College Football
#119

Central Michigan Chippewas

Mid-American · 3-4

Kelly/Shorts Stadium · 30,255 seats

Central Michigan Chippewas rank #119 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.039 points per play (Elo 1442), a 3-4 record in the Mid-American, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.039
#119 in FBS
Offense
-0.018
higher is better
Defense
+0.021
lower is better
SOS
-0.001
mean opp. rating
Elo
1442
Off EPA/play
-0.035
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.034
lower is better
Off success
-0.013
Def success
+0.020
Off explosive
-0.022
Def explosive
-0.005
Rush EPA
+0.030
offense
Pass EPA
-0.130
offense
Pts / drive
1.59
8.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.19
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Central Michigan's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.003

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.017

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.020

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production54%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.97σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-4.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.04Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@New MexicoL 7–38———
2vsColgateW 13–10———
3vsWyomingW 24–10———
4@MiamiL 3–52———
5vsAkronW 41–17———
6@OhioL 14–31———
7vsWestern MichiganL 14–21———
8vsMiami (OH)Oct 24———
10NEastern MichiganNov 4———
11vsSacramento StateNov 11———
12@BuffaloNov 18———
13@Ball StateNov 28———