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1982 Eastern Michigan

1–⁠9–⁠1 (1–⁠7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike Stock, then Bob LaPointe (interim, final 8 games).

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1982, game by game: lost at Akron 7–14; lost at Louisiana Tech 12–49; lost at Miami (OH) 0–35; lost vs. Central Michigan 8–13; lost at Toledo 19–20; lost vs. Ohio 13–14; lost at Northern Illinois 0–10; lost vs. Ball State 7–16; won vs. Kent State 9–7; lost at Bowling Green 7–24; tied vs. Western Michigan 3–3+7−37Lost 7–14 at Akron-7AkronLost 12–49 at Louisiana Tech-37Louisiana TechLost 0–35 at Miami (OH)-35Miami (OH)Lost 8–13 vs. Central Michigan-5Central MichiganLost 19–20 at Toledo-1ToledoLost 13–14 vs. Ohio-1OhioLost 0–10 at Northern Illinois-10Northern Illino…Lost 7–16 vs. Ball State-9Ball StateWon 9–7 vs. Kent State+2Kent StateLost 7–24 at Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenTied 3–3 vs. Western Michigan0Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atAkronL 7–⁠1441%
Sep 18atLouisiana TechL 12–⁠4918%
Sep 25atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠3510%
Oct 2vsCentral MichiganL 8–⁠1321%
Oct 9atToledoL 19–⁠2010%
Oct 16vsOhioL 13–⁠1424%
Oct 23atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠1026%
Oct 30vsBall StateL 7–⁠1629%
Nov 6vsKent StateW 9–⁠748%
Nov 13atBowling GreenL 7–⁠249%
Nov 20vsWestern MichiganT 3–⁠315%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Western Michigan 3–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
1–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠7–⁠1 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
85–⁠205
Coach
Mike Stock, then Bob LaPointe (interim, final 8 games)
Elo
1213 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 93 of 109; offense No. 109, defense No. 23
SRS
−23.6 No. 110 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Chris Babini and David Marshall

1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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