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1975 Miami (OH)

11–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Crum, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1975, game by game: won vs. Marshall 50–0; lost at Michigan State 13–14; won vs. Ball State 35–28; won at Purdue 14–3; won vs. Dayton 10–0; won vs. Ohio 17–9; won at Bowling Green 20–17; won vs. Toledo 35–21; won at Western Michigan 44–21; won at Kent State 27–8; won vs. Cincinnati 21–13; won vs. South Carolina 20–7+50−1Won 50–0 vs. Marshall+50MarshallLost 13–14 at Michigan State-1Michigan StateWon 35–28 vs. Ball State+7Ball StateWon 14–3 at Purdue+11PurdueWon 10–0 vs. Dayton+10DaytonWon 17–9 vs. Ohio+8OhioWon 20–17 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenWon 35–21 vs. Toledo+14ToledoWon 44–21 at Western Michigan+23Western MichiganWon 27–8 at Kent State+19Kent StateWon 21–13 vs. Cincinnati+8CincinnatiWon 20–7 vs. South Carolina+13South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsMarshallW 50–⁠092%
Sep 20atMichigan StateL 13–⁠1462%
Sep 27vsBall StateW 35–⁠2887%
Oct 4atPurdueW 14–⁠374%
Oct 11vsDaytonW 10–⁠092%
Oct 18vsOhioW 17–⁠979%
Oct 25atBowling GreenW 20–⁠1754%
Nov 1vsToledoW 35–⁠2191%
Nov 8atWestern MichiganW 44–⁠2193%
Nov 15atKent StateW 27–⁠878%
Nov 22vsCincinnatiW 21–⁠1381%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsSouth CarolinaTangerine BowlW 20–⁠779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 20–⁠7 in the Tangerine Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 19
  2. Wk 6: 20
  3. Wk 9: 19
  4. Wk 10: 17
  5. Wk 11: 16
  6. Wk 12: 16
  7. Wk 13: 16
  8. Wk 14: 16
  9. Final: 12

Mid-American Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 12
Points
306–⁠141
Coach
Dick Crum
Elo
1745 +74 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 18 of 132; offense No. 28, defense No. 15
SRS
9.6 No. 30 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Novak

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 2Sherman Smith RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Pete Rome DBCincinnati Bengals

1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

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