1990 Miami (OH)

5–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1990, game by game: lost at North Carolina 0–34; lost vs. Toledo 14–20; lost at LSU 7–35; won at Cincinnati 16–12; lost at Central Michigan 7–31; won vs. Ball State 24–10; won at Ohio 40–18; tied at Bowling Green 10–10; won vs. Eastern Michigan 34–14; won vs. Kent State 31–10; lost at Western Michigan 17–31+22−34Lost 0–34 at North Carolina-34North CarolinaLost 14–20 vs. Toledo-6ToledoLost 7–35 at LSU-28LSUWon 16–12 at Cincinnati+4CincinnatiLost 7–31 at Central Michigan-24Central MichiganWon 24–10 vs. Ball State+14Ball StateWon 40–18 at Ohio+22OhioTied 10–10 at Bowling Green0Bowling GreenWon 34–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+20Eastern MichiganWon 31–10 vs. Kent State+21Kent StateLost 17–31 at Western Michigan-14Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠225
Coach
Randy Walker
Elo
1408 +60 this season
SP+ rating
-11.5 No. 83 of 104; offense No. 97, defense No. 49
SRS
−16.0 No. 97 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tim Carras

1990 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green2–⁠4–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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