1988 Kent State
5–6 (3–5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Crum. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Youngstown State 34–3Sep 3
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Youngstown State | W 34–3 | 77% |
| Sep 10 | vs Akron | W 32–12 | 76% |
| Sep 17 | at Eastern Michigan | L 14–21 | 32% |
| Sep 24 | at Kentucky | L 14–38 | 43% |
| Oct 1 | at Central Michigan | L 7–31 | 37% |
| Oct 8 | vs Ball State | L 20–31 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | at Western Michigan | W 45–28 | 26% |
| Oct 22 | vs Ohio | L 14–21 | 78% |
| Oct 29 | at Toledo | L 28–35 | 42% |
| Nov 5 | vs Bowling Green | W 31–19 | 64% |
| Nov 12 | at Miami (OH) | W 17–11 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 17–11; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 256–250
- Coach
- Dick Crum
- Elo
- 1447 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.0 No. 74 of 102; offense No. 68, defense No. 70
- SRS
- −16.1 No. 91 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1988 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 5–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Ball State | 5–3 | 8–3 | |
| Central Michigan | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Ohio | 4–3–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Toledo | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Kent State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Bowling Green | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 0–7–1 | 0–10–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.