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1994 Bowling Green

9–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Blackney.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1994, game by game: lost at NC State 15–20; won at Akron 45–0; won vs. Navy 59–21; won at Eastern Michigan 30–13; won at Cincinnati 38–0; won vs. Ohio 32–0; won at Toledo 31–16; won vs. Ball State 59–36; won vs. Miami (OH) 27–16; won at Kent State 22–16; lost vs. Central Michigan 33–36+45−5Lost 15–20 at NC State-5NC StateWon 45–0 at Akron+45AkronWon 59–21 vs. Navy+38NavyWon 30–13 at Eastern Michigan+17Eastern MichiganWon 38–0 at Cincinnati+38CincinnatiWon 32–0 vs. Ohio+32OhioWon 31–16 at Toledo+15ToledoWon 59–36 vs. Ball State+23Ball StateWon 27–16 vs. Miami (OH)+11Miami (OH)Won 22–16 at Kent State+6Kent StateLost 33–36 vs. Central Michigan-3Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNC StateL 15–⁠2043%
Sep 10atAkronW 45–⁠065%
Sep 17vsNavyW 59–⁠2184%
Sep 24atEastern MichiganW 30–⁠1373%
Oct 1atCincinnatiW 38–⁠059%
Oct 8vsOhioW 32–⁠089%
Oct 15atToledoW 31–⁠1665%
Oct 22vsBall StateW 59–⁠3676%
Oct 29vsMiami (OH)W 27–⁠1683%
Nov 5atKent StateW 22–⁠1688%
Nov 12vsCentral MichiganL 33–⁠3672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 36–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
391–⁠174
Coach
Gary Blackney
Elo
1652 +93 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 30 of 106; offense No. 30, defense No. 44
SRS
2.1 No. 50 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 3Charlie Williams DBDallas Cowboys

1994 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠19–⁠2
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Eastern Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Akron1–⁠81–⁠10
Ohio0–⁠90–⁠11

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