1978 Eastern Michigan
3–7 (1–5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike Stock. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana State 27–8Sep 23
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atNorthern Michigan | L 3–30 | 65% |
| Sep 9 | at Ohio | L 22–23 | 46% |
| Sep 16 | vs Bowling Green | L 6–43 | 52% |
| Sep 23 | vs Indiana State | W 27–8 | 59% |
| Sep 30 | at Toledo | W 17–12 | 51% |
| Oct 7 | vs Akron | W 25–14 | 76% |
| Oct 21 | at Western Michigan | L 0–32 | 25% |
| Oct 28 | vs Ball State | L 0–21 | 23% |
| Nov 11 | vs Central Michigan | L 9–41 | 24% |
| Nov 18 | at Illinois State | L 13–14 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–5 10th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 122–238
- Coach
- Mike Stock
- Elo
- 1332 −92 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.9 No. 116 of 133; offense No. 126, defense No. 97
- SRS
- −24.4 No. 137 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Rollie Hansen, Gordon Skotarczak and Tom Williams
1978 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 8–0 | 10–1 | |
| Central Michigan | 8–1 | 9–2 | |
 Miami (OH) | 5–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–4 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ohio | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
 Northern Illinois | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
 Kent State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Toledo | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
 Eastern Michigan | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.