CFB
Model

Western Illinois

OVC · 4 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

4.2 projected wins
Field
4%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
<1%
Final
0%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 4% of runs.

Schedule

4 played · 6 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1vs#117Illinois StateL10–41
3vs#265Morehead StateW59–2
4at#176North AlabamaL20–23
5vs#236Tennessee StateW28–21
7at#165Southeast Missouri StateWin chance 31% · Margin -8.3—
8vs#188UT MartinWin chance 43% · Margin -2.7—
9at#195Charleston SouthernWin chance 35% · Margin -6.4—
10at#215Eastern IllinoisWin chance 41% · Margin -3.6—
11vs#181Gardner-WebbWin chance 45% · Margin -2.2—
12at#211LindenwoodWin chance 30% · Margin -8.4—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 71.3 · Offense 70.2 · Defense 72.4

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 85.9

#15 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 72.7

#57 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 72.2

#32 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 85.3

#1 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 61.8

#100 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 68.8

#85 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 78.7

#12 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 71.4

#63 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBTanner Zolnosky85.9
  • TEJamarion Davis85.3
  • QBGage Sturgill80.2
  • QBKennedy McGill78.6
  • WRChristian Anaya77.4
  • KRonan Culkin76.7
  • RBAvery Knight72.8
  • RBEthan Bryce72.6

defense · overall grade

  • LBJustin Buckner82.8
  • LBNick Reinicke80.2
  • DLCidney Johnson77.2
  • DBLeBron Morgan74.9
  • DBJouvenson Romulus74.4
  • LBKye Weinzierl73.1
  • DBRodney McNeil Jr.72.7
  • LBJoe Edwards69.3

Past seasons

Year by year
+4.9 points since 2022
101825334024.4202221.6202328.7202429.32025
2022 24.42023 21.62024 28.72025 29.3

2025

4-8
D-I rank
#236
Rating
29.3

2024

3-8
D-I rank
#234
Rating
28.7

2023

0-11
D-I rank
#250
Rating
21.6

2022

0-11
D-I rank
#245
Rating
24.4