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1982 Bowling Green

7–⁠5 (7–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1982, game by game: won vs. Ohio 40–0; won at Central Michigan 34–30; won vs. Western Michigan 7–3; lost at Miami (OH) 12–17; won vs. Northern Illinois 20–18; lost at Toledo 10–24; won at Kent State 41–7; won vs. Ball State 28–7; won vs. Eastern Michigan 24–7; lost at Long Beach State 7–24; lost at North Carolina 14–33; lost vs. Fresno State 28–29+40−19Won 40–0 vs. Ohio+40OhioWon 34–30 at Central Michigan+4Central MichiganWon 7–3 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganLost 12–17 at Miami (OH)-5Miami (OH)Won 20–18 vs. Northern Illinois+2Northern Illino…Lost 10–24 at Toledo-14ToledoWon 41–7 at Kent State+34Kent StateWon 28–7 vs. Ball State+21Ball StateWon 24–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+17Eastern MichiganLost 7–24 at Long Beach State-17Long Beach StateLost 14–33 at North Carolina-19North CarolinaLost 28–29 vs. Fresno State-1Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsOhioW 40–⁠062%
Sep 18atCentral MichiganW 34–⁠3035%
Oct 2vsWestern MichiganW 7–⁠360%
Oct 9atMiami (OH)L 12–⁠1737%
Oct 16vsNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠1881%
Oct 23atToledoL 10–⁠2444%
Oct 30atKent StateW 41–⁠775%
Nov 6vsBall StateW 28–⁠772%
Nov 13vsEastern MichiganW 24–⁠791%
Nov 20atLong Beach StateL 7–⁠2465%
Nov 25atNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠3327%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateCalifornia BowlL 28–⁠2943%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 29–⁠28 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠2 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠199
Coach
Dennis Stolz
Elo
1500 +6 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 36 of 109; offense No. 53, defense No. 30
SRS
−6.4 No. 73 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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