1990 Bowling Green

3–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠4–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Moe Ankney.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1990, game by game: won at Cincinnati 34–20; lost at Virginia Tech 7–21; lost at Central Michigan 0–17; lost at Ball State 6–16; tied vs. Ohio 10–10; lost at Toledo 13–19; won vs. Eastern Michigan 25–15; tied vs. Miami (OH) 10–10; won at Kent State 20–16; lost vs. Western Michigan 13–19+14−17Won 34–20 at Cincinnati+14CincinnatiLost 7–21 at Virginia Tech-14Virginia TechLost 0–17 at Central Michigan-17Central MichiganLost 6–16 at Ball State-10Ball StateTied 10–10 vs. Ohio0OhioLost 13–19 at Toledo-6ToledoWon 25–15 vs. Eastern Michigan+10Eastern MichiganTied 10–10 vs. Miami (OH)0Miami (OH)Won 20–16 at Kent State+4Kent StateLost 13–19 vs. Western Michigan-6Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠2 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
138–⁠163
Coach
Moe Ankney
Elo
1388 −14 this season
SP+ rating
-12.5 No. 87 of 104; offense No. 104, defense No. 32
SRS
−15.8 No. 95 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1990 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green2–⁠4–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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