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Central Michigan

100th of 1367–6

Rank

100th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

−11.9

90% range −21.6 to −2.2

Offense

17.7

118th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.6

90th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 29 · 10:30 PM ET at

San José State W 16–14

Rating change+3.4

Wk 2Sep 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Pittsburgh L 17–45

Rating change−1.6

Wk 3Sep 13 · 12:00 PM ET at#23

Michigan L 3–63

Rating change−4.0

Wk 4Sep 20 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Wagner W 49–10

Rating change+2.5

Wk 5Sep 27 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan W 24–13

Rating change+0.5

Wk 6Oct 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

Akron L 22–28

Rating change−1.3

Wk 8Oct 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Bowling Green W 27–6

Rating change+1.9

Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Massachusetts W 38–13

Rating change+2.0

Wk 10Nov 1 · 4:00 PM ET at

Western Michigan L 21–24

Rating change−0.5

Wk 12Nov 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Buffalo W 38–19

Rating change+1.7

Wk 13Nov 19 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kent State W 28–16

Rating change+0.1

Wk 14Nov 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Toledo L 3–21

Rating change−0.1

PostDec 26 · 1:00 PM ET vs

NorthwesternGameAbove Sports Bowl L 7–34

Rating change−0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	MAC	118 of 134	−14.4	18.9	33.3	4–8	—
2023	MAC	116 of 133	−14.4	19.8	34.2	5–7	—
2022	MAC	110 of 131	−12.2	20.6	32.7	4–8	—
2021	MAC	59 of 130	2.8	29.1	26.3	9–4	—
2020	MAC	89 of 127	−5.9	26.1	32.0	3–3	—
2019	MAC	87 of 130	−5.6	27.3	32.9	8–6	—
2018	MAC	124 of 130	−20.3	14.0	34.3	1–11	—
2017	MAC	95 of 130	−8.0	25.6	33.6	8–5	—
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