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1984 Eastern Michigan

2–⁠7–⁠2 (2–⁠5–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Harkema.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1984, game by game: lost at Youngstown State 7–31; lost at Marshall 17–24; lost vs. Ohio 13–16; lost at Bowling Green 27–35; tied vs. Central Michigan 16–16; tied at Northern Illinois 10–10; lost at Toledo 7–17; lost vs. Ball State 10–17; won vs. Kent State 20–18; lost at Miami (OH) 0–23; won vs. Western Michigan 24–14+10−24Lost 7–31 at Youngstown State-24Youngstown StateLost 17–24 at Marshall-7MarshallLost 13–16 vs. Ohio-3OhioLost 27–35 at Bowling Green-8Bowling GreenTied 16–16 vs. Central Michigan0Central MichiganTied 10–10 at Northern Illinois0Northern Illino…Lost 7–17 at Toledo-10ToledoLost 10–17 vs. Ball State-7Ball StateWon 20–18 vs. Kent State+2Kent StateLost 0–23 at Miami (OH)-23Miami (OH)Won 24–14 vs. Western Michigan+10Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atYoungstown StateL 7–⁠3142%
Sep 15atMarshallL 17–⁠2445%
Sep 22vsOhioL 13–⁠1634%
Sep 29atBowling GreenL 27–⁠3510%
Oct 6vsCentral MichiganT 16–⁠1613%
Oct 13atNorthern IllinoisT 10–⁠1010%
Oct 20atToledoL 7–⁠179%
Oct 27vsBall StateL 10–⁠1746%
Nov 3vsKent StateW 20–⁠1835%
Nov 10atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠2319%
Nov 17vsWestern MichiganW 24–⁠1426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠5–⁠2 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠221
Coach
Jim Harkema
Elo
1270 −23 this season
SP+ rating
-12.0 No. 87 of 106; offense No. 101, defense No. 52
SRS
−17.2 No. 102 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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