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1971 Ohio

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

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1971, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 19–20; won vs. Kent State 37–21; lost at Toledo 28–31; won at Kentucky 35–6; won at Miami (OH) 3–0; lost at Virginia Tech 29–37; lost vs. Western Michigan 14–28; won at Tulane 30–7; lost vs. Cincinnati 15–23; won at Marshall 30–0+30−14Lost 19–20 vs. Bowling Green-1Bowling GreenWon 37–21 vs. Kent State+16Kent StateLost 28–31 at Toledo-3ToledoWon 35–6 at Kentucky+29KentuckyWon 3–0 at Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Lost 29–37 at Virginia Tech-8Virginia TechLost 14–28 vs. Western Michigan-14Western MichiganWon 30–7 at Tulane+23TulaneLost 15–23 vs. Cincinnati-8CincinnatiWon 30–0 at Marshall+30Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsBowling GreenL 19–⁠2066%
Sep 25vsKent StateW 37–⁠2168%
Oct 2atToledoL 28–⁠3120%
Oct 9atKentuckyW 35–⁠660%
Oct 16atMiami (OH)W 3–⁠031%
Oct 23atVirginia TechL 29–⁠3757%
Oct 30vsWestern MichiganL 14–⁠2855%
Nov 6atTulaneW 30–⁠743%
Nov 13vsCincinnatiL 15–⁠2361%
Nov 20atMarshallW 30–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 30–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠173
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1518 +19 this season
SP+ rating
9.2 No. 35 of 120; offense No. 34, defense No. 48
SRS
5.6 No. 33 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 4Al Benton OTMiami Dolphins

1971 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠012–⁠014
Bowling Green4–⁠16–⁠4
Western Michigan2–⁠37–⁠3
Miami (OH)2–⁠37–⁠3
Ohio2–⁠35–⁠5
Kent State0–⁠53–⁠8

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