Seasons since 2014 / 2017 / Western Michigan
WMU 2017 Western Michigan
Western Michigan finished the 2017 season with a CFB Market price of 87.06, No. 80 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 128.88 and closed down 32.5%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
128.88
CLOSE
87.06
HIGH (PRE)
128.88
LOW (W13)
87.06
FINAL RANK
80 of 130
Biggest gain: +5.6% in W5 (W 55-3 vs Ball State). Biggest drop: -9.5% in W10 (L 28-35 vs Central Michigan).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | at USC | L 31-49 | 124.91 | -3.1% |
| W2 | at Michigan State | L 14-28 | 118.67 | -5.0% |
| W3 | vs Idaho | W 37-28 | 114.77 | -3.3% |
| W4 | vs Wagner FCS | W 49-14 | 116.09 | +1.1% |
| W5 | vs Ball State BIGGEST GAIN | W 55-3 | 122.57 | +5.6% |
| W6 | at Buffalo | W 71-68 | 117.94 | -3.8% |
| W7 | vs Akron | L 13-14 | 108.54 | -8.0% |
| W8 | at Eastern Michigan | W 20-17 | 105.39 | -2.9% |
| W9 | Bye | 105.39 | +0.0% | |
| W10 | vs Central Michigan BIGGEST DROP | L 28-35 | 95.41 | -9.5% |
| W11 | vs Kent State | W 48-20 | 93.95 | -1.5% |
| W12 | at Northern Illinois | L 31-35 | 92.66 | -1.4% |
| W13 | at Toledo | L 10-37 | 87.06 | -6.0% |
Mid-American, 2017. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.