Ohio
MAC · 7–3 · 5–1 in conference · MRI Classic #75
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 | +6.4 avg | × 71% | +4.5 |
| Opponents faced | -13.9 avg | × 71% | -9.9 |
| Preseason prior | -4.8 | × 29% | -1.4 |
| Power | -6.8 | ||
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 | Nebraska | L 21–49 | -22.3 | -5.7 | -1.2 |
| 2 | vs | Jacksonville State | W 29–27 | +2.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 3 | at | South Alabama | L 36–41 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -0.9 |
| 4 | vs | Stonehill FCS | W 35–7 | +29.9 | -1.9 | -0.2 |
| 5 | at | Kent State | W 13–10 | +11.0 | -8.0 | -1.0 |
| 6 | vs | Central Michigan | W 31–14 | +7.6 | +9.4 | +0.5 |
| 7 | at | Sacramento State | W 48–7 | +13.6 | +27.4 | +1.5 |
| 8 | vs | Eastern Michigan | W 24–20 | +13.1 | -9.1 | -1.0 |
| 10 | at | Akron | W 28–20 | +13.0 | -5.0 | -0.7 |
| 11 | at | Miami (OH) | L 17–34 | -0.3 | -16.7 | -2.0 |
| Preseason prior (29% of the rating) | -1.4 | |||||
| Power | -6.8 | |||||
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | vs | Ball State | +19.1 | 88% |
| 13 | vs | Toledo | -1.6 | 46% |
Coaches
Mean added leaves out 1978–1980, the first seasons rated, which have no preseason prior to measure against.
| Coach | Years | Record | Mean added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kappes | 1978 | 3-8 | – |
| Brian Burke | 1979–1984 | 31-34-1 | -6.7 |
| Cleve Bryant | 1985–1989 | 9-44-2 | -8.1 |
| Tom Lichtenberg | 1990–1994 | 8-45-2 | -8.0 |
| Jim Grobe | 1995–2000 | 33-33-1 | +0.1 |
| Brian Knorr | 2001–2004 | 11-35 | -6.4 |
| Frank Solich | 2005–2020 | 115-82 | -1.4 |
| Tim Albin | 2021–2024 | 34-19 | +1.0 |
| John Hauser | 2026 | 7-3 | -3.6 |
Season by season
Best finish: #20 in 2018. 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 | 9–4 | #78 of 136 · -2.67 | – |
| 2024 | 11–3 | #67 of 134 · -0.64 | – |
| 2023 | 10–3 | #81 of 133 · -3.59 | – |
| 2022 | 10–4 | #93 of 131 · -6.07 | – |
| 2021 | 3–9 | #114 of 130 · -15.24 | – |
| 2020 | 2–1 | #91 of 128 · -5.43 | – |
| 2019 | 7–6 | #67 of 130 · -0.50 | #53 of 130 · 24.13 |
| 2018 | 9–4 | #48 of 130 · 5.62 | #20 of 130 · 64.58 |
| 2017 | 9–4 | #62 of 130 · 2.03 | #37 of 130 · 47.24 |
| 2016 | 8–6 | #83 of 128 · -5.32 | #56 of 128 · 28.17 |
| 2015 | 8–5 | #90 of 128 · -6.75 | #68 of 128 · 21.41 |
| 2014 | 6–6 | #111 of 128 · -13.62 | #89 of 128 · -1.74 |
| 2013 | 7–6 | #91 of 125 · -8.77 | #84 of 126 · 1.99 |
| 2012 | 9–4 | #74 of 124 · -4.29 | #41 of 124 · 44.26 |
| 2011 | 10–4 | #73 of 120 · -2.46 | #30 of 120 · 52.31 |
| 2010 | 8–5 | #83 of 120 · -7.01 | #67 of 120 · 19.65 |
| 2009 | 9–5 | #81 of 120 · -5.34 | #53 of 120 · 28.57 |
| 2008 | 4–8 | #96 of 120 · -10.82 | #86 of 120 · -0.21 |
| 2007 | 6–6 | #88 of 119 · -10.23 | #79 of 120 · 11.54 |
| 2006 | 9–5 | #82 of 119 · -7.00 | #64 of 119 · 19.56 |
| 2005 | 4–7 | #103 of 119 · -15.97 | #102 of 119 · -17.49 |
| 2004 | 4–7 | #97 of 117 · -13.12 | #86 of 117 · -1.46 |
| 2003 | 2–10 | #105 of 117 · -16.26 | #100 of 117 · -23.38 |
| 2002 | 4–8 | #97 of 117 · -12.92 | – |
| 2001 | 1–10 | #95 of 117 · -12.94 | – |
| 2000 | 7–4 | #70 of 116 · -2.58 | – |
| 1999 | 5–6 | #93 of 114 · -10.27 | – |
| 1998 | 5–6 | #79 of 112 · -7.40 | – |
| 1997 | 8–3 | #61 of 112 · -1.77 | – |
| 1996 | 6–6 | #79 of 111 · -8.21 | – |
| 1995 | 2–9 | #104 of 108 · -26.40 | – |
| 1994 | 0–11 | #106 of 107 · -28.39 | – |
| 1993 | 4–7 | #103 of 106 · -22.31 | – |
| 1992 | 1–10 | #103 of 107 · -21.21 | – |
| 1991 | 2–9 | #104 of 107 · -23.36 | – |
| 1990 | 1–10 | #106 of 107 · -28.55 | – |
| 1989 | 1–10 | #103 of 106 · -24.44 | – |
| 1988 | 4–7 | #97 of 104 · -21.95 | – |
| 1987 | 1–10 | #103 of 104 · -23.74 | – |
| 1986 | 1–10 | #104 of 105 · -25.74 | – |
| 1985 | 2–9 | #103 of 106 · -21.68 | – |
| 1984 | 4–7 | #100 of 106 · -16.94 | – |
| 1983 | 4–7 | #95 of 105 · -17.52 | – |
| 1982 | 6–5 | #97 of 105 · -16.47 | – |
| 1981 | 5–6 | #101 of 136 · -7.49 | – |
| 1980 | 6–5 | #87 of 138 · -3.50 | – |
| 1979 | 6–5 | #80 of 138 · -2.31 | – |
| 1978 | 3–8 | #122 of 138 · -12.84 | – |