Wk 6 · 2026
Kent State Golden Flashes at Western Michigan Broncos — Sat, Oct 10
Sat, Oct 10 ·
Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 40 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
MAC · no games yet
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Ratings differential WMU by 16.1
MAC · no games yet
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kent State form
No completed games on record.
W Michigan form
No completed games on record.
Kent State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
W Michigan this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Kent State | W Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Akron MAC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Bowling Green MAC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Miami OH MAC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| E Michigan MAC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, W Michigan leads 5–3 · W Michigan has won the last 4
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.0 points toward W Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-26 | Kent State 21 — 52 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2021 | 2021-10-16 | Kent State 31 — 64 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2017 | 2017-11-08 | Kent State 20 — 48 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2016 | 2016-11-08 | W Michigan 37 — 21 Kent State | at KENT | W Michigan |
| 2013 | 2013-09-28 | Kent State 32 — 14 W Michigan | at WMU | Kent State |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | W Michigan 24 — 41 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2010 | 2010-11-20 | Kent State 3 — 38 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2009 | 2009-10-31 | W Michigan 14 — 26 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
Kent State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 136/240, 2030 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT |
| CJ Montes QB #7 | 10/19, 140 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Gavin Garcia RB #5 | 146 CAR, 647 YDS, 3 TD |
| Jordan Nubin RB #27 | 79 CAR, 253 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jahzae Kimbrough RB #84 | 39 CAR, 97 YDS | |
| Receiving | Cade Wolford WR #8 | 19 REC, 509 YDS, 7 TD |
| Da'Shawn Martin WR #18 | 33 REC, 507 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Wayne Harris WR #6 | 35 REC, 383 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ardell Banks WR #1 | 12 REC, 205 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Woods LB #0 | 94 |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 89 | |
| Joel Cordoba DB #2 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Jamond Mathis LB #8 | 6 |
| Jelani Davis DL #95 | 2.5 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Terrell Miller CB #18 | 2 |
| Joel Boamah CB #12 | 1 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 1 |
W Michigan leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Broc Lowry QB #12 | 154/243, 1683 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT |
| Brady Jones QB #10 | 19/40, 136 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Broc Lowry QB #12 | 197 CAR, 940 YDS, 14 TD |
| Jalen Buckley RB #6 | 171 CAR, 829 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Devin Miles RB #5 | 80 CAR, 357 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Talique Williams WR #0 | 35 REC, 478 YDS, 2 TD |
| Baylin Brooks WR #7 | 25 REC, 356 YDS | |
| Aveion Chenault WR #2 | 22 REC, 271 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Blake Bosma TE #86 | 21 REC, 201 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | James Camden LB #9 | 74 |
| Sefa Saipaia Jr. LB #10 | 70 | |
| Tate Hallock S #3 | 59 | |
| Sacks | Nadame Tucker EDGE #11 | 14.5 |
| Rodney McGraw DL #99 | 4.5 | |
| Kershawn Fisher DE #20 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Tate Hallock S #3 | 2 |
| Joey Pope S #6 | 2 | |
| Aaron Wofford S #5 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.