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1985 Central Michigan

7–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1985, game by game: won vs. Pacific 27–10; won at Ohio 13–7; won vs. Kent State 21–17; won at Western Michigan 24–17; lost at Bowling Green 18–23; won vs. Eastern Michigan 17–10; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–19; lost at Toledo 7–10; won at Ball State 23–9; won vs. Northern Illinois 30–21+17−5Won 27–10 vs. Pacific+17PacificWon 13–7 at Ohio+6OhioWon 21–17 vs. Kent State+4Kent StateWon 24–17 at Western Michigan+7Western MichiganLost 18–23 at Bowling Green-5Bowling GreenWon 17–10 vs. Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganLost 14–19 vs. Miami (OH)-5Miami (OH)Lost 7–10 at Toledo-3ToledoWon 23–9 at Ball State+14Ball StateWon 30–21 vs. Northern Illinois+9Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsPacificW 27–⁠1079%
Sep 28atOhioW 13–⁠773%
Oct 5vsKent StateW 21–⁠1783%
Oct 12atWestern MichiganW 24–⁠1773%
Oct 19atBowling GreenL 18–⁠2337%
Oct 26vsEastern MichiganW 17–⁠1084%
Nov 2vsMiami (OH)L 14–⁠1970%
Nov 9atToledoL 7–⁠1067%
Nov 16atBall StateW 23–⁠970%
Nov 23vsNorthern IllinoisW 30–⁠2177%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 30–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
194–⁠143
Coach
Herb Deromedi
Elo
1587 +7 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 49 of 106; offense No. 86, defense No. 27
SRS
−7.8 No. 76 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Carl Kloosterman and Steve Sklenar

1985 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green9–⁠011–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Central Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3
Western Michigan4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois4–⁠44–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠8
Ohio2–⁠72–⁠9

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