1996 Miami (OH)
6–5 (6–2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Randy Walker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kent State 64–6Aug 31
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Kent State | W 64–6 | 87% |
| Sep 7 | at Ball State | W 16–6 | 56% |
| Sep 14 | at Indiana | L 14–21 | 60% |
| Sep 21 | vs Bowling Green | L 10–14 | 70% |
| Sep 28 | at Cincinnati | L 23–30 | 55% |
| Oct 5 | vs Central Michigan | W 46–14 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | at Eastern Michigan | W 35–25 | 64% |
| Oct 19 | at Akron | L 7–10 | 80% |
| Oct 26 | vs Army | L 7–27 | 55% |
| Nov 2 | at Toledo | W 27–7 | 36% |
| Nov 9 | vs Ohio | W 24–8 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio 24–8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 29th-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 1996.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 273–168
- Coach
- Randy Walker
- Elo
- 1562 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.0 No. 45 of 111; offense No. 80, defense No. 24
- SRS
- −2.3 No. 64 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Kevin Wilson
- Defensive coordinator
- Terry Hoeppner
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–3
1996 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Toledo | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Miami (OH) | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Central Michigan | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Akron | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
 Western Michigan | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Kent State | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.