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1979 Central Michigan

10–⁠0–⁠1 (8–⁠0–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1979, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 10–0; won at Bowling Green 24–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 19–18; won vs. Ohio 26–0; won vs. Northern Illinois 31–11; won at Ball State 31–30; won at Kent State 44–21; tied at Toledo 7–7; won vs. Eastern Michigan 37–14; won at Northwestern State 28–0; won at San José State 34–32+28Won 10–0 vs. Western Michigan+10Western MichiganWon 24–0 at Bowling Green+24Bowling GreenWon 19–18 vs. Miami (OH)+1Miami (OH)Won 26–0 vs. Ohio+26OhioWon 31–11 vs. Northern Illinois+20Northern Illino…Won 31–30 at Ball State+1Ball StateWon 44–21 at Kent State+23Kent StateTied 7–7 at Toledo0ToledoWon 37–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+23Eastern MichiganWon 28–0 at Northwestern State+28Northwestern St…Won 34–32 at San José State+2San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsWestern MichiganW 10–⁠072%
Sep 22atBowling GreenW 24–⁠068%
Sep 29vsMiami (OH)W 19–⁠1862%
Oct 6vsOhioW 26–⁠084%
Oct 13vsNorthern IllinoisW 31–⁠1188%
Oct 20atBall StateW 31–⁠3057%
Oct 27atKent StateW 44–⁠2184%
Nov 3atToledoT 7–⁠767%
Nov 10vsEastern MichiganW 37–⁠1493%
Nov 17atNorthwestern StateW 28–⁠090%
Nov 24atSan José StateW 34–⁠3265%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 34–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 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 1979.

Mid-American Conference champions8–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
291–⁠133
Coach
Herb Deromedi
Elo
1681 +81 this season
SP+ rating
15.3 No. 24 of 135; offense No. 37, defense No. 31
SRS
7.5 No. 41 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Gary Hogeboom

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 5Gary Hogeboom QBDallas Cowboys

1979 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠1
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠46–⁠5
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠81–⁠10

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