Mid-American · 2026
Kent State
3–5
CFPi+ rank#132of 138 FBS teams
-18.0CFPi+ rating
#123Best: Defense
#132Weakest: National composite
4Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#132-18.0
Offense#132+15.4
Defense#123+33.4
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#129-16.7
Off EPi+#131-11.6
Def EPi+#103+5.1
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #13435.3% | #12045.4% |
| Explosiveness | #31+1.320 | #30+1.157 |
| Havoc rate | #10716.9% | #7615.4% |
| Pass PPA | #90+0.169 | #74+0.184 |
| Rush PPA | #132-0.115 | #71+0.063 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#130-13.7
Recruiting#120-9.6
Returning#34+11.2
247 talent#130522.8
Head coach#124-15.7
What other systems say
Composite#132-23.6
SP+#132-21.3
SP+ off#136+13.1
SP+ def#119+33.7
ESPN FPI#132-21.0
The box-score view
Yards/G#137285.4
Yards/G allowed#83370.9
Pass yards/G#112185.4
Rush yards/G#134100.0
3rd down#9336.7%
3rd down allowed#7137.9%
Sacks/G#552.3
Takeaways/G#891.0
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 | @ #14South Carolina | L 0–57 | Final | |||
| 2 | vs Wofford | W 36–15 | Final | |||
| 3 | @ #3Ohio State | L 3–59 | Final | |||
| 4 | vs Ball State | W 26–13 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs Ohio | L 10–13 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ Western Michigan | L 7–38 | Final | |||
| 7 | @ South Florida | L 2–29 | Final | |||
| 8 | vs Akron | W 35–20 | Final | |||
| 9 | @ Sacramento State | — | ||||
| 11 | @ Bowling Green | — | ||||
| 12 | vs Miami (OH) | — | ||||
| 13 | @ Eastern Michigan | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026