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Western Michigan

MAC · 2018 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1962–2026
All-Time Record
356–321–7
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2016
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC10–3L 42–55
3Week 3 · Sep 11Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 3–49
4Week 4 · Sep 18Delaware State HornetsUnranked—W 68–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)H2HSUN2–10W 34–15
6Week 6 · Oct 2Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–6W 40–39
7Week 7 · Oct 9Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6W 27–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC3–9W 42–35
9Week 9 · Oct 23Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–11W 35–10
10Week 10 · Oct 30Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–6L 24–51
11Week 11 · Nov 6Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC9–4L 14–59
13Week 13 · Nov 20Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8L 41–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–6W 28–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25BYUH2HIND FBSI7–6L 18–49

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
3.415
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-30+27
  • Northern Illinois +8
  • Eastern Michigan +7
  • Miami (OH) +6
  • Bowling Green +3
  • Georgia State +2
  • Central Michigan +1
  • Syracuse -3
  • Michigan -3
  • Ohio -4
  • Toledo -6
  • BYU -6
  • Ball State -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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66Post-Season W1#68Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#78Post-Season W4#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
-46
+68
+19
+1
+3
+7
+25
-27
-45
-1
+7
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#1212013#562014#412015#92016#782017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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