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1986 Miami (OH)

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Rose.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1986, game by game: won vs. Ball State 45–7; lost at Cincinnati 38–45; won at No. 8 LSU 21–12; won vs. Bowling Green 24–7; won at Ohio 34–14; won vs. Toledo 24–8; lost at Western Michigan 17–27; won at Northern Illinois 20–6; won vs. Central Michigan 59–21; lost at Kent State 23–24; won vs. Eastern Michigan 34–20; lost vs. San José State 7–37+38−30Won 45–7 vs. Ball State+38Ball StateLost 38–45 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiWon 21–12 at No. 8 LSU+9No. 8 LSUWon 24–7 vs. Bowling Green+17Bowling GreenWon 34–14 at Ohio+20OhioWon 24–8 vs. Toledo+16ToledoLost 17–27 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganWon 20–6 at Northern Illinois+14Northern Illino…Won 59–21 vs. Central Michigan+38Central MichiganLost 23–24 at Kent State-1Kent StateWon 34–20 vs. Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganLost 7–37 vs. San José State-30San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsBall StateW 45–⁠774%
Sep 13atCincinnatiL 38–⁠4558%
Sep 20at8LSUW 21–⁠1232%
Sep 27vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠762%
Oct 4atOhioW 34–⁠1479%
Oct 11vsToledoW 24–⁠880%
Oct 18atWestern MichiganL 17–⁠2777%
Oct 25atNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠676%
Nov 1vsCentral MichiganW 59–⁠2169%
Nov 8atKent StateL 23–⁠2476%
Nov 15vsEastern MichiganW 34–⁠2080%
Dec 13Bowls & playoffvsSan José StateCalifornia BowlL 7–⁠3753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 37–⁠7 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 24th-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 1986.

Mid-American Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Led the nationAndy Schillinger: receiving touchdowns (12 TD)

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
346–⁠228
Coach
Tim Rose
Elo
1576 +22 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 36 of 101; offense No. 28, defense No. 50
SRS
−2.7 No. 59 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dean Pees

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 5George Swarn RBSt. Louis Cardinals

1986 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠28–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Kent State5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Central Michigan4–⁠45–⁠5
Western Michigan3–⁠53–⁠8
Ohio0–⁠81–⁠10

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