Résumé Rankings
Who has earned it.
- Record Strength
- -1.28 #54
- Schedule strength
- .544 #90
- Best win
- Buffalo
- Statboy T25 W
- 0
- AP T25 W
- 0
Power Rankings
Who is best right now.
-0.8points vs an average FBS team
Last week: -1.1 (#89) · ▲ 0.3
Full Power Rankings → Compare to another teamPower rating breakdown
- Offense+1.2#78
- Defense-2.0#101
- Special teams+0.6#40
- Record-0.6#54
Points per game better than average. Together they add up to the Power rating (Record only gets a small say).
Compare to another teamTop players
All player rankings →Ranks compare each player with every FBS player at the same position. Points per game are points added versus an average player at that position, adjusted for opponents.
Offense
- Broc Lowry+0.05pts/game
QB · Fr. · #99 QB · Bottom 37%
977 pass yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · 0.07 EPA/dropback
Best at: Avoiding interceptions, Completion %
- Jalen Buckley+0.39pts/game
RB · Fr. · #53 RB · Top 27%
99 car · 538 yds · 6 TD · 5.4 YPC
Best at: Carry share
- Lolo Mataele-0.54pts/game
RB · Fr. · #135 RB · Bottom 32%
45 car · 202 yds · 1 TD · 4.5 YPC
Best at: Avoiding stuffs
- Aveion Chenault+0.91pts/game
WR · Fr. · #80 WR · Top 24%
21 rec · 319 yds · 1 TD · 11.4 yds/target
Best at: Yards per target, Catch rate
- Baylin Brooks-0.10pts/game
WR · Fr. · limited snaps
13 rec · 125 yds · 2 TD · 6.6 yds/target
- Egypt Nelson-0.68pts/game
WR · Fr. · limited snaps
10 rec · 98 yds · 1 TD · 5.4 yds/target
Defense
- Scoop Gardner Jr.+2.13pts/game
DE · Fr. · #30 DL · Top 3%
23 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 4.0 sacks · 1 PD · 0 INT
Best at: QB hurries, Pressures per game
- Dillon Moore+1.64pts/game
LB · Fr. · #71 LB · Top 10%
43 tkl · 4.0 TFL · 3.5 sacks · 0 PD · 1 INT
Best at: Sacks, Pressures per game
- Joey Pope+1.19pts/game
S · Fr. · #185 DB · Top 19%
34 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 5 PD · 1 INT
Best at: Passes defended, Tackles per game
Teams like Western Michigan
The closest matches across every FBS team, based on this week's numbers.
How they've moved
Rank after each week of the season.
Schedule & results
#numbers are this week's Statboy Résumé ranks
| Wk 1Sep 5 |  atMichigan | L12-13 |
| Wk 2Sep 12 | vsMonmouth(FCS) | W49-14 |
| Wk 3Sep 19 |  atRice | W28-21 |
| Wk 4Sep 26 |  vsBoise State | L7-32 |
| Wk 5Oct 3 |  atBuffalo | W20-17 |
| Wk 6Oct 10 |  vsKent State | W38-7 |
| Wk 7Oct 17 |  atCentral Michigan | W21-14 |
| Still to play · computer projections | ||
| Wk 8Oct 24 |  atToledo | Toledo by 5.5WMU: 36% to winWestern Michigan: 36% to win Compare |
| Wk 9Oct 31 |  vsBowling Green | Western Michigan by 19.0WMU: 89% to winWestern Michigan: 89% to win Compare |
| Wk 11Nov 10 |  atAkron | Western Michigan by 15.0WMU: 83% to winWestern Michigan: 83% to win Compare |
| Wk 12Nov 17 |  vsEastern Michigan | Western Michigan by 14.5WMU: 82% to winWestern Michigan: 82% to win Compare |
| Wk 13Nov 24 |  vsMiami (OH) | Western Michigan by 6.0WMU: 65% to winWestern Michigan: 65% to win Compare |
Projections come from the Power Rankings, with 2 points for home field. They update every Sunday.
Schedule swap
How would Western Michigan have done against another team's games so far, or that team against Western Michigan's? Same opponents, same sites, projected with this week's Power Ratings.
Stat profile
Compare every team →Adjusted for opponents where it says so on the Advanced Stats page. #1 is always best for that side of the ball.
- Adj Eff+2.1#78-3.4#101
- EPA/play0.14#780.14#93
- Success42.7%#7545.3%#115
- Explosive1.06#1361.18#30
- Pts/Trip4.0#863.9#73
- Points/G25.0#9116.9#24
- Yds/Play5.4#1085.0#39
- Std Downs47.6%#7048.7%#102
- Pass Downs28.9%#10336.5%#120
- 3rd Down44.8%#3638.5%#82
- Red Zone TD60.9%#8061.8%#109
- Pts/Trip4.0#863.9#73
- Line Yds2.9#993.1#111
- Stuff Rate16.3%#5815.8%#112
- Short Yds75.6%#4769.3%#74
- Havoc10.6%#1712.9%#105
- Sacks/G1.3#362.3#50
- Rush EPA0.10#670.04#75
- Rush Succ42.2%#8244.1%#101
- Pass EPA0.18#880.28#100
- Pass Succ42.4%#7546.9%#119
Team
- Pts/Drive2.5#62
- TO Margin+4#24
- Avg Start (offense)Own 30#62
- Plays/G59.7#124
- Sec/Play30.3#133
- FG Pts+0.4#38
- Punting+0.3#49