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1974 Miami (OH)

10–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Crum, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1974, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 39–0; tied at Purdue 7–7; won at Marshall 42–0; won at Kentucky 14–10; won at Ohio 31–3; won vs. Bowling Green 34–10; won at Toledo 38–22; won vs. Western Michigan 31–0; won vs. Kent State 19–17; won at Cincinnati 27–7; won vs. Georgia 21–10+42Won 39–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+39Eastern MichiganTied 7–7 at Purdue0PurdueWon 42–0 at Marshall+42MarshallWon 14–10 at Kentucky+4KentuckyWon 31–3 at Ohio+28OhioWon 34–10 vs. Bowling Green+24Bowling GreenWon 38–22 at Toledo+16ToledoWon 31–0 vs. Western Michigan+31Western MichiganWon 19–17 vs. Kent State+2Kent StateWon 27–7 at Cincinnati+20CincinnatiWon 21–10 vs. Georgia+11Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsEastern MichiganW 39–⁠097%
Sep 21atPurdueT 7–⁠769%
Sep 28atMarshallW 42–⁠078%
Oct 5atKentuckyW 14–⁠1061%
Oct 12atOhioW 31–⁠369%
Oct 19vsBowling GreenW 34–⁠1075%
Oct 26atToledoW 38–⁠2274%
Nov 2vsWestern MichiganW 31–⁠090%
Nov 9vsKent StateW 19–⁠1779%
Nov 16atCincinnatiW 27–⁠773%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaTangerine BowlW 21–⁠1076%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 21–⁠10 in the Tangerine Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 19
  3. Wk 8: 19
  4. Wk 9: 16
  5. Wk 10: 13
  6. Wk 11: 12
  7. Wk 12: 12
  8. Wk 13: 12
  9. Wk 14: 15
  10. Final: 10

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
303–⁠86
Coach
Dick Crum
Elo
1757 +110 this season
SP+ rating
25.5 No. 4 of 124; offense No. 18, defense No. 2
SRS
16.7 No. 11 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Novak

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 7Mike Biehle OTHouston Oilers

1974 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠0–⁠110
Toledo3–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio3–⁠26–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green2–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State0–⁠02–⁠0
Western Michigan0–⁠53–⁠8

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