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1967 Miami (OH)

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bo Schembechler.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1967, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 14–24; won at Tulane 14–3; lost vs. Xavier 6–7; won at Kent State 21–7; won vs. Marshall 48–6; won vs. Ohio 22–15; won at Bowling Green 9–7; lost vs. Toledo 14–24; lost at Dayton 6–7; won at Cincinnati 27–14+42−10Lost 14–24 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganWon 14–3 at Tulane+11TulaneLost 6–7 vs. Xavier-1XavierWon 21–7 at Kent State+14Kent StateWon 48–6 vs. Marshall+42MarshallWon 22–15 vs. Ohio+7OhioWon 9–7 at Bowling Green+2Bowling GreenLost 14–24 vs. Toledo-10ToledoLost 6–7 at Dayton-1DaytonWon 27–14 at Cincinnati+13Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠2464%
Sep 23atTulaneW 14–⁠360%
Sep 30vsXavierL 6–⁠780%
Oct 7atKent StateW 21–⁠758%
Oct 14vsMarshallW 48–⁠691%
Oct 21vsOhioW 22–⁠1577%
Oct 28atBowling GreenW 9–⁠763%
Nov 4vsToledoL 14–⁠2472%
Nov 11atDaytonL 6–⁠758%
Nov 18atCincinnatiW 27–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 27–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠114
Coach
Bo Schembechler
Elo
1610 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.6 No. 54 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim Shaw, Bob Smith, Bob Thomas and Paul Krasula
Most valuable player
Bob Babich

1967 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠19–⁠1
Miami (OH)4–⁠26–⁠4
Western Michigan4–⁠25–⁠4
Ohio4–⁠25–⁠5
Bowling Green2–⁠46–⁠4
Kent State2–⁠45–⁠5
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠10

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