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1970 Ohio

4–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1970, game by game: won at Kent State 24–14; lost at Minnesota 7–49; lost vs. Toledo 7–42; won vs. Dayton 17–14; won vs. Miami (OH) 23–22; lost at Cincinnati 21–29; lost at Western Michigan 23–52; won at Bowling Green 34–7; lost at Penn State 22–32+27−42Won 24–14 at Kent State+10Kent StateLost 7–49 at Minnesota-42MinnesotaLost 7–42 vs. Toledo-35ToledoWon 17–14 vs. Dayton+3DaytonWon 23–22 vs. Miami (OH)+1Miami (OH)Lost 21–29 at Cincinnati-8CincinnatiLost 23–52 at Western Michigan-29Western MichiganWon 34–7 at Bowling Green+27Bowling GreenLost 22–32 at Penn State-10Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atKent StateW 24–⁠1456%
Sep 26atMinnesotaL 7–⁠4952%
Oct 3vsToledoL 7–⁠4239%
Oct 10vsDaytonW 17–⁠1463%
Oct 17vsMiami (OH)W 23–⁠2241%
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 21–⁠2947%
Oct 31atWestern MichiganL 23–⁠5242%
Nov 7atBowling GreenW 34–⁠741%
Nov 14atPenn StateL 22–⁠3224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 32–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠261
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1498 −46 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 54 of 117; offense No. 38, defense No. 88
SRS
−9.0 No. 85 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠012–⁠012
Miami (OH)3–⁠27–⁠3
Ohio3–⁠24–⁠5
Western Michigan2–⁠37–⁠3
Kent State1–⁠43–⁠7
Bowling Green1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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