1984 Central Michigan

8–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠2–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1984, game by game: won vs. Northern Michigan 45–22; won vs. East Carolina 17–12; won vs. Western Michigan 38–19; won at Kent State 14–10; tied at Eastern Michigan 16–16; won vs. Ohio 35–3; won at Miami (OH) 10–9; won vs. Bowling Green 42–21; lost at Northern Illinois 7–8; won vs. Ball State 51–7; lost vs. Toledo 7–14+44−7Won 45–22 vs. Northern Michigan+23Northern Michig…Won 17–12 vs. East Carolina+5East CarolinaWon 38–19 vs. Western Michigan+19Western MichiganWon 14–10 at Kent State+4Kent StateTied 16–16 at Eastern Michigan0Eastern MichiganWon 35–3 vs. Ohio+32OhioWon 10–9 at Miami (OH)+1Miami (OH)Won 42–21 vs. Bowling Green+21Bowling GreenLost 7–8 at Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Won 51–7 vs. Ball State+44Ball StateLost 7–14 vs. Toledo-7Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠141
Coach
Herb Deromedi
Elo
1620 +38 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 47 of 106; offense No. 72, defense No. 15
SRS
−3.4 No. 72 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Curtis Adams and Pat Brackett

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Jim Bowman DBNew England Patriots

1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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