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1985 Miami (OH)

8–⁠2–⁠1 (7–⁠1–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Rose.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1985, game by game: won at Ball State 17–13; lost at Bowling Green 24–28; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma State 10–45; won vs. Ohio 29–22; won at Toledo 26–14; tied vs. Western Michigan 10–10; won vs. Northern Illinois 32–15; won at Central Michigan 19–14; won vs. Kent State 52–24; won at Eastern Michigan 31–16; won vs. Cincinnati 16–10+28−35Won 17–13 at Ball State+4Ball StateLost 24–28 at Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenLost 10–45 at No. 7 Oklahoma State-35No. 7 Oklahoma StateWon 29–22 vs. Ohio+7OhioWon 26–14 at Toledo+12ToledoTied 10–10 vs. Western Michigan0Western MichiganWon 32–15 vs. Northern Illinois+17Northern Illino…Won 19–14 at Central Michigan+5Central MichiganWon 52–24 vs. Kent State+28Kent StateWon 31–16 at Eastern Michigan+15Eastern MichiganWon 16–10 vs. Cincinnati+6Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atBall StateW 17–⁠1358%
Sep 21atBowling GreenL 24–⁠2826%
Sep 28at7Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠4520%
Oct 5vsOhioW 29–⁠2272%
Oct 12atToledoW 26–⁠1445%
Oct 19vsWestern MichiganT 10–⁠1075%
Oct 26vsNorthern IllinoisW 32–⁠1569%
Nov 2atCentral MichiganW 19–⁠1430%
Nov 9vsKent StateW 52–⁠2478%
Nov 16atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠1669%
Nov 23vsCincinnatiW 16–⁠1078%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 16–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 21st-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 1985.

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠211
Coach
Tim Rose
Elo
1581 +108 this season
SP+ rating
5.0 No. 43 of 106; offense No. 46, defense No. 45
SRS
−5.0 No. 69 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dean Pees

1985 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green9–⁠011–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Central Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3
Western Michigan4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois4–⁠44–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠8
Ohio2–⁠72–⁠9

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