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MAC · Chippewas · Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan

Your complete Central Michigan season outlook.

Six offensive starters, stable coaching and home dates with Miami and Western Michigan support contention, though quarterback consistency remains unresolved.

Home stadiumKelly/Shorts StadiumRPR rank#112Projected-wins rank#86
Projected wins5.81Most likely: 6 wins · 80% range 4–7
Rundown Power Rating -11.9Neutral-field strength
RPR Rank #112National power position
Schedule Strength Rank#114Opponent difficulty
Projected-Wins Rank #86Strength plus schedule
Market total6.5
Adjusted Edge -0.51
Probability over33%
Market basis12 games

Team profile

RPR and model ratings

Rundown Power Rating
-11.9
National RPR Rank
#112
Schedule strength rank
#114
Average opponent power
-9.9
Offense rating
17.6
Defense rating
29.5
Projected QB
Angel Flores / Jadyn Glasser
QB starts
6
QB confidence
Low-Medium
Head coach
Matt Drinkall
Returning starters
8
Portal rank
11
Roster fragility
52.0

Record outcomes

Win distribution

Game by game

2026 projected scores and probabilities

Expected scores and margins are model means, not exact-score guarantees.

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GameDateOpponentLocationProjected score Projected totalProjected marginWin probability Confidence
1Sep 5, 2026Away17–3249.0-14.816%High
2Sep 12, 2026
Colgate
Home29–2049.2+8.872%Medium
3Sep 19, 2026Home21–2243.2-0.648%Low
4Sep 26, 2026Away5–4247.2-36.71%High
5Oct 3, 2026Home27–1845.4+9.473%Medium
6Oct 10, 2026Away20–2242.3-1.346%Low
7Oct 17, 2026Home21–2445.4-3.241%Low
8Oct 24, 2026Home18–2643.9-7.631%Medium
9Nov 4, 2026Away25–2448.5+0.451%Low
10Nov 11, 2026Home32–1849.8+13.782%Medium
11Nov 18, 2026Away21–2444.7-2.843%Low
12Nov 28, 2026Away29–1847.6+10.776%Medium

Projection context

These projections reflect the current Rivals Rundown football inputs and are refreshed as the underlying information changes.

Model version 5. RPR, rankings, margins and probabilities are estimates, not guarantees.