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1983 Bowling Green

8–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1983, game by game: won at Fresno State 35–27; lost at BYU 28–63; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–14; won at Eastern Michigan 26–21; lost vs. Toledo 3–6; won at Western Michigan 23–20; lost at Northern Illinois 23–24; won vs. Central Michigan 15–14; won vs. Ball State 45–30; won at Ohio 24–20; won vs. Kent State 38–3+35−35Won 35–27 at Fresno State+8Fresno StateLost 28–63 at BYU-35BYUWon 17–14 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 26–21 at Eastern Michigan+5Eastern MichiganLost 3–6 vs. Toledo-3ToledoWon 23–20 at Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 23–24 at Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Won 15–14 vs. Central Michigan+1Central MichiganWon 45–30 vs. Ball State+15Ball StateWon 24–20 at Ohio+4OhioWon 38–3 vs. Kent State+35Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atFresno StateW 35–⁠2736%
Sep 17atBYUL 28–⁠6332%
Sep 24vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1462%
Oct 1atEastern MichiganW 26–⁠2175%
Oct 8vsToledoL 3–⁠650%
Oct 15atWestern MichiganW 23–⁠2045%
Oct 22atNorthern IllinoisL 23–⁠2439%
Oct 29vsCentral MichiganW 15–⁠1457%
Nov 5vsBall StateW 45–⁠3068%
Nov 12atOhioW 24–⁠2061%
Nov 19vsKent StateW 38–⁠389%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 38–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠242
Coach
Dennis Stolz
Elo
1564 +64 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 43 of 108; offense No. 37, defense No. 63
SRS
−5.1 No. 76 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 4Martin Bayless DBSt. Louis Cardinals

1983 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠110–⁠2
Toledo7–⁠29–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠28–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Western Michigan4–⁠56–⁠5
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State1–⁠81–⁠10
Eastern Michigan0–⁠91–⁠10

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