Mid-American Conference2026 SEASON

Central MichiganChippewas

4–5OverallMid-American ConferenceAP rank not published

SP+ RANKNot publishedPreseason FPI RANKNot publishedESPN WIN TOTALNot publishedPublished line PLAYOFF ODDSNot publishedOutlet not published

Sourced. Dated. Never guessed.Dataset as of Sep 5, 2026

THE ROAD AHEAD

2026 schedule

12 games · Regular season

WEEK 1Sep 5

#23 New Mexico

University Stadium (NM)

L 7–38FINAL

WEEK 2Sep 12

Colgate (FCS)

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Result not publishedTV not published

WEEK 3Sep 19

Wyoming

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

W 24–10FINAL

WEEK 4Sep 26

#5 Miami (FL)

Hard Rock Stadium

L 3–52FINAL

WEEK 5Oct 3

Akron

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

W 41–17FINAL

Dataset as of Sep 5, 2026. Times shown in Eastern Time.Where to watch

THE ROSTER RESHUFFLE

Transfer portal

0 in / 0 out · net 0

Incoming0

DATE

No incoming moves recorded

No verified transfers in this direction appear in the current dataset.

Outgoing0

DATE

No outgoing moves recorded

No verified transfers in this direction appear in the current dataset.

Verified moves · As of Sep 7, 2026Full transfer ledger

THE LOCKER ROOM

Meet the roster

109 players listed

Position groups

Expand to explore

QBMarcus Beamon · Angel Flores6

#10

Marcus Beamon

QB · SR

Measurements not published

Angel Flores

QB · SR

Measurements not published

Jadyn Glasser

QB · JR

Measurements not published

#14

Daniel Gomez

QB · SO

Measurements not published

#18

Geno Seets

QB · FR

Measurements not published

#11

Ryland Watters

QB · FR

Measurements not published

RBVaughn Blue · Jayden Clerveaux8

#24

Vaughn Blue

RB · SR

Measurements not published

#31

Jayden Clerveaux

RB · SR

Measurements not published

#47

Jayel Harris

RB · FR

Measurements not published

#40

Kobe Hendricks

RB · FR

Measurements not published

#22

Trav Moore

RB · FR

Measurements not published

#45

Jordan Stapleton

RB · FR

Measurements not published

Brock Townsend

RB · JR

Measurements not published

#43

Nick Woodford

RB · SO

Measurements not published

FBRusty VanWetzinga IV1

Rusty VanWetzinga IV

FB · SR

Measurements not published

WRDa'Shon Febres · Shawn Foster II13

#83

Da'Shon Febres

WR · FR

Measurements not published

#16

Shawn Foster II

WR · SR

Measurements not published

Kendall Jones

WR · SR

Measurements not published

#12

Camden Kruisenga

WR · JR

Measurements not published

#20

Langston Lewis

WR · 5TH

Measurements not published

#15

Tommy McIntosh

WR · SR

Measurements not published

#17

Braylen Naves

WR · SO

Measurements not published

Collin Payne

WR · SR

Measurements not published

#80

Avin Robinson

WR · FR

Measurements not published

#84

Dontae Robinson

WR · SR

Measurements not published

Justin Ruffin, Jr.

