Central Michigan beats Wyoming 24-10
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Central Michigan beat Wyoming 24-10. Share this game
We had Central Michigan favored. It won.
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Central Michigan a 56% chance, and the closing betting line (Central Michigan was a 1.5-point underdog) put it at 45%.
Favored the whole way: Central Michigan never fell below 57%.
Wyoming never had better than a 42% chance.
Central Michigan 24-10 Wyoming
Central Michigan wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Wyoming 10-24 Central MichiganWyoming lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.The play that swung it
- 1Q2 0:024th and 1Flores 1-yd TD run, Central Michigan leads 17-0Central Michigan 84% → 95% (+11)
The play that swung it
- 1Q2 0:024th and 1Flores 1-yd TD run, Central Michigan leads 17-0Wyoming 16% → 5% (−11)
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Wyoming -1.5), at 58% for Central Michigan (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
Central Michigan scored on 4 of its 9 drives; Wyoming on 2 of its 9.
Central Michigan’s drives are teal, Wyoming’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
What it cost
Central Michigan’s chance to win the conference rose from 1% to 2%.
Win the conference
Before the game (September 18, 2026) → after this result, in our model.
Box score
Central Michigan 24, Wyoming 10
Central Michigan covered +1.5 by 15.5. The total, 34, stayed under 39.5.
| Team totals | Wyoming | Central Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 342 | 371 |
| Passing | 15 of 31, 180 yds | 4 of 7, 32 yds |
| Rushing | 28 for 162 yds | 59 for 339 yds |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Third down | 6 of 13 | 5 of 13 |
| Fourth down | 1 of 2 | 3 of 3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | 4 for 40 yds | 3 for 40 yds |
| Time of possession | 24:12 | 35:48 |
Wyoming leaders
- Passing Tyler Hughes 14 of 30, 173 yds, 2 INT
- Rushing Tyler Hughes 10 for 78 yds; Markell Holman 9 for 38 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving Kyle Frendt 4 for 95 yds; Jake Wilson 4 for 31 yds
Central Michigan leaders
- Passing Angel H Flores 4 of 7, 32 yds
- Rushing Angel H Flores 28 for 163 yds, 2 TD; Jayden Clerveaux 12 for 81 yds
- Receiving Shawn Foster 1 for 13 yds; Langston Lewis 1 for 8 yds
No rain through the game
59° at kickoff · no rain recorded
September game-day temperatures at Kelly/Shorts Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Mount Pleasant airport, 3.5 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last two games
Wyoming · 1-1
Rated 111th in our preseason ratings, 129th now.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Last two games
Central Michigan · 1-1
Rated 120th in our preseason ratings, 131st now.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
Central Michigan
- Wk 1Lat New Mexico7-38
- Wk 2Wvs Colgate13-10
Wyoming
- Wk 1Lat Colorado State13-35
- Wk 2Wvs Northern Colorado21-13
Power rating by week
Wyoming is rated 0.2 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Matchups
Biggest mismatch: Wyoming’s explosive plays against Central Michigan, 92 points
Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.
Wyoming’s explosive plays against Central Michigan’s defense
Wyoming offense, 0th percentile · Central Michigan defense, 92nd
Wyoming’s success rate against Central Michigan’s defense
Wyoming offense, 65th percentile · Central Michigan defense, 8th
Central Michigan’s passing EPA against Wyoming’s defense
Central Michigan offense, 3rd percentile · Wyoming defense, 53rd
Season profile, all the rows
Season profile
The series
Wyoming leads the series 2-1
3 meetings since 2000 · Wyoming won the last meeting
- 2017 · neutral siteWyoming 37-14
- 2002Central Michigan 32-20
- 2000Wyoming 31-10
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Central Michigan fans are feeling it about like the typical fanbase this week (47th among FBS fanbases), and the other side is no happier.
- Model · 56%
- Line · 45%
- Central Michigan fans · 47th
- Wyoming fans · 19th
Wyoming favored by 1.5 · Total 39.5
How games like this usually go
Wyoming by 1.5, on the usual path until 1:17 left in the fourth
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 252 games since 2025 with a favorite of under 3.5 points.
The market
The spread moved 4 points toward Wyoming.
Spread: −2.5 → +1.5
The books’ cut: 4.5%, the margin built into the odds
Weather at kickoff
Mild and dry. Feels like 61° at kickoff.
Wyoming at Central Michigan · Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 · Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant
- 61°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 100weather score, Ideal
At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Kickoff times that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed. At Kelly/Shorts Stadium that day, a 6 pm, 7:30 pm or 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 99, against 100 at 1 pm.
- noon: 100, Ideal
- 1 pm: 100, Ideal (this game)
- 2 pm: 100, Ideal
- 3:30 pm: 100, Ideal
- 4 pm: 100, Ideal
- 6 pm: 99, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 99, Comfortable
- 7:45 pm: 99, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
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At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Central Michigan is worth +7.3 points (±3.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 96th percentile.
56% at home, 27% on the road against FBS opponents (22-17 home, 13-36 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.7 at home vs. away over 95 games — inside the ±5.8 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 1,069 miles to get here.