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Central Michigan

MAC · 2016 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Central Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Presbyterian College Blue HoseUnranked—W 49–3
3Week 3 · Sep 13Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1210–3W 30–27
4Week 4 · Sep 20UNLVH2HMWC4–8W 44–21
5Week 5 · Sep 27Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–10L 35–49
6Week 6 · Oct 4Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC13–1L 10–49
7Week 7 · Oct 11Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 18Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–7W 34–28
9Week 9 · Oct 25Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–4L 17–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–9L 24–27
11Week 11 · Nov 8Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–7L 17–37
13Week 13 · Nov 22Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC8–6W 27–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6L 21–26
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 20Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND AAC10–3L 10–55

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.357
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-40+31
  • Oklahoma State +10
  • Ohio +8
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • UNLV +4
  • Ball State +4
  • Western Michigan -1
  • Tulsa -3
  • Toledo -4
  • Eastern Michigan -6
  • Miami (OH) -7
  • Kent State -9
  • Virginia -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 68thBetter than 51%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#73Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W2#80Post-Season W3#78Post-Season W4#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+46
+3
+23
-14
-39
+3
+6
-14
-3
-20
+7
-5
-45

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1012011#742012#882013#832014#682015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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