1979 Bowling Green
4–7 (3–5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Michigan 32–6Sep 8
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 32–6 | 60% |
| Sep 15 | at Iowa State | L 10–38 | 29% |
| Sep 22 | vs Central Michigan | L 0–24 | 32% |
| Sep 29 | at Western Michigan | W 15–3 | 33% |
| Oct 6 | vs Toledo | L 17–23 | 64% |
| Oct 13 | at Kent State | W 28–17 | 51% |
| Oct 20 | vs Miami (OH) | L 3–21 | 37% |
| Oct 27 | at Ball State | L 23–38 | 26% |
| Nov 3 | at Kentucky | L 14–20 | 30% |
| Nov 10 | vs Southern Miss | W 31–27 | 30% |
| Nov 17 | at Ohio | L 21–48 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio 48–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 8th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 194–265
- Coach
- Dennis Stolz
- Elo
- 1393 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.1 No. 94 of 135; offense No. 78, defense No. 100
- SRS
- −8.0 No. 102 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Rasmussen
1979 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 8–0–1 | 10–0–1 | |
| Toledo | 7–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ball State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Northern Illinois | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
 Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Kent State | 1–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.