1981 Bowling Green
5–5–1 (5–3–1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 38–0Oct 24
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Baylor | L 0–38 | 23% |
| Sep 19 | at Ohio | L 21–23 | 36% |
| Sep 26 | at Michigan State | L 7–10 | 45% |
| Oct 3 | vs Western Michigan | L 7–21 | 46% |
| Oct 10 | vs Miami (OH) | T 7–7 | 39% |
| Oct 17 | at Northern Illinois | W 17–10 | 41% |
| Oct 24 | vs Toledo | W 38–0 | 45% |
| Oct 31 | vs Kent State | W 13–7 | 65% |
| Nov 7 | at Ball State | W 14–10 | 49% |
| Nov 14 | at Eastern Michigan | W 28–0 | 82% |
| Nov 21 | vs Central Michigan | L 3–6 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 6–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 5–3–1 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–132
- Coach
- Dennis Stolz
- Elo
- 1491 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.9 No. 76 of 132; offense No. 123, defense No. 22
- SRS
- −6.1 No. 98 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1981 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 8–1 | 9–3 | |
| Miami (OH) | 6–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Central Michigan | 7–2 | 7–4 | |
 Bowling Green | 5–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 5–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Ball State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–7 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 0–9 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.