1978 Central Michigan
9–2 (8–1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kent State 41–0Sep 9
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Kent State | W 41–0 | 70% |
| Sep 16 | at Miami (OH) | W 37–18 | 46% |
| Sep 23 | at Alcorn State | L 16–24 | 76% |
| Sep 30 | vs Ball State | L 0–27 | 53% |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio | W 17–3 | 71% |
| Oct 14 | vs Illinois State | W 45–7 | 91% |
| Oct 21 | vs Northern Illinois | W 34–7 | 85% |
| Oct 28 | at Bowling Green | W 38–7 | 57% |
| Nov 4 | vs Toledo | W 27–3 | 90% |
| Nov 11 | at Eastern Michigan | W 41–9 | 76% |
| Nov 18 | at Western Michigan | W 35–14 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 35–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-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 1978.
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 8–1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 331–119
- Coach
- Herb Deromedi
- Elo
- 1651 +85 this season
- SP+ rating
- 18.6 No. 17 of 133; offense No. 22, defense No. 16
- SRS
- 6.7 No. 42 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Bryan Gross
1978 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 8–0 | 10–1 | |
 Central Michigan | 8–1 | 9–2 | |
| Miami (OH) | 5–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–4 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ohio | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Toledo | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.