1986 Central Michigan
5–5 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio 56–27Sep 27
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs Idaho | W 34–21 | 85% |
| Sep 20 | vs Bowling Green | W 20–10 | 57% |
| Sep 27 | vs Ohio | W 56–27 | 86% |
| Oct 4 | at Kent State | L 30–33 | 73% |
| Oct 11 | at Western Michigan | W 18–10 | 70% |
| Oct 18 | at Tulsa | L 6–42 | 51% |
| Oct 25 | at Eastern Michigan | L 16–34 | 65% |
| Nov 1 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–59 | 31% |
| Nov 8 | vs Toledo | L 14–26 | 62% |
| Nov 15 | vs Ball State | W 43–22 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ball State 43–22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 258–284
- Coach
- Herb Deromedi
- Elo
- 1477 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.8 No. 73 of 101; offense No. 48, defense No. 92
- SRS
- −18.6 No. 100 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Rick Poljan
Drafted in 1987
The 1987 draft| Rd 7 | Brian Williams OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
1986 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Toledo | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ball State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Central Michigan | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.