CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1982 Central Michigan

6–⁠4–⁠1 (5–⁠3–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1982, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 35–10; lost vs. Bowling Green 30–34; lost at East Carolina 6–24; won at Eastern Michigan 13–8; tied vs. Western Michigan 18–18; won vs. Toledo 16–12; won at Kent State 31–20; won vs. Ohio 42–18; lost at Miami (OH) 0–23; won vs. Ball State 24–13; lost at Northern Illinois 13–19+25−23Won 35–10 vs. Indiana State+25Indiana StateLost 30–34 vs. Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenLost 6–24 at East Carolina-18East CarolinaWon 13–8 at Eastern Michigan+5Eastern MichiganTied 18–18 vs. Western Michigan0Western MichiganWon 16–12 vs. Toledo+4ToledoWon 31–20 at Kent State+11Kent StateWon 42–18 vs. Ohio+24OhioLost 0–23 at Miami (OH)-23Miami (OH)Won 24–13 vs. Ball State+11Ball StateLost 13–19 at Northern Illinois-6Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsIndiana StateW 35–⁠1068%
Sep 18vsBowling GreenL 30–⁠3465%
Sep 25atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠2456%
Oct 2atEastern MichiganW 13–⁠879%
Oct 9vsWestern MichiganT 18–⁠1860%
Oct 16vsToledoW 16–⁠1255%
Oct 23atKent StateW 31–⁠2075%
Oct 30vsOhioW 42–⁠1862%
Nov 6atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠2344%
Nov 13vsBall StateW 24–⁠1374%
Nov 20atNorthern IllinoisL 13–⁠1960%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠3–⁠1 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠199
Coach
Herb Deromedi
Elo
1534 −22 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 59 of 109; offense No. 76, defense No. 46
SRS
−13.0 No. 93 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Ray Bentley

1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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