Metrics
Western MichiganBroncos
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Western Michigan played 3 such games.
Mid-American, 2023
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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| 2023 | Western Michigan4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | #54 (of 73 teams · 323.3 yds/g · 970 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 15.0 pts/g · 45 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 (of 73 teams · 441.0 yds/g allowed · 1,323 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 43.3 pts/g allowed · 130 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · -28.3 /g · -85 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 73 teams · +0 in these games · 3 taken, 3 given · +0.00 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #53 (of 73 teams · 28:37 /g · 1h 26m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 133 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #79 (of 133 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #113 (of 133 teams · 34% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 133 teams · 401.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 0.057 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 0.309 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 32% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #42 (of 73 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 73 teams · 1.349 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #64 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 1.399 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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 2023. 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 2023. 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.) | #54 (Total offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #54–#54. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #69 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #69–#69. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #62 (Total defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #62–#62. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #73–#73. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Point margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #73–#73. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #32 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #32–#32. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #53 (Possession: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #53–#53. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #23 (Returning passing: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #1–#129. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #79 (Returning receiving: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #5–#129. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #31 (Returning rushing: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #1–#130. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #113 (Team talent: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #88–#127. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #65 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #65–#65. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #66 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #66–#66. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #73–#73. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #42 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #42–#42. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #15 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #15–#15. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #64 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. Range #64–#64. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2023 | Ohio10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (247.0 yds/g · 247 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 10 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (271.0 yds/g allowed · 271 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g allowed · 7 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 · 2 taken, 0 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35:51 /g · 0h 36m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 133 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #5 — top 10 (of 133 teams · 86% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #12 (of 133 teams · 92% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #122 (of 133 teams · 342.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.009 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.128 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.006 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.179 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Toledo11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (416.0 yds/g · 416 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.0 pts/g · 28 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (374.0 yds/g allowed · 374 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30.0 pts/g allowed · 30 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2.0 /g · -2 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) | — (32:57 /g · 0h 33m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 133 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #29 (of 133 teams · 64% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #1 — top 10 (of 133 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #88 (of 133 teams · 497.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.189 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.292 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (56% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.064 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.060 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (243.5 yds/g · 487 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19.0 pts/g · 38 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (348.0 yds/g allowed · 696 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29.5 pts/g allowed · 59 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-10.5 /g · -21 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 2 taken, 2 given · +0.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:18 /g · 1h 01m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #9 — top 10 (of 133 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #120 (of 133 teams · 26% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #100 (of 133 teams · 42% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #120 (of 133 teams · 352.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.061 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.176 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) | — (39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.057 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.156 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Akron2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (356.5 yds/g · 713 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (15.0 pts/g · 30 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (366.0 yds/g allowed · 732 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) | — (-17.0 /g · -34 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 5 taken, 4 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:36 /g · 1h 09m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #11 (of 133 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #50 (of 133 teams · 57% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #59 (of 133 teams · 63% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #102 (of 133 teams · 445.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.044 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.208 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.990 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.775 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Bowling Green7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (320.5 yds/g · 641 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (22.0 pts/g · 44 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (364.5 yds/g allowed · 729 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29.0 pts/g allowed · 58 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-7.0 /g · -14 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+4 in these games · 7 taken, 3 given · +2.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39:35 /g · 1h 19m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #95 (of 133 teams · 14% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #78 (of 133 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #21 (of 133 teams · 87% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #113 (of 133 teams · 397.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.151 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.105 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) | — (1.471 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.236 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (152.0 yds/g · 152 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (6.0 pts/g · 6 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (413.0 yds/g allowed · 413 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25.0 pts/g allowed · 25 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-19.0 /g · -19 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 2 taken, 1 given · +1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (20:26 /g · 0h 20m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #79 (of 133 teams · 30% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #105 (of 133 teams · 34% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #19 (of 133 teams · 88% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 133 teams · 377.