1982 Miami (OH)

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Reed.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1982, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 35–17; won at Northwestern 27–13; won vs. Eastern Michigan 35–0; won at Kent State 20–0; won vs. Bowling Green 17–12; lost at Western Michigan 0–10; lost at Ohio 0–20; won vs. Toledo 21–17; won vs. Central Michigan 23–0; lost at Northern Illinois 7–12; lost at Cincinnati 10–20+35−20Won 35–17 vs. William & Mary+18William & MaryWon 27–13 at Northwestern+14NorthwesternWon 35–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+35Eastern MichiganWon 20–0 at Kent State+20Kent StateWon 17–12 vs. Bowling Green+5Bowling GreenLost 0–10 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganLost 0–20 at Ohio-20OhioWon 21–17 vs. Toledo+4ToledoWon 23–0 vs. Central Michigan+23Central MichiganLost 7–12 at Northern Illinois-5Northern Illino…Lost 10–20 at Cincinnati-10Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 20–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠121
Coach
Tom Reed
Elo
1535 −13 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 53 of 109; offense No. 95, defense No. 12
SRS
−8.3 No. 82 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tim Rose

1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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