1991 Central Michigan

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

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1991, game by game: tied at Ohio 17–17; won vs. Louisiana 27–24; won at No. 18 Michigan State 20–3; won vs. Akron 31–29; tied at Toledo 16–16; lost at Bowling Green 10–17; tied vs. Miami (OH) 10–10; won at Kent State 23–7; won vs. Ball State 10–3; tied at Eastern Michigan 14–14; won vs. Western Michigan 27–17+17−7Tied 17–17 at Ohio0OhioWon 27–24 vs. Louisiana+3LouisianaWon 20–3 at No. 18 Michigan State+17No. 18 Michigan StateWon 31–29 vs. Akron+2AkronTied 16–16 at Toledo0ToledoLost 10–17 at Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenTied 10–10 vs. Miami (OH)0Miami (OH)Won 23–7 at Kent State+16Kent StateWon 10–3 vs. Ball State+7Ball StateTied 14–14 at Eastern Michigan0Eastern MichiganWon 27–17 vs. Western Michigan+10Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠4 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠157
Coach
Herb Deromedi
Elo
1575 +58 this season
SP+ rating
-2.0 No. 63 of 104; offense No. 90, defense No. 27
SRS
−7.7 No. 78 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Kearly
Most valuable player
Billy Smith

1991 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠011–⁠1
Central Michigan3–⁠1–⁠46–⁠1–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Eastern Michigan3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠71–⁠10

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