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1998 Miami (OH)

10–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1998, game by game: won at No. 12 North Carolina 13–10; won at Army 14–13; won vs. Toledo 28–14; lost at Marshall 17–31; won vs. Bowling Green 24–12; won at Ball State 28–17; won at Cincinnati 41–0; won vs. Ohio 35–21; won at Northern Illinois 41–10; won vs. Kent State 56–0; won at Akron 20–14+56−14Won 13–10 at No. 12 North Carolina+3No. 12 North CarolinaWon 14–13 at Army+1ArmyWon 28–14 vs. Toledo+14ToledoLost 17–31 at Marshall-14MarshallWon 24–12 vs. Bowling Green+12Bowling GreenWon 28–17 at Ball State+11Ball StateWon 41–0 at Cincinnati+41CincinnatiWon 35–21 vs. Ohio+14OhioWon 41–10 at Northern Illinois+31Northern Illino…Won 56–0 vs. Kent State+56Kent StateWon 20–14 at Akron+6Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at12North CarolinaW 13–⁠1033%
Sep 12atArmyW 14–⁠1367%
Sep 26vsToledoW 28–⁠1469%
Oct 3atMarshallL 17–⁠3149%
Oct 10vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠1283%
Oct 17atBall StateW 28–⁠1776%
Oct 24atCincinnatiW 41–⁠080%
Oct 31vsOhioW 35–⁠2182%
Nov 7atNorthern IllinoisW 41–⁠1086%
Nov 14vsKent StateW 56–⁠095%
Nov 21atAkronW 20–⁠1480%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Akron 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 6th-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 1998.

MAC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Marshall

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠142
Coach
Randy Walker
Elo
1667 +74 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 38 of 112; offense No. 67, defense No. 16
SRS
2.1 No. 46 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Terry Hoeppner
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 5Paris Johnson DBArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Jojuan Armour LBOakland Raiders

1998 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠112–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Akron3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠62–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

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