Western Michigan

MAC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #88

Power+2.5#57 of 138

Résumé-0.09#101 · wins above average

Movement+13up from #70 last week

Best winMonmouth (49–14)
Worst lossMichigan (12–13)
Schedule faced-11.1 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-13.0 avg opponent

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 number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

Wk		Opponent	Result	Expected	Perf
1	at	Michigan	L 12–13	-14.3	+13.3
2	vs	Monmouth FCS	W 49–14	+41.4	-6.4

Remaining schedule

Wk		Opponent	Projected	Win prob
3	at	Rice	+15.4	82%
4	vs	Boise State	-4.2	40%
5	at	Buffalo	+16.2	84%
6	vs	Kent State	+31.5	97%
7	at	Central Michigan	+18.6	87%
8	at	Toledo	-5.1	38%
9	vs	Bowling Green	+27.8	95%
11	at	Akron	+16.4	84%

Season by season

Best finish: #6 in 2016. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank 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. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

Season	Rank	Rec	Rating
2025	77 of 136	10–4	-2.45	Power
2024	105 of 134	6–7	-10.94	Power
2023	116 of 133	4–8	-14.25	Power
2022	109 of 131	5–7	-10.37	Power
2021	65 of 130	8–5	1.78	Power
2020	60 of 128	4–2	1.36	Power
2019	54 of 130	7–6	23.42	MRI
2018	89 of 130	7–6	4.84	MRI
2017	59 of 130	6–6	28.53	MRI
2016	6 of 128	13–1	86.91	MRI
2015	46 of 128	8–5	42.96	MRI
2014	54 of 128	8–5	33.48	MRI
2013	115 of 126	1–11	-47.86	MRI
2012	86 of 124	4–8	-0.37	MRI
2011	63 of 120	7–6	24.11	MRI
2010	65 of 120	6–6	20.85	MRI
2009	106 of 120	5–7	-23.73	MRI
2008	59 of 120	9–4	25.53	MRI
2007	78 of 120	5–7	11.70	MRI
2006	46 of 119	8–5	39.23	MRI
2005	79 of 119	7–4	15.42	MRI
2004	114 of 117	1–10	-42.66	MRI
2003	83 of 117	5–7	1.88	MRI