Kent State
MAC · 3–7 · 2–4 in conference · MRI Classic #133
Who to root for this week
Nothing this weekend moves the needle.
How this rating is built
Power = w × (average margin counted + average opponent rating) + (1 − w) × preseason prior, where w = games ÷ (games + 4). After 10 games, w is 71%, so the preseason prior is 29% of this rating. Every game played shrinks that share.
| Part | Value | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margin counted | -13.2 avg | × 71% | -9.4 |
| Opponents faced | -9.3 avg | × 71% | -6.6 |
| Preseason prior | -16.6 | × 29% | -4.8 |
| Power | -20.8 | ||
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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | Adds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | South Carolina | L 0–57 | -40.7 | -16.3 | -2.0 |
| 2 | vs | Wofford FCS | W 36–15 | +15.9 | +5.1 | -1.4 |
| 3 | at | Ohio State | L 3–59 | -50.6 | -5.4 | -1.3 |
| 4 | vs | Ball State | W 26–13 | +5.0 | +8.0 | -0.6 |
| 5 | vs | Ohio | L 10–13 | -11.0 | +8.0 | -1.0 |
| 6 | at | Western Michigan | L 7–38 | -23.3 | -7.7 | -2.4 |
| 7 | at | USF | L 2–29 | -25.2 | -1.8 | -2.0 |
| 8 | vs | Akron | W 35–20 | +5.0 | +10.0 | -0.4 |
| 9 | at | Sacramento State | L 10–31 | -0.4 | -20.6 | -3.3 |
| 11 | at | Bowling Green | L 28–33 | -4.7 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| Preseason prior (29% of the rating) | -4.8 | |||||
| Power | -20.8 | |||||
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | vs | Miami (OH) | -8.3 | 31% |
| 13 | at | Eastern Michigan | -7.0 | 34% |
Coaches
Mean added leaves out 1978–1980, the first seasons rated, which have no preseason prior to measure against.
| Coach | Years | Record | Mean added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Blackledge | 1978–1980 | 8-25 | – |
| Ed Chlebek | 1981–1982 | 4-18 | -7.6 |
| Dick Scesniak | 1983–1985 | 8-25 | -3.2 |
| Glen Mason | 1986–1987 | 12-10 | -3.0 |
| Dick Crum | 1988–1990 | 7-26 | -10.2 |
| Pete Cordelli | 1991–1993 | 3-30 | -8.1 |
| Jim Corrigall | 1994–1997 | 8-35-1 | -8.3 |
| Dean Pees | 1998–2003 | 17-51 | -5.8 |
| Doug Martin | 2004–2010 | 29-53 | -4.0 |
| Darrell Hazell | 2011–2012 | 16-10 | +1.6 |
| Paul Haynes | 2013–2017 | 14-45 | -8.5 |
| Sean Lewis | 2018–2022 | 24-31 | -1.4 |
| Kenni Burns | 2023–2024 | 1-23 | -14.6 |
| Mark Carney | 2025–2026 | 8-14 | -1.9 |
Season by season
Best finish: #49 in 2012. 48 seasons rated. The two columns' numbers are not comparable; the rank within each is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Two lines where both ratings cover a season - MRI 2.0 in red, Classic in grey. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rec | MRI 2.0 | MRI Classic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5–7 | #132 of 136 · -21.47 | – |
| 2024 | 0–12 | #134 of 134 · -30.43 | – |
| 2023 | 1–11 | #133 of 133 · -26.60 | – |
| 2022 | 5–7 | #100 of 131 · -8.58 | – |
| 2021 | 7–7 | #104 of 130 · -10.84 | – |
| 2020 | 3–1 | #94 of 128 · -6.38 | – |
| 2019 | 7–6 | #103 of 130 · -10.07 | #85 of 130 · 3.34 |
| 2018 | 2–10 | #122 of 130 · -20.46 | #120 of 130 · -45.55 |
| 2017 | 2–10 | #124 of 130 · -24.11 | #125 of 130 · -62.10 |
| 2016 | 3–9 | #113 of 128 · -15.16 | #97 of 128 · -12.03 |
| 2015 | 3–9 | #112 of 128 · -19.01 | #108 of 128 · -24.77 |
| 2014 | 2–9 | #115 of 128 · -16.80 | #115 of 128 · -26.71 |
| 2013 | 4–8 | #96 of 125 · -10.23 | #94 of 126 · -9.35 |
| 2012 | 11–3 | #65 of 124 · -0.86 | #49 of 124 · 36.22 |
| 2011 | 5–7 | #99 of 120 · -12.80 | #80 of 120 · 7.00 |
| 2010 | 5–7 | #96 of 120 · -12.27 | #85 of 120 · -1.21 |
| 2009 | 5–7 | #102 of 120 · -13.70 | #102 of 120 · -11.38 |
| 2008 | 4–8 | #107 of 120 · -15.73 | #100 of 120 · -19.14 |
| 2007 | 3–9 | #106 of 119 · -15.43 | #101 of 120 · -13.16 |
| 2006 | 6–6 | #102 of 119 · -12.62 | #76 of 119 · 7.31 |
| 2005 | 1–10 | #108 of 119 · -18.85 | #116 of 119 · -45.97 |
| 2004 | 5–6 | #80 of 117 · -7.32 | #59 of 117 · 27.28 |
| 2003 | 5–7 | #103 of 117 · -14.78 | #91 of 117 · -6.09 |
| 2002 | 3–9 | #111 of 117 · -22.48 | – |
| 2001 | 6–5 | #97 of 117 · -13.47 | – |
| 2000 | 1–10 | #113 of 116 · -29.22 | – |
| 1999 | 2–9 | #111 of 114 · -24.22 | – |
| 1998 | 0–11 | #112 of 112 · -32.51 | – |
| 1997 | 3–8 | #108 of 112 · -25.86 | – |
| 1996 | 2–9 | #110 of 111 · -30.89 | – |
| 1995 | 1–10 | #107 of 108 · -33.01 | – |
| 1994 | 2–9 | #105 of 107 · -26.90 | – |
| 1993 | 0–11 | #105 of 106 · -28.72 | – |
| 1992 | 2–9 | #105 of 107 · -23.68 | – |
| 1991 | 1–10 | #105 of 107 · -23.46 | – |
| 1990 | 2–9 | #105 of 107 · -26.92 | – |
| 1989 | 0–11 | #105 of 106 · -27.30 | – |
| 1988 | 5–6 | #85 of 104 · -12.32 | – |
| 1987 | 7–4 | #81 of 104 · -11.19 | – |
| 1986 | 5–6 | #101 of 105 · -18.83 | – |
| 1985 | 3–8 | #96 of 106 · -15.69 | – |
| 1984 | 4–7 | #97 of 106 · -15.62 | – |
| 1983 | 1–10 | #102 of 105 · -20.39 | – |
| 1982 | 0–11 | #104 of 105 · -23.51 | – |
| 1981 | 4–7 | #120 of 136 · -11.72 | – |
| 1980 | 3–8 | #129 of 138 · -17.61 | – |
| 1979 | 1–10 | #133 of 138 · -19.22 | – |
| 1978 | 4–7 | #119 of 138 · -11.86 | – |