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1999 Central Michigan

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Flynn.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 1999, game by game: won vs. Eastern Illinois 33–17; lost at Syracuse 7–47; lost at No. 14 Purdue 16–58; lost vs. Miami (OH) 16–24; lost at Western Michigan 16–38; won at Buffalo 38–19; lost vs. Northern Illinois 27–31; lost at Bowling Green 7–31; lost vs. Toledo 13–32; won vs. Eastern Michigan 29–26; won at Ball State 27–21+19−42Won 33–17 vs. Eastern Illinois+16Eastern IllinoisLost 7–47 at Syracuse-40SyracuseLost 16–58 at No. 14 Purdue-42No. 14 PurdueLost 16–24 vs. Miami (OH)-8Miami (OH)Lost 16–38 at Western Michigan-22Western MichiganWon 38–19 at Buffalo+19BuffaloLost 27–31 vs. Northern Illinois-4Northern Illino…Lost 7–31 at Bowling Green-24Bowling GreenLost 13–32 vs. Toledo-19ToledoWon 29–26 vs. Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganWon 27–21 at Ball State+6Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsEastern IllinoisW 33–⁠1772%
Sep 11atSyracuseL 7–⁠4719%
Sep 18at14PurdueL 16–⁠5817%
Sep 25vsMiami (OH)L 16–⁠2431%
Oct 2atWestern MichiganL 16–⁠3830%
Oct 9atBuffaloW 38–⁠1965%
Oct 16vsNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠3168%
Oct 30atBowling GreenL 7–⁠3144%
Nov 6vsToledoL 13–⁠3248%
Nov 13vsEastern MichiganW 29–⁠2649%
Nov 20atBall StateW 27–⁠2161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ball State 27–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠344
Coach
Dick Flynn
Elo
1357 −70 this season
SP+ rating
-23.6 No. 106 of 114; offense No. 103, defense No. 107
SRS
−20.4 No. 106 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Kearly
Most valuable player
Joe Adam

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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