1975 Central Michigan

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Roy Kramer.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1975, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 34–0; tied vs. Ohio 6–6; lost vs. Northern Michigan 16–17; won at Toledo 34–27; won at Illinois State 42–7; won vs. Eastern Michigan 20–7; lost at Ball State 13–16; won at Kent State 17–8; won vs. Marshall 34–0; won at Western Illinois 24–7; won vs. Northern Illinois 69–7+62−3Won 34–0 vs. Western Michigan+34Western MichiganTied 6–6 vs. Ohio0OhioLost 16–17 vs. Northern Michigan-1Northern Michig…Won 34–27 at Toledo+7ToledoWon 42–7 at Illinois State+35Illinois StateWon 20–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+13Eastern MichiganLost 13–16 at Ball State-3Ball StateWon 17–8 at Kent State+9Kent StateWon 34–0 vs. Marshall+34MarshallWon 24–7 at Western Illinois+17Western IllinoisWon 69–7 vs. Northern Illinois+62Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 69–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠102
Coach
Roy Kramer
Elo
1444 +192 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 37 of 132; offense No. 39, defense No. 38
SRS
8.1 No. 35 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Herb Deromedi
Most valuable player
Wes Gamble

1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

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