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1969 Miami (OH)

7–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Mallory.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1969, game by game: won vs. Xavier 35–7; won at Dayton 19–9; won at Western Michigan 24–20; won vs. Marshall 35–7; won at Ohio 24–21; lost at Bowling Green 0–3; lost vs. Toledo 10–14; won at Maryland 34–21; lost at Kent State 14–17; won at Cincinnati 36–20+28−4Won 35–7 vs. Xavier+28XavierWon 19–9 at Dayton+10DaytonWon 24–20 at Western Michigan+4Western MichiganWon 35–7 vs. Marshall+28MarshallWon 24–21 at Ohio+3OhioLost 0–3 at Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenLost 10–14 vs. Toledo-4ToledoWon 34–21 at Maryland+13MarylandLost 14–17 at Kent State-3Kent StateWon 36–20 at Cincinnati+16Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsXavierW 35–⁠773%
Sep 20atDaytonW 19–⁠961%
Sep 27atWestern MichiganW 24–⁠2069%
Oct 11vsMarshallW 35–⁠793%
Oct 18atOhioW 24–⁠2149%
Oct 25atBowling GreenL 0–⁠356%
Nov 1vsToledoL 10–⁠1459%
Nov 8atMarylandW 34–⁠2176%
Nov 15atKent StateL 14–⁠1773%
Nov 22atCincinnatiW 36–⁠2068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 36–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠139
Coach
Bill Mallory
Elo
1623 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.5 No. 57 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Kent Thompson and Merv Nugent
Most valuable player
Dick Adams

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 5Gary Arthur TENew York Jets

1969 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠011–⁠0
Bowling Green4–⁠16–⁠4
Miami (OH)2–⁠37–⁠3
Ohio2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠45–⁠5
Western Michigan1–⁠44–⁠6

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