WR · SO

Measurements not published

#81

Tayte Vanderleest

WR · SR

Measurements not published

Nasir Williams

WR · JR

Measurements not published

TEJaden Allen · Lucas Hoffmeyer6

#88

Jaden Allen

TE · 5TH

Measurements not published

#44

Lucas Hoffmeyer

TE · FR

Measurements not published

#85

Myles Peters

TE · SO

Measurements not published

#87

Gavin Spillers

TE · JR

Measurements not published

#42

Landon Swanson

TE · SR

Measurements not published

#46

Zack Wagner

TE · FR

Measurements not published

OLZander Barth · Jacob Booth20

#61

Zander Barth

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#69

Jacob Booth

OL · SR

Measurements not published

#56

Nic DiSanto

OL · SR

Measurements not published

#63

Wyatt Graffin

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#68

Landon Harper

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#79

Isaac Hutchinson

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#60

John Iannuzzi

OL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#76

Martin Koivisto

OL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#55

Losini Maka

OL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#67

Charlie Mandabach

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#66

Matthew Nehf

OL · SR

Measurements not published

#77

Jack Nolan

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#54

Triston Pierre

OL · SO

Measurements not published

#59

Brady Ploucha

OL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#70

Jacob Russell

OL · SR

Measurements not published

#73

Dasan Smith

OL · JR

Measurements not published

#78

Talon Smith

OL · SO

Measurements not published

#72

Trevor Swan

OL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#71

Jacob Timmer

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#58

John Williams

OL · SR

Measurements not published

DLD.J. Bennett · Quavion Bird18

D.J. Bennett

DL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#96

Quavion Bird

DL · JR

Measurements not published

#82

Logan Borodychuk

DL · JR

Measurements not published

#50

Donovan Brown

DL · SO

Measurements not published

#64

Rory Callahan

DL · SR

Measurements not published

#92

Jaxon Cherry

DL · JR

Measurements not published

Korver Demma

DL · SR

Measurements not published

JJ Douglas

DL · SO

Measurements not published

#52

Dominique Maiava

DL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#99

Matthew Plumb

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#32

James Reinbold

DL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#53

Collin Stare

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#97

Max Van Fleet

DL · 5TH

Measurements not published

#48

Nathan VanTimmeren

DL · SR

Measurements not published

#95

Joey VanWetzinga

DL · SO

Measurements not published

#93

Evan Walker

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#91

Aaron Weiner

DL · FR

Measurements not published

Hunter Zirkle

DL · JR

Measurements not published

LBJeremiah Alston · Joshua Atiemo10

#10

Jeremiah Alston

LB · SR

Measurements not published

#49

Joshua Atiemo

LB · FR

Measurements not published

#30

Antonio Cherry, Jr.

LB · JR

Measurements not published

Victor Earl

LB · JR

Measurements not published

#34

Drew Esper

LB · FR

Measurements not published

#35

Mayson Hitchens

LB · SR

Measurements not published

#40

Brett McCalla

LB · 5TH

Measurements not published

#36

Jeremiah McKenzie

LB · SO

Measurements not published

#33

Elijah Reynolds

LB · FR

Measurements not published

#11

Xavier White

LB · JR

Measurements not published

DBCoen Ali · Jamari Allen21

#17

Coen Ali

DB · SO

Measurements not published

#21

Jamari Allen

DB · SR

Measurements not published

#22

Nolan Anderson

DB · SO

Measurements not published

#37

Colton Benaitis

DB · FR

Measurements not published

#19

Darrell Bryant, Jr.

DB · 5TH

Measurements not published

#27

Tysen Campbell

DB · JR

Measurements not published

Ed Conoran

DB · 5TH

Measurements not published

#28

Laaren Cornwall

DB · FR

Measurements not published

#43

Kameran Hayward

DB · FR

Measurements not published

Jaion Jackson

DB · JR

Measurements not published

#20

JaJuan Jones

DB · FR

Measurements not published

#41

Keyton Jones

DB · JR

Measurements not published

#23

Kyle Krebs

DB · 5TH

Measurements not published

#25

Trey Liebhardt

DB · SR

Measurements not published

#39

Max Macklem

DB · SO

Measurements not published

#26

Matthew McKenzie

DB · JR

Measurements not published

#12

Donavan Philord

DB · JR

Measurements not published

#38

EShawn Sutton

DB · FR

Measurements not published

#14

Justin Taylor

DB · SR

Measurements not published

#29

David Williams

DB · FR

Measurements not published

#24

Ty Williams

DB · 5TH

Measurements not published

KBraxton Doak · Caden VanHuis2

#47

Braxton Doak

PK · FR

Measurements not published

#38

Caden VanHuis

PK · SO

Measurements not published

PDeclan Duley1

#18

Declan Duley

P · SR

Measurements not published

LSZach Curtis · Connor Ridderhoff2

#51

Zach Curtis

LS · FR

Measurements not published

#57

Connor Ridderhoff

LS · 5TH

Measurements not published

P/PKZac Chapeau1

#15

Zac Chapeau

P/PK · JR

Measurements not published

Inside the depth chartPROJECTED · First string by unit

PROJECTED — Ourlads (08/12/2026); By The Belt injury notes (McIntosh ACL; Joey VanWetzinga season); no official CMU Week-1 chart

