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1999 Miami (OH)

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Hoeppner.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1999, game by game: won at Northwestern 28–3; lost at West Virginia 27–43; won vs. Eastern Michigan 35–14; won at Central Michigan 24–16; lost vs. No. 17 Marshall 14–32; won at Bowling Green 45–31; won at Kent State 17–10; lost vs. Cincinnati 42–52; won vs. Akron 32–23; lost at Ohio 28–40; won vs. Buffalo 43–0+43−18Won 28–3 at Northwestern+25NorthwesternLost 27–43 at West Virginia-16West VirginiaWon 35–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+21Eastern MichiganWon 24–16 at Central Michigan+8Central MichiganLost 14–32 vs. No. 17 Marshall-18No. 17 MarshallWon 45–31 at Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenWon 17–10 at Kent State+7Kent StateLost 42–52 vs. Cincinnati-10CincinnatiWon 32–23 vs. Akron+9AkronLost 28–40 at Ohio-12OhioWon 43–0 vs. Buffalo+43Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atNorthwesternW 28–⁠366%
Sep 11atWest VirginiaL 27–⁠4354%
Sep 18vsEastern MichiganW 35–⁠1484%
Sep 25atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠1669%
Oct 2vs17MarshallL 14–⁠3257%
Oct 9atBowling GreenW 45–⁠3165%
Oct 16atKent StateW 17–⁠1085%
Oct 30vsCincinnatiL 42–⁠5284%
Nov 6vsAkronW 32–⁠2371%
Nov 13atOhioL 28–⁠4063%
Nov 20vsBuffaloW 43–⁠093%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 43–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 31st-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 1999.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠264
Coach
Terry Hoeppner
Elo
1548 −63 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 74 of 114; offense No. 54, defense No. 80
SRS
−2.7 No. 70 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 3Travis Prentice RBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Trevor Gaylor WRSan Diego Chargers

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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