1984 Bowling Green

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

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1984, game by game: won vs. Richmond 55–28; lost at No. 13 Oklahoma State 14–31; won at Miami (OH) 41–10; won vs. Eastern Michigan 35–27; lost at Toledo 6–17; won vs. Western Michigan 34–7; won vs. Northern Illinois 28–6; lost at Central Michigan 21–42; won at Ball State 38–13; won vs. Ohio 28–7; won at Kent State 27–10+31−21Won 55–28 vs. Richmond+27RichmondLost 14–31 at No. 13 Oklahoma State-17No. 13 Oklahoma StateWon 41–10 at Miami (OH)+31Miami (OH)Won 35–27 vs. Eastern Michigan+8Eastern MichiganLost 6–17 at Toledo-11ToledoWon 34–7 vs. Western Michigan+27Western MichiganWon 28–6 vs. Northern Illinois+22Northern Illino…Lost 21–42 at Central Michigan-21Central MichiganWon 38–13 at Ball State+25Ball StateWon 28–7 vs. Ohio+21OhioWon 27–10 at Kent State+17Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 27–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
327–⁠198
Coach
Dennis Stolz
Elo
1612 +69 this season
SP+ rating
11.2 No. 29 of 106; offense No. 31, defense No. 35
SRS
−0.8 No. 67 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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