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1975 Eastern Michigan

4–⁠6, coached by George Mans.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1975, game by game: lost at Ball State 14–24; won vs. Indiana State 30–7; won at UL Monroe 27–24; won vs. McNeese 20–6; lost at Central Michigan 7–20; lost vs. Northern Michigan 7–20; lost vs. Western Illinois 14–17; lost at Youngstown State 14–15; won vs. Illinois State 51–14; lost at Western Michigan 14–24+37−13Lost 14–24 at Ball State-10Ball StateWon 30–7 vs. Indiana State+23Indiana StateWon 27–24 at UL Monroe+3UL MonroeWon 20–6 vs. McNeese+14McNeeseLost 7–20 at Central Michigan-13Central MichiganLost 7–20 vs. Northern Michigan-13Northern Michig…Lost 14–17 vs. Western Illinois-3Western IllinoisLost 14–15 at Youngstown State-1Youngstown StateWon 51–14 vs. Illinois State+37Illinois StateLost 14–24 at Western Michigan-10Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atBall StateL 14–⁠2419%
Sep 13vsIndiana StateW 30–⁠754%
Sep 20atUL MonroeW 27–⁠2419%
Sep 27vsMcNeeseW 20–⁠660%
Oct 11atCentral MichiganL 7–⁠2029%
Oct 18vsNorthern MichiganL 7–⁠2066%
Oct 25vsWestern IllinoisL 14–⁠1752%
Nov 1atYoungstown StateL 14–⁠1551%
Nov 8vsIllinois StateW 51–⁠1460%
Nov 15atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠171
Coach
George Mans
Elo
1178 +4 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 51 of 132; offense No. 51, defense No. 60
SRS
−1.0 No. 71 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Doug Graber
Captains
Ric Franz and Rod Luplow

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 7Clarence Chapman WROakland Raiders