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1976 Central Michigan

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Roy Kramer.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Kent State 10–20; won vs. Toledo 9–7; won at Marshall 22–7; won vs. Illinois State 26–7; won vs. Ohio 17–15; won vs. Indiana State 16–13; lost at Northern Michigan 13–41; won at Bowling Green 38–28; lost at Eastern Michigan 27–30; won at Northern Illinois 31–9; lost at Western Michigan 14–42+22−28Lost 10–20 vs. Kent State-10Kent StateWon 9–7 vs. Toledo+2ToledoWon 22–7 at Marshall+15MarshallWon 26–7 vs. Illinois State+19Illinois StateWon 17–15 vs. Ohio+2OhioWon 16–13 vs. Indiana State+3Indiana StateLost 13–41 at Northern Michigan-28Northern Michig…Won 38–28 at Bowling Green+10Bowling GreenLost 27–30 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganWon 31–9 at Northern Illinois+22Northern Illino…Lost 14–42 at Western Michigan-28Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsKent StateL 10–⁠2061%
Sep 18vsToledoW 9–⁠763%
Sep 25atMarshallW 22–⁠761%
Oct 2vsIllinois StateW 26–⁠790%
Oct 9vsOhioW 17–⁠1547%
Oct 16vsIndiana StateW 16–⁠1385%
Oct 23atNorthern MichiganL 13–⁠4175%
Oct 30atBowling GreenW 38–⁠2827%
Nov 6atEastern MichiganL 27–⁠3085%
Nov 13atNorthern IllinoisW 31–⁠973%
Nov 20atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠4245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1976.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠219
Coach
Roy Kramer
Elo
1422 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 93 of 132; offense No. 97, defense No. 89
SRS
−11.2 No. 110 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Herb Deromedi
Most valuable player
John Kloc and John Wunderlich

1976 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State4–⁠18–⁠3
Kent State6–⁠28–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green4–⁠36–⁠5
Miami (OH)2–⁠43–⁠8
Toledo2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠52–⁠9
Northern Illinois0–⁠61–⁠10

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