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1978 Miami (OH)

8–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Reed.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1978, game by game: lost at Ball State 14–38; lost vs. Central Michigan 18–37; won vs. Western Michigan 7–3; tied at Dayton 10–10; won at North Carolina 7–3; won at Marshall 29–3; won vs. Bowling Green 18–7; won at Toledo 28–7; won at Ohio 31–16; won vs. Kent State 38–13; won vs. Cincinnati 28–24+26−24Lost 14–38 at Ball State-24Ball StateLost 18–37 vs. Central Michigan-19Central MichiganWon 7–3 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganTied 10–10 at Dayton0DaytonWon 7–3 at North Carolina+4North CarolinaWon 29–3 at Marshall+26MarshallWon 18–7 vs. Bowling Green+11Bowling GreenWon 28–7 at Toledo+21ToledoWon 31–16 at Ohio+15OhioWon 38–13 vs. Kent State+25Kent StateWon 28–24 vs. Cincinnati+4Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atBall StateL 14–⁠3845%
Sep 16vsCentral MichiganL 18–⁠3754%
Sep 23vsWestern MichiganW 7–⁠364%
Sep 30atDaytonT 10–⁠1078%
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 7–⁠335%
Oct 14atMarshallW 29–⁠380%
Oct 21vsBowling GreenW 18–⁠769%
Oct 28atToledoW 28–⁠779%
Nov 4atOhioW 31–⁠1680%
Nov 11vsKent StateW 38–⁠1384%
Nov 18vsCincinnatiW 28–⁠2472%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠161
Coach
Tom Reed
Elo
1620 +33 this season
SP+ rating
10.5 No. 40 of 133; offense No. 58, defense No. 22
SRS
−2.2 No. 72 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tim Rose

1978 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠010–⁠1
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠47–⁠4
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠53–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo2–⁠72–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠53–⁠7

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