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1971 Miami (OH)

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

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1971, game by game: won at Pacific 17–10; won at Xavier 17–7; won at Dayton 14–0; won vs. Marshall 66–6; lost vs. Ohio 0–3; lost at Bowling Green 7–33; lost vs. No. 15 Toledo 6–45; won at Western Michigan 7–6; won at Kent State 30–0; won vs. Cincinnati 43–7+60−39Won 17–10 at Pacific+7PacificWon 17–7 at Xavier+10XavierWon 14–0 at Dayton+14DaytonWon 66–6 vs. Marshall+60MarshallLost 0–3 vs. Ohio-3OhioLost 7–33 at Bowling Green-26Bowling GreenLost 6–45 vs. No. 15 Toledo-39No. 15 ToledoWon 7–6 at Western Michigan+1Western MichiganWon 30–0 at Kent State+30Kent StateWon 43–7 vs. Cincinnati+36Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atPacificW 17–⁠1064%
Sep 18atXavierW 17–⁠778%
Sep 25atDaytonW 14–⁠063%
Oct 2vsMarshallW 66–⁠686%
Oct 16vsOhioL 0–⁠369%
Oct 23atBowling GreenL 7–⁠3355%
Oct 30vs15ToledoL 6–⁠4534%
Nov 6atWestern MichiganW 7–⁠637%
Nov 13atKent StateW 30–⁠068%
Nov 20vsCincinnatiW 43–⁠761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 43–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 19th-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
207–⁠117
Coach
Bill Mallory
Elo
1589 +28 this season
SP+ rating
10.7 No. 31 of 120; offense No. 71, defense No. 15
SRS
3.6 No. 46 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Doug Krause, Dick Dougherty and Marc Smith
Most valuable player
Doug Krause

1971 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠012–⁠014
Bowling Green4–⁠16–⁠4
Western Michigan2–⁠37–⁠3
Miami (OH)2–⁠37–⁠3
Ohio2–⁠35–⁠5
Kent State0–⁠53–⁠8

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