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Eastern Michigan University · 2026 · Mid-American

Efficiency
-17.1
127th FBS
Record
1-2
Conf. record
1-0
Conf. finish
8th
proj. of 13
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Eastern Michigan is 1-2 and ranked 127th in overall efficiency. Their 115th-ranked defense carries them, with a 128th-ranked offense. They pass the ball on 59% of offensive plays with a 130th-ranked passing attack and run the ball on the remaining 41% of plays with an 113th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
+1 left
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
1-1
+6 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 4.2 wins
Strength of Record
123rd
-1.5 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
84th
full season
111th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
94th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.8 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
0vs Sacramento StateMid-American#135W 2817+7.5100%-15.0Q4
1vs San José StateMountain West#124L 2127+0.80%-22.7Q4
2@ Michigan StateBig Ten#54L 735-24.90%-23.6Q2
3@ WisconsinBig Ten#70Preview-17.815%Q3
4vs LindenwoodOVCPreview+22.090%Q4
5@ MassachusettsMid-American#121Preview-5.338%Q4
6@ AkronMid-American#107Preview-10.327%Q4
7vs ToledoMid-American#58Preview-18.214%Q3
8@ OhioMid-American#98Preview-13.122%Q4
10vs Central MichiganMid-American#128Preview+0.251%Q4
12@ Western MichiganMid-American#38Preview-27.06%Q2
13vs Kent StateMid-American#131Preview+4.159%Q4

3 played · 1-2. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Eastern Michigan, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

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Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 130th
SR 126thYPP 136thEPA 123rd
RushingEff 113th
SR 109thYPP 122ndEPA 104th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 99th
SR 98thYPP 100thEPA 104th
Rush defenseEff 118th
SR 123rdYPP 116thEPA 120th
Dropback rate 59%Tempo +6.8 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 60th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 42%1st · Defense allowed: 39%1st2nd · Offense: 35%2nd · Defense allowed: 45%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 33%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 43%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 0.0Q1 · Allowed: 7.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 35.0Q2 · Allowed: 20.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 7.0Q3 · Allowed: 21.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 7.0Q4 · Allowed: 24.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Eastern Michigan Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 128th
-10.0
Field position: -2.2Finishing drives: -7.9
Field position -2.2Finishing drives -7.9= -10.0
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 132nd · Finishing 125th

Defensive EffRanked 115th
-6.1
Field position: -1.7Finishing drives: -4.4
Field position -1.7Finishing drives -4.4= -6.1
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 125th · Finishing 104th

1.32 points per drive on offense, 1.89 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 25.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(53)58% / 42%38%4.2
Q2(55)51% / 49%53%6.8
Q3(40)65% / 35%40%4.2
Q4(38)68% / 32%11%2.1
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(43)10.251%7.0
2nd(39)8.033%3.3
3rd(26)8.015%3.4
4th(3)4.70%0.0
All (111)35%4.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(34)9.929%3.5
2nd(24)6.038%2.8
3rd(16)6.363%5.5
4th(1)1.0100%50.0
All (75)40%4.3

Eastern Michigan, all games.

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