1998 Bowling Green
5–6 (5–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Blackney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Akron 58–21Nov 7
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Missouri | L 0–37 | 24% |
| Sep 12 | at 9Penn State | L 3–48 | 13% |
| Sep 26 | vs UCF | L 31–38 | 36% |
| Oct 3 | vs Ohio | W 35–7 | 42% |
| Oct 10 | at Miami (OH) | L 12–24 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | at Toledo | L 16–24 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | vs Kent State | W 42–21 | 76% |
| Oct 31 | vs Marshall | W 34–13 | 24% |
| Nov 7 | vs Akron | W 58–21 | 66% |
| Nov 14 | at Western Michigan | L 27–56 | 38% |
| Nov 21 | at Northern Illinois | W 34–23 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 34–23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 292–312
- Coach
- Gary Blackney
- Elo
- 1450 +63 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.8 No. 48 of 112; offense No. 34, defense No. 64
- SRS
- −5.2 No. 73 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Faragalli
- Defensive coordinator
- Tim Beckman
1998 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 7–1 | 12–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 7–1 | 10–1 | |
| Toledo | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
 Central Michigan | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Bowling Green | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Ohio | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Akron | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
 Eastern Michigan | 3–6 | 3–8 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
 Ball State | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Kent State | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.