1984 Miami (OH)

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

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1984, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 13–17; lost at Houston 17–30; lost vs. Bowling Green 10–41; lost at No. 6 Washington 7–53; won at Kent State 19–3; lost vs. Toledo 7–10; lost vs. Central Michigan 9–10; won at Northern Illinois 20–7; lost at Ohio 19–24; won vs. Eastern Michigan 23–0; won at Cincinnati 31–26+23−46Lost 13–17 at Western Michigan-4Western MichiganLost 17–30 at Houston-13HoustonLost 10–41 vs. Bowling Green-31Bowling GreenLost 7–53 at No. 6 Washington-46No. 6 WashingtonWon 19–3 at Kent State+16Kent StateLost 7–10 vs. Toledo-3ToledoLost 9–10 vs. Central Michigan-1Central MichiganWon 20–7 at Northern Illinois+13Northern Illino…Lost 19–24 at Ohio-5OhioWon 23–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+23Eastern MichiganWon 31–26 at Cincinnati+5Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 31–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠221
Coach
Tim Rose
Elo
1459 −19 this season
SP+ rating
-3.7 No. 72 of 106; offense No. 87, defense No. 43
SRS
−11.3 No. 90 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dean Pees

1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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