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.071 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) | — (31% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.848 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.981 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Miami (OH)11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (286.5 yds/g · 573 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g · 34 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (515.5 yds/g allowed · 1,031 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31.0 pts/g allowed · 62 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) | — (+1 in these games · 3 taken, 2 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25:25 /g · 0h 51m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #23 (of 133 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #76 (of 133 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #31 (of 133 teams · 79% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #109 (of 133 teams · 408.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.045 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.312 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) | — (49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.683 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.194 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Buffalo3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (316.0 yds/g · 316 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g · 17 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (503.0 yds/g allowed · 503 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38.0 pts/g allowed · 38 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-21.0 /g · -21 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 2 taken, 0 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:34 /g · 0h 30m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #23 (of 133 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #115 (of 133 teams · 31% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #11 (of 133 teams · 93% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 296.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.005 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.307 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.901 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.453 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Central Michigan5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (243.5 yds/g · 487 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (12.0 pts/g · 24 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (492.0 yds/g allowed · 984 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36.0 pts/g allowed · 72 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-24.0 /g · -48 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 0 taken, 1 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:57 /g · 1h 04m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #89 (of 133 teams · 16% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 133 teams · 30% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 133 teams · 52% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 332.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.038 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.402 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) | — (48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.952 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.511 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Ball State4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (259.5 yds/g · 519 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) | — (370.0 yds/g allowed · 740 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44.5 pts/g allowed · 89 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-36.0 /g · -72 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 2 taken, 5 given · -1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:52 /g · 1h 10m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #129 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 133 teams · 31% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #126 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 15% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #111 (of 133 teams · 403.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.067 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.300 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% 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) | — (1.269 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.395 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | Kent State1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Mid-American teams in 2023. 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) | — (219.5 yds/g · 439 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (6.0 pts/g · 12 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (515.5 yds/g allowed · 1,031 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) | — (-36.0 /g · -72 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 3 taken, 2 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:09 /g · 0h 56m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #90 (of 133 teams · 16% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #129 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 12% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #130 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 9% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #118 (of 133 teams · 373.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.136 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.410 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) | — (54% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.332 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.266 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, 20232023 Western MichiganMid-American medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 54 of 73. Mid-American median rank 54.#1last
Scoring offense. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 69 of 73. Mid-American median rank 69.#1last
Total defense. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 62 of 73. Mid-American median rank 62.#1last
Scoring defense. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 73 of 73. Mid-American median rank 73.#1last
Point margin. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 73 of 73. Mid-American median rank 73.#1last
Turnover margin. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 32 of 73. Mid-American median rank 32.#1last
Possession. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 53 of 73. Mid-American median rank 53.#1last
Returning passing. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: 2023 Ohio #1 of 133; 2023 Toledo #1 of 133; 2023 Northern Illinois #9 of 133; 2023 Akron #11 of 133; 2023 Buffalo #23 of 133; 2023 Miami (OH) #23 of 133; 2023 Eastern Michigan #79 of 133; 2023 Central Michigan #89 of 133; 2023 Kent State #90 of 133; 2023 Bowling Green #95 of 133; 2023 Ball State #129 of 133. Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 17 of 133. Mid-American median rank 23.#1last
Returning receiving. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: 2023 Ohio #5 of 133; 2023 Toledo #29 of 133; 2023 Akron #50 of 133; 2023 Miami (OH) #76 of 133; 2023 Bowling Green #78 of 133; 2023 Eastern Michigan #105 of 133; 2023 Ball State #112 of 133; 2023 Buffalo #115 of 133; 2023 Central Michigan #116 of 133; 2023 Northern Illinois #120 of 133; 2023 Kent State #129 of 133. Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 79 of 133. Mid-American median rank 79.#1last
Returning rushing. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: 2023 Toledo #1 of 133; 2023 Buffalo #11 of 133; 2023 Ohio #12 of 133; 2023 Eastern Michigan #19 of 133; 2023 Bowling Green #21 of 133; 2023 Miami (OH) #31 of 133; 2023 Akron #59 of 133; 2023 Central Michigan #80 of 133; 2023 Northern Illinois #100 of 133; 2023 Ball State #126 of 133; 2023 Kent State #130 of 133. Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 113 of 133. Mid-American median rank 31.#1last
Team talent. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: 2023 Toledo #88 of 133; 2023 Akron #102 of 133; 2023 Miami (OH) #109 of 133; 2023 Ball State #111 of 133; 2023 Bowling Green #113 of 133; 2023 Eastern Michigan #116 of 133; 2023 Kent State #118 of 133; 2023 Northern Illinois #120 of 133; 2023 Ohio #122 of 133; 2023 Central Michigan #125 of 133; 2023 Buffalo #127 of 133. Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 112 of 133. Mid-American median rank 113.#1last
Offensive EPA. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 65 of 73. Mid-American median rank 65.#1last
Defensive EPA. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 66 of 73. Mid-American median rank 66.#1last
Offensive success rate. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 73 of 73. Mid-American median rank 73.#1last
Defensive success rate. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 42 of 73. Mid-American median rank 42.#1last
Offensive explosiveness. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 15 of 73. Mid-American median rank 15.#1last
Defensive explosiveness. Mid-American, 2023, best rank first: . Marked: 2023 Western Michigan, ranked 64 of 73. Mid-American median rank 64.