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1994 Central Michigan

9–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Flynn.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1994, game by game: lost at Iowa 21–52; won vs. UNLV 35–23; won at Eastern Michigan 30–29; won vs. Kent State 45–0; lost at Ball State 28–31; won vs. Western Michigan 35–28; won at Akron 47–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 32–30; won at Ohio 22–10; won vs. Toledo 45–27; won at Bowling Green 36–33; lost vs. UNLV 24–52+47−31Lost 21–52 at Iowa-31IowaWon 35–23 vs. UNLV+12UNLVWon 30–29 at Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganWon 45–0 vs. Kent State+45Kent StateLost 28–31 at Ball State-3Ball StateWon 35–28 vs. Western Michigan+7Western MichiganWon 47–0 at Akron+47AkronWon 32–30 vs. Miami (OH)+2Miami (OH)Won 22–10 at Ohio+12OhioWon 45–27 vs. Toledo+18ToledoWon 36–33 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenLost 24–52 vs. UNLV-28UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atIowaL 21–⁠5244%
Sep 10vsUNLVW 35–⁠2364%
Sep 17atEastern MichiganW 30–⁠2959%
Sep 24vsKent StateW 45–⁠078%
Oct 1atBall StateL 28–⁠3145%
Oct 8vsWestern MichiganW 35–⁠2844%
Oct 15atAkronW 47–⁠071%
Oct 22vsMiami (OH)W 32–⁠3068%
Oct 29atOhioW 22–⁠1079%
Nov 5vsToledoW 45–⁠2767%
Nov 12atBowling GreenW 36–⁠3328%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsUNLVLas Vegas BowlL 24–⁠5274%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 52–⁠24 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
400–⁠315
Coach
Dick Flynn
Elo
1531 +43 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 53 of 106; offense No. 21, defense No. 84
SRS
−6.4 No. 75 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Kearly
Defensive coordinator
Jim Schulte
Most valuable player
Brian Pruitt

1994 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠19–⁠2
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Eastern Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Akron1–⁠81–⁠10
Ohio0–⁠90–⁠11

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