1970 Miami (OH)

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

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1970, game by game: won at Xavier 28–7; won vs. Western Michigan 23–12; won vs. Northern Illinois 48–0; won at Marshall 19–12; lost at Ohio 22–23; won vs. Bowling Green 7–3; lost at Toledo 13–14; won vs. Dayton 17–0; won vs. Kent State 10–8; lost at Cincinnati 0–33+48−33Won 28–7 at Xavier+21XavierWon 23–12 vs. Western Michigan+11Western MichiganWon 48–0 vs. Northern Illinois+48Northern Illino…Won 19–12 at Marshall+7MarshallLost 22–23 at Ohio-1OhioWon 7–3 vs. Bowling Green+4Bowling GreenLost 13–14 at Toledo-1ToledoWon 17–0 vs. Dayton+17DaytonWon 10–8 vs. Kent State+2Kent StateLost 0–33 at Cincinnati-33Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠112
Coach
Bill Mallory
Elo
1591 +9 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 39 of 117; offense No. 83, defense No. 10
SRS
−4.3 No. 77 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dick Adams and Jim Bengala
Most valuable player
Dick Adams

1970 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠012–⁠012
Miami (OH)3–⁠27–⁠3
Ohio3–⁠24–⁠5
Western Michigan2–⁠37–⁠3
Kent State1–⁠43–⁠7
Bowling Green1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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