offense

WR-XLangston Lewis

WR-ZNasir Williams

WR-SLJustin Ruffin, Jr.

LTJacob Russell

LGBrady Ploucha

CLosini Maka

RGMatthew Nehf

RTMartin Koivisto

TEJaden Allen

QBAngel Flores

RBBrock Townsend

FBRusty VanWetzinga IV

defense

LDEKorver Demma

NTQuavion Bird

DTD.J. Bennett

RDEJJ Douglas

WLBVictor Earl

MLBXavier White

LCBDonavan Philord

SSDarrell Bryant, Jr.

FSJustin Taylor

RCBMatthew McKenzie

NBJaion Jackson

Availability & fantasy notebookReported roles and player status · Sep 5, 2026

Availability report

Not published for this team.

Fantasy notes

No published fantasy notes for this team.

MAKE A SATURDAY OF IT

Your gameday, covered

Watch guide

HOME FIELD

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Mount Pleasant, MI

35,127STADIUM CAPACITY

Gameday guideVerified Sep 7, 2026

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Getting there

Limited city transit. Official lots are the primary option.

ON THE AIR · LOCAL FLAGSHIP

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BEYOND THE EYE TEST

By the numbers

2026 preseason · Published, not modeled here

Preseason outlook

2026

SP+ OVERALLNot published

NATIONAL RANKNot published

OffenseNot published

Not published

DefenseNot published

Not published

Points per 20 possessions · Offense: higher is better. Defense: lower is better. Shared 0–60 scale.

ESPN FPI rank: Not published
Win total line vs. projection: Not published / Not published
Playoff probability Outlet not published: Not published

As of Sep 27, 2026

Ratings through the years

FINAL

SEASONSP+ / FEIRANK

2025-8.8 SP+#101

2024-0.9 FEI#125

2023-0.8 FEI#124

2022-0.7 FEI#110

2021-0.3 FEI#88

20200.2 FEI#39

Earlier seasons

2019-0.4 FEI#95

2018-0.8 FEI#116

2017-0.3 FEI#90

2016-0.6 FEI#105

2015-0.1 FEI#78

2014-0.3 FEI#88

2013-0.9 FEI#110

2012-0.7 FEI#106

2011-0.8 FEI#108

2010-0.6 FEI#95

BUILT OVER SATURDAYS

The program archive

Season records & national player finishes

Season by season

Published team statistics by season. PPG means points per game.
Season	Record	PPG for	PPG against
2025	7-6	22.5	23.5
2024	4-8	22.6	29.7
2023	5-7	23.2	31.1
2022	4-8	24.8	28.2
2021	9-4	32.3	25.8
2020	3-3	31.3	30.2
2019	8-6	30.4	28.3
2018	1-11	15.0	27.3
2017	8-5	28.5	27.5
2016	6-7	26.3	30.3
2015	7-6	25.8	22.0
2014	7-6	26.9	25.2
2013	6-6	23.2	28.6
2012	7-6	28.8	32.4

Top-10 finishes

Individual national statistical leaderboards · Not team poll finishes

Michael Heldman

Sacks

2025

Thomas Incoom

Sacks

2022

Lew Nichols

Rushing Td

2021

Lew Nichols

Rushing Yards

2021

Malik Fountain

Tackles

2018

Josh Cox

Interceptions

2017

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#10

Sean Bunting

Interceptions

2017

Joe Ostman

Sacks

2017

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