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Kent State

MAC · 2017 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
11th
1–7 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC12–2L 3–56
3Week 3 · Sep 12Howard BisonUnranked—W 38–31
4Week 4 · Sep 19Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA8–5L 0–21
5Week 5 · Sep 26Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC8–5L 3–42
6Week 6 · Oct 3Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC6–6L 13–27
7Week 7 · Oct 10Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–5L 3–24
8Week 8 · Oct 17Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–7W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC9–4L 3–48
11Week 11 · Nov 7Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC2–10L 16–44
12Week 12 · Nov 14Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–6L 20–48
13Week 13 · Nov 21Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–5L 23–42
14Week 14 · Nov 28Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–7L 14–24

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
7.267
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-50
-55+5
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Clemson -2
  • Ohio -4
  • Marshall -5
  • Louisville -5
  • Northern Illinois -5
  • Central Michigan -5
  • Buffalo -6
  • Western Michigan -6
  • Akron -7
  • Bowling Green -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 #120Better than 13%
Win % Place 117thBetter than 15%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#120Post-Season W1#119Post-Season W2#120Post-Season W3#120Post-Season W4#120Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-53
+7
-21
-39
-14
-21
+3
-45
-28
-28
-19
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#252012#952013#1182014#1102015#1192016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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