The MRI
2026 · Week 11

Kennesaw State

Conference USA · 3–6 · 2–3 in conference · MRI Classic #107

Power-13.8#119 of 138
Résumé-3.37#221 · wins above average
Playoff chance<0.1%out of the picture
Trendrating by week

Who to root for this week

Nothing this weekend moves the needle.

Nothing this weekend moves the needle.

Best winDelaware (42–40)
Worst lossMissouri State (21–24)
Schedule faced-9.1 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-15.7 avg opponent
Roster talent#125 of 127 · worth -9.6, rated -13.8: in line with it
Returning production6% of last year's · #118 of 128 · counted against its preseason rating
Home field+2.6 pts · 95th of 131

How this rating is built

Power = w × (average margin counted + average opponent rating) + (1 − w) × preseason prior, where w = games ÷ (games + 4). After 9 games, w is 69%, so the preseason prior is 31% of this rating. Every game played shrinks that share.

PartValueWeightAdds
Margin counted-3.5 avg× 69%-2.5
Opponents faced-9.1 avg× 69%-6.3
Preseason prior-16.4× 31%-5.0
Power-13.8

This explains how the model reached the number. The opponent ratings come out of the same fitted model, so it is not independent proof that the rating is right.

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the result against expectation. Adds is a different question: how many points of Power the game contributes, counting its margin and the strength of the opponent together. A game can beat expectation and still add little, or the reverse. Adds, plus the preseason prior, sum to Power (figures are rounded so the column adds up). Hover an Adds figure for its arithmetic.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerfAdds
1 vs West Georgia FCS W 47–0 +22.9 +24.1 +0.4
2 vs Georgia State L 17–31 -1.7 -12.3 -2.3
3 at Tennessee L 9–42 -38.0 +5.0 -1.0
4 at Arkansas State L 14–17 -5.8 +2.8 -1.0
6 vs Jacksonville State L 26–27 -4.9 +3.9 -0.8
7 at Missouri State L 21–24 -1.3 -1.7 -1.3
8 vs Liberty L 6–34 -13.7 -14.3 -2.5
9 at Middle Tennessee W 44–28 +0.3 +15.7 +0.5
10 vs Delaware W 42–40 -0.3 +2.3 -0.8
Preseason prior (31% of the rating)-5.0
Power-13.8

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
11 at Sam Houston +5.2 62%
12 vs FIU +1.2 53%
13 at Western Kentucky -3.5 42%

Coaches

CoachYearsRecordMean added
Jerry Mack2025–202613-10+4.0

Season by season

Best finish: #99 in 2025. 2 seasons rated. Season links open that year's game log.

SeasonRec MRI 2.0MRI Classic
2025 10–4 #99 of 136 · -10.22 –
2024 2–10 #132 of 134 · -24.42 –