 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Buffalo4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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.) | #85 (of 124 teams · 375.8 yds/g · 4,510 yards) | #101 (of 124 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 255 points) | #39 (of 124 teams · 363.7 yds/g allowed · 4,364 yards) | #69 (of 124 teams · 28.5 pts/g allowed · 342 points) | #99 (of 124 teams · -7.3 /g · -87 on the season) | #95 (of 124 teams · -6 on the season · 16 taken, 22 given · -0.50 /g) | #97 (of 124 teams · 28:59 /g · 5h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #107 (of 124 teams · 0.000 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #26 (of 124 teams · 0.004 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #116 (of 124 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #25 (of 124 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #29 (of 124 teams · 0.971 average PPA on successful plays) | #104 (of 124 teams · 0.990 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | 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 2012. 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.) | #64 (of 124 teams · 394.0 yds/g · 5,122 yards) | #64 (of 124 teams · 28.9 pts/g · 375 points) | #90 (of 124 teams · 431.2 yds/g allowed · 5,606 yards) | #96 (of 124 teams · 32.4 pts/g allowed · 421 points) | #83 (of 124 teams · -3.5 /g · -46 on the season) | #52 (of 124 teams · +2 on the season · 18 taken, 16 given · +0.15 /g) | #90 (of 124 teams · 29:20 /g · 6h 21m 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) | #56 (of 124 teams · 0.067 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 124 teams · 0.097 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #30 (of 124 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #85 (of 124 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #57 (of 124 teams · 0.932 average PPA on successful plays) | #56 (of 124 teams · 0.924 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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.) | #105 (of 124 teams · 333.7 yds/g · 4,004 yards) | #100 (of 124 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 256 points) | #115 (of 124 teams · 478.9 yds/g allowed · 5,747 yards) | #115 (of 124 teams · 37.6 pts/g allowed · 451 points) | #117 (of 124 teams · -16.3 /g · -195 on the season) | #90 (of 124 teams · -5 on the season · 16 taken, 21 given · -0.42 /g) | #62 (of 124 teams · 30:33 /g · 6h 07m 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) | #109 (of 124 teams · -0.004 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #91 (of 124 teams · 0.089 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #100 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #111 (of 124 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #62 (of 124 teams · 0.929 average PPA on successful plays) | #10 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 0.842 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Kent State11–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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.) | #74 (of 124 teams · 388.3 yds/g · 5,436 yards) | #35 (of 124 teams · 33.1 pts/g · 463 points) | #76 (of 124 teams · 410.3 yds/g allowed · 5,744 yards) | #44 (of 124 teams · 24.5 pts/g allowed · 343 points) | #35 (of 124 teams · +8.6 /g · +120 on the season) | #4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · +20 on the season · 38 taken, 18 given · +1.43 /g) | #53 (of 124 teams · 30:56 /g · 7h 13m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #92 (of 124 teams · 0.023 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #58 (of 124 teams · 0.054 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #79 (of 124 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #66 (of 124 teams · 0.925 average PPA on successful plays) | #34 (of 124 teams · 0.895 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Massachusetts1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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.) | #124 (of 124 teams · 278.3 yds/g · 3,339 yards) | #124 (of 124 teams · 12.7 pts/g · 152 points) | #105 (of 124 teams · 461.3 yds/g allowed · 5,536 yards) | #121 (of 124 teams · 40.2 pts/g allowed · 482 points) | #123 (of 124 teams · -27.5 /g · -330 on the season) | #104 (of 124 teams · -9 on the season · 19 taken, 28 given · -0.75 /g) | #89 (of 124 teams · 29:21 /g · 5h 52m 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) | #124 (of 124 teams · -0.093 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #115 (of 124 teams · 0.136 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #123 (of 124 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #121 (of 124 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #53 (of 124 teams · 0.937 average PPA on successful plays) | #24 (of 124 teams · 0.879 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | 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 2012. 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.) | #75 (of 124 teams · 385.3 yds/g · 4,623 yards) | #92 (of 124 teams · 23.3 pts/g · 280 points) | #108 (of 124 teams · 467.7 yds/g allowed · 5,612 yards) | #103 (of 124 teams · 34.9 pts/g allowed · 419 points) | #111 (of 124 teams · -11.6 /g · -139 on the season) | #90 (of 124 teams · -5 on the season · 14 taken, 19 given · -0.42 /g) | #55 (of 124 teams · 30:48 /g · 6h 10m 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) | #65 (of 124 teams · 0.059 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #119 (of 124 teams · 0.151 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #87 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #122 (of 124 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #3 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 1.051 average PPA on successful plays) | #79 (of 124 teams · 0.951 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois12–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 13 Mid-American teams in 2012. 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.) | #20 (of 124 teams · 469.6 yds/g · 6,574 yards) | #13 (of 124 teams · 38.6 pts/g · 540 points) | #42 (of 124 teams · 369.3 yds/g allowed · 5,170 yards) | #21 (of 124 teams · 19.9 pts/g allowed · 278 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 124 teams · +18.7 /g · +262 on the season) | #37 (of 124 teams · +7 on the season · 27 taken, 20 given · +0.50 /g) | #105 (of 124 teams · 28:22 /g · 6h 37m 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) | #54 (of 124 teams · 0.071 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #28 (of 124 teams · 0.007 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #46 (of 124 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #51 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #92 (of 124 teams · 0.892 average PPA on successful plays) | #12 (of 124 teams · 0.847 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | 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 2012. 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.) | #31 (of 124 teams · 444.8 yds/g · 5,782 yards) | #42 (of 124 teams · 31.7 pts/g · 412 points) | #57 (of 124 teams · 388.8 yds/g allowed · 5,054 yards) | #46 (of 124 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 322 points) | #43 (of 124 teams · +6.9 /g · +90 on the season) | #7 — top 10 (of 124 teams · +15 on the season · 25 taken, 10 given · +1.15 /g) | #68 (of 124 teams · 30:23 /g · 6h 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) | #43 (of 124 teams · 0.088 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #63 (of 124 teams · 0.056 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #83 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #68 (of 124 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #8 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 1.020 average PPA on successful plays) | #55 (of 124 teams · 0.923 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | 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 2012. 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.) | #32 (of 124 teams · 444.6 yds/g · 5,780 yards) | #44 (of 124 teams · 31.5 pts/g · 410 points) | #113 (of 124 teams · 473.1 yds/g allowed · 6,151 yards) | #67 (of 124 teams · 28.4 pts/g allowed · 369 points) | #58 (of 124 teams · +3.1 /g · +41 on the season) | #34 (of 124 teams · +7 on the season · 27 taken, 20 given · +0.54 /g) | #31 (of 124 teams · 31:53 /g · 6h 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) | #38 (of 124 teams · 0.095 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #101 (of 124 teams · 0.101 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #34 (of 124 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #96 (of 124 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #79 (of 124 teams · 0.909 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 124 teams · 0.945 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |