1986 Eastern Michigan
6–5 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Harkema. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central Michigan 34–16Oct 25
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Western Michigan | W 21–14 | 46% |
| Sep 13 | at Youngstown State | W 18–17 | 57% |
| Sep 20 | vs Akron | W 24–21 | 64% |
| Sep 27 | vs Kent State | L 16–20 | 69% |
| Oct 4 | at Toledo | L 18–23 | 40% |
| Oct 11 | at Bowling Green | L 10–24 | 23% |
| Oct 18 | vs Ohio | W 33–31 | 70% |
| Oct 25 | vs Central Michigan | W 34–16 | 35% |
| Nov 1 | vs Ball State | W 14–7 | 49% |
| Nov 8 | at Northern Illinois | L 14–21 | 54% |
| Nov 15 | at Miami (OH) | L 20–34 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 34–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 222–228
- Coach
- Jim Harkema
- Elo
- 1410 +25 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.6 No. 84 of 101; offense No. 90, defense No. 74
- SRS
- −18.5 No. 99 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1986 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Toledo | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 Eastern Michigan | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ball State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Central Michigan | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.