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Central Michigan

MAC · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Rhode Island RamsUnranked—W 30–27
3Week 3 · Sep 12Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB121–11W 45–27
4Week 4 · Sep 19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC4–8L 17–41
5Week 5 · Sep 26Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–7L 14–31
6Week 6 · Oct 3Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–6L 8–28
7Week 7 · Oct 10Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC9–4W 26–23
8Week 8 · Oct 17Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC11–3L 10–30
9Week 9 · Oct 24Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC2–10W 56–9
11Week 11 · Nov 7Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–6W 35–28
12Week 12 · Nov 14Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7W 42–30
13Week 13 · Nov 21Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–10W 42–23
14Week 14 · Nov 28Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–5W 31–24
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HMWC8–5L 14–37

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
2.468
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-29+33
  • Ohio +9
  • Northern Illinois +8
  • Western Michigan +6
  • Eastern Michigan +5
  • Ball State +2
  • Kent State +2
  • Kansas +1
  • Toledo -3
  • Wyoming -5
  • Boston College -6
  • Miami (OH) -7
  • Syracuse -8

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 #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#53Post-Season W3#55Post-Season W4#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+18
-24
-17
-20
+3
-20
+47
+7
+12
+19
+7
-23

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

Final Rank by Season
#742012#882013#832014#682015#782016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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