Mid-American · 2026
Ball State
3–5
CFPi+ rank#127of 138 FBS teams
-15.8CFPi+ rating
#113Best: TPi+ talent
#133Weakest: Head coach
4Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#127-15.8
Offense#114+19.1
Defense#130+34.9
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#120-13.0
Off EPi+#84-3.2
Def EPi+#121+9.8
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #11139.6% | #8442.3% |
| Explosiveness | #29+1.321 | #133+1.427 |
| Havoc rate | #10316.8% | #10014.1% |
| Pass PPA | #55+0.260 | #125+0.383 |
| Rush PPA | #99+0.037 | #102+0.130 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#113-9.9
Recruiting#114-7.9
Returning#116-15.8
247 talent#113563.9
Head coach#133-23.3
What other systems say
Composite#131-20.6
SP+#131-20.1
SP+ off#119+17.5
SP+ def#132+37.1
ESPN FPI#131-20.1
The box-score view
Yards/G#111337.5
Yards/G allowed#125422.9
Pass yards/G#102196.3
Rush yards/G#92141.3
3rd down#11034.7%
3rd down allowed#11643.3%
Sacks/G#1011.6
Takeaways/G#1220.8
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ #3Ohio State | L 3–56 | Final | |||
| 2 | vs Stony Brook | W 41–17 | Final | |||
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs Toledo | L 24–39 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | Final | |||
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | Final | |||
| 8 | vs Sacramento State | W 34–17 | Final | |||
| 10 | @ Massachusetts | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Buffalo | — | ||||
| 12 | @ Ohio | — | ||||
| 13 | vs Central Michigan | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026