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1985 Kent State

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Scesniak.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1985, game by game: lost at Akron 0–24; lost at Syracuse 0–34; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–3; lost at Central Michigan 17–21; won vs. UTEP 51–24; won vs. Ball State 45–16; lost at Bowling Green 14–26; lost vs. Ohio 23–33; lost at Miami (OH) 24–52; lost vs. Western Michigan 3–34; lost at Toledo 7–10+29−34Lost 0–24 at Akron-24AkronLost 0–34 at Syracuse-34SyracuseWon 28–3 vs. Eastern Michigan+25Eastern MichiganLost 17–21 at Central Michigan-4Central MichiganWon 51–24 vs. UTEP+27UTEPWon 45–16 vs. Ball State+29Ball StateLost 14–26 at Bowling Green-12Bowling GreenLost 23–33 vs. Ohio-10OhioLost 24–52 at Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 3–34 vs. Western Michigan-31Western MichiganLost 7–10 at Toledo-3Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atAkronL 0–⁠2456%
Sep 21atSyracuseL 0–⁠3425%
Sep 28vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠358%
Oct 5atCentral MichiganL 17–⁠2117%
Oct 12vsUTEPW 51–⁠2468%
Oct 19vsBall StateW 45–⁠1653%
Oct 26atBowling GreenL 14–⁠2615%
Nov 2vsOhioL 23–⁠3375%
Nov 9atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠5222%
Nov 16vsWestern MichiganL 3–⁠3453%
Nov 23atToledoL 7–⁠1030%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠277
Coach
Dick Scesniak
Elo
1319 −84 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 75 of 106; offense No. 69, defense No. 79
SRS
−14.5 No. 94 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1985 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green9–⁠011–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Central Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3
Western Michigan4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois4–⁠44–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠8
Ohio2–⁠72–⁠9

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