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1992 Bowling Green

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Blackney.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1992, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 29–19; lost at No. 22 Ohio State 6–17; lost at Wisconsin 18–39; won vs. East Carolina 44–34; won at Central Michigan 17–14; won vs. Ohio 31–14; won at Toledo 10–9; won at Akron 24–3; won vs. Miami (OH) 44–24; won at Kent State 28–22; won vs. Ball State 38–6; won vs. Nevada 35–34+32−21Won 29–19 vs. Western Michigan+10Western MichiganLost 6–17 at No. 22 Ohio State-11No. 22 Ohio StateLost 18–39 at Wisconsin-21WisconsinWon 44–34 vs. East Carolina+10East CarolinaWon 17–14 at Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 31–14 vs. Ohio+17OhioWon 10–9 at Toledo+1ToledoWon 24–3 at Akron+21AkronWon 44–24 vs. Miami (OH)+20Miami (OH)Won 28–22 at Kent State+6Kent StateWon 38–6 vs. Ball State+32Ball StateWon 35–34 vs. Nevada+1Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWestern MichiganW 29–⁠1970%
Sep 12at22Ohio StateL 6–⁠1744%
Sep 19atWisconsinL 18–⁠3965%
Sep 26vsEast CarolinaW 44–⁠3448%
Oct 3atCentral MichiganW 17–⁠1438%
Oct 10vsOhioW 31–⁠1486%
Oct 17atToledoW 10–⁠948%
Oct 24atAkronW 24–⁠355%
Oct 31vsMiami (OH)W 44–⁠2473%
Nov 7atKent StateW 28–⁠2285%
Nov 14vsBall StateW 38–⁠677%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsNevadaLas Vegas BowlW 35–⁠3478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nevada 35–⁠34 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠235
Coach
Gary Blackney
Elo
1642 +72 this season
SP+ rating
10.2 No. 26 of 105; offense No. 31, defense No. 39
SRS
−0.4 No. 58 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

1992 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠010–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠38–⁠3
Akron5–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Miami (OH)5–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠45–⁠6
Central Michigan4–⁠55–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠71–⁠10
Eastern Michigan1–⁠71–⁠10

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