1983 Miami (OH)

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Rose.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1983, game by game: lost at South Carolina 3–24; lost at No. 10 North Carolina 17–48; lost at Bowling Green 14–17; lost vs. Western Michigan 18–20; won vs. Kent State 27–7; lost at Toledo 9–10; won at Central Michigan 12–7; lost vs. Northern Illinois 0–17; lost vs. Ohio 14–17; won at Eastern Michigan 24–12; won vs. Cincinnati 14–10+20−31Lost 3–24 at South Carolina-21South CarolinaLost 17–48 at No. 10 North Carolina-31No. 10 North CarolinaLost 14–17 at Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenLost 18–20 vs. Western Michigan-2Western MichiganWon 27–7 vs. Kent State+20Kent StateLost 9–10 at Toledo-1ToledoWon 12–7 at Central Michigan+5Central MichiganLost 0–17 vs. Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Lost 14–17 vs. Ohio-3OhioWon 24–12 at Eastern Michigan+12Eastern MichiganWon 14–10 vs. Cincinnati+4Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 14–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠189
Coach
Tim Rose
Elo
1467 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-3.7 No. 69 of 108; offense No. 103, defense No. 24
SRS
−9.6 No. 89 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dean Pees

1983 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠110–⁠2
Toledo7–⁠29–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠28–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Western Michigan4–⁠56–⁠5
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State1–⁠81–⁠10
Eastern Michigan0–⁠91–⁠10

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