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1974 Bowling Green

6–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Don Nehlen.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1974, game by game: lost at East Carolina 6–24; won vs. Dayton 41–21; won at Western Michigan 21–13; lost at Toledo 19–24; won vs. Kent State 26–10; lost at No. 19 Miami (OH) 10–34; won vs. Marshall 28–3; lost vs. Ohio 22–33; won vs. Arkansas State 17–0; won vs. Southern Miss 38–20; tied at San Diego State 21–21+25−24Lost 6–24 at East Carolina-18East CarolinaWon 41–21 vs. Dayton+20DaytonWon 21–13 at Western Michigan+8Western MichiganLost 19–24 at Toledo-5ToledoWon 26–10 vs. Kent State+16Kent StateLost 10–34 at No. 19 Miami (OH)-24No. 19 Miami (OH)Won 28–3 vs. Marshall+25MarshallLost 22–33 vs. Ohio-11OhioWon 17–0 vs. Arkansas State+17Arkansas StateWon 38–20 vs. Southern Miss+18Southern MissTied 21–21 at San Diego State0San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠2438%
Sep 21vsDaytonW 41–⁠2170%
Sep 28atWestern MichiganW 21–⁠1347%
Oct 5atToledoL 19–⁠2463%
Oct 12vsKent StateW 26–⁠1051%
Oct 19at19Miami (OH)L 10–⁠3425%
Oct 26vsMarshallW 28–⁠383%
Nov 2vsOhioL 22–⁠3364%
Nov 9vsArkansas StateW 17–⁠066%
Nov 16vsSouthern MissW 38–⁠2055%
Nov 23atSan Diego StateT 21–⁠2133%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied San Diego State 21–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠203
Coach
Don Nehlen
Elo
1564 +33 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 31 of 124; offense No. 32, defense No. 39
SRS
0.5 No. 66 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠0–⁠110
Toledo3–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio3–⁠26–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green2–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State0–⁠02–⁠0
Western Michigan0–⁠53–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.