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1988 Central Michigan

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Herb Deromedi.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1988, game by game: lost at Kentucky 7–18; won at Akron 27–16; won vs. Montana State 48–10; won vs. Kent State 31–7; won at Eastern Michigan 20–6; won vs. Bowling Green 21–3; lost vs. Ball State 20–27; lost at Western Michigan 24–42; won vs. Ohio 42–10; lost at Toledo 13–20; won at Miami (OH) 34–17+38−18Lost 7–18 at Kentucky-11KentuckyWon 27–16 at Akron+11AkronWon 48–10 vs. Montana State+38Montana StateWon 31–7 vs. Kent State+24Kent StateWon 20–6 at Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganWon 21–3 vs. Bowling Green+18Bowling GreenLost 20–27 vs. Ball State-7Ball StateLost 24–42 at Western Michigan-18Western MichiganWon 42–10 vs. Ohio+32OhioLost 13–20 at Toledo-7ToledoWon 34–17 at Miami (OH)+17Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atKentuckyL 7–⁠1841%
Sep 17atAkronW 27–⁠1661%
Sep 24vsMontana StateW 48–⁠1082%
Oct 1vsKent StateW 31–⁠763%
Oct 8atEastern MichiganW 20–⁠638%
Oct 15vsBowling GreenW 21–⁠380%
Oct 22vsBall StateL 20–⁠2764%
Oct 29atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠4244%
Nov 5vsOhioW 42–⁠1079%
Nov 12atToledoL 13–⁠2055%
Nov 19atMiami (OH)W 34–⁠1772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 34–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
287–⁠176
Coach
Herb Deromedi
Elo
1522 +32 this season
SP+ rating
5.4 No. 40 of 102; offense No. 64, defense No. 29
SRS
−7.2 No. 75 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
George Ricumstrict

1988 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan7–⁠19–⁠3
Eastern Michigan5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠38–⁠3
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Ohio4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠46–⁠5
Kent State3–⁠55–⁠6
Bowling Green1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Miami (OH)0–⁠7–⁠10–⁠10–⁠1

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