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Central Michigan

95th of 1308–5

Rank

95th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−8.0

90% range −17.8 to 1.9

Offense

25.6

88th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.6

97th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Rhode Island W 30–27

Rating change−4.0

Wk 2Sep 9 · 4:00 PM ET at

Kansas W 45–27

Rating change+2.8

Wk 3Sep 16 · 3:30 PM ET at

Syracuse L 17–41

Rating change−1.5

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) L 14–31

Rating change−1.7

Wk 5Sep 30 · 1:00 PM ET at

Boston College L 8–28

Rating change−0.4

Wk 6Oct 7 · 2:00 PM ET at

Ohio W 26–23

Rating change+0.2

Wk 7Oct 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Toledo L 10–30

Rating change−0.7

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:00 PM ET at

Ball State W 56–9

Rating change+4.2

Wk 10Nov 1 · 8:00 PM ET at

Western Michigan W 35–28

Rating change+1.8

Wk 11Nov 8 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan W 42–30

Rating change+0.5

Wk 12Nov 14 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kent State W 42–23

Rating change−0.3

Wk 13Nov 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois W 31–24

Rating change+0.6

PostDec 22 · 4:00 PM ET vs

WyomingFAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL L 14–37

Rating change−2.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	MAC	103 of 128	−11.8	22.7	34.6	6–7	—
2015	MAC	78 of 128	−2.0	24.3	26.3	7–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

CMU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles