
Mid-American · 2026
Ball State
0–1
#136
CFPi+
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CFPi+ Index
CFPi+
-20.9#136
Offense
+12.4#135
Defense
+33.4#112
National Composite
-22.7#136
EPi+ Efficiency
-22.3#135
TPi+ Talent
-13.6#122
Head Coach
-22.4#133
EPi+ Efficiency Index
EPi+
-26.0#136
Off EPi+
-13.1#133
Def EPi+
+12.9#134
Off Success
19.4%#134
Def Success
61.4%#136
Havoc Created
11.0%#111
Advanced Stats
| Stat | Offense | Rank | Defense | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 19.4% | #134 | 61.4% | #136 |
| Explosiveness | +1.3 | #58 | +1.4 | #97 |
| Havoc Rate | 22.6% | #123 | 11.0% | #111 |
| Pass PPA | -0.3 | #133 | +0.9 | #130 |
| Rush PPA | -0.1 | #114 | +0.3 | #121 |
TPi+ Talent Index
TPi+
-13.6#122
Recruiting
-7.9#114
Returning
-15.3#116
247 Talent
563.9#113
Head Coach
-22.4#133
National Composite
C
-22.7#136
SP+
-25.0#134
SP+ Off
+12.6#134
SP+ Def
+36.9#126
ESPN FPI
-19.0#135
Traditional Stats
Yards/G
165.0#131
Yards/G Allowed
671.0#137
Pass Yards/G
120.0#121
Rush Yards/G
45.0#128
3rd Down
21.4%#122
3rd Down Allowed
45.5%#104
Sacks/G
2.0#48
Takeaways/G
1.0#52
2026 Scheduleprojected 3.99–8.01
Record
1–1
Simulated
2–10
Projected
4.1–7.9
Best case
6–6
Worst case
1–11
| WK | OPPONENT | RESULT | PROJECTED | WIN PROB | MARKET | EDGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @#1 Ohio State | L 3–56 | Final | |||
| 2 | vsStony Brook | W 41–17 | Final | |||
| 3 | @#94 Liberty | — | Lose by 15.0 17–34 | 19.5% | — | — |
| 4 | @#135 Kent State | — | Lose by 1.0 23–24 | 47.8% | — | — |
| 5 | vs#93 Toledo | — | Lose by 13.5 14–28 | 21.9% | — | — |
| 6 | @#48 Northwestern | — | Lose by 26.0 10–35 | 6.8% | — | — |
| 7 | @#123 Bowling Green | — | Lose by 8.2 20–27 | 32.0% | — | — |
| 8 | vs#120 Sacramento State | — | Lose by 7.2 21–28 | 33.9% | — | — |
| 10 | @#137 Massachusetts | — | Win by 0.8 24–23 | 51.7% | — | — |
| 11 | vs#111 Buffalo | — | Lose by 9.5 20–28 | 29.2% | — | — |
| 12 | @#118 Ohio | — | Lose by 9.5 17–27 | 29.4% | — | — |
| 13 | vs#124 Central Michigan | — | Lose by 6.1 20–24 | 36.4% | — | — |
CFPi+ V2026.2 · data vintage 9/8/2026