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1974 Ohio

6–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1974, game by game: lost at North Carolina 7–42; won at Kent State 20–0; lost vs. Toledo 16–19; won vs. Northern Illinois 31–14; lost vs. No. 20 Miami (OH) 3–31; won vs. Morehead State 49–10; won at Western Michigan 26–3; won at Bowling Green 33–22; lost at Cincinnati 13–35; lost at No. 11 Penn State 16–35; won vs. Marshall 35–0+39−35Lost 7–42 at North Carolina-35North CarolinaWon 20–0 at Kent State+20Kent StateLost 16–19 vs. Toledo-3ToledoWon 31–14 vs. Northern Illinois+17Northern Illino…Lost 3–31 vs. No. 20 Miami (OH)-28No. 20 Miami (OH)Won 49–10 vs. Morehead State+39Morehead StateWon 26–3 at Western Michigan+23Western MichiganWon 33–22 at Bowling Green+11Bowling GreenLost 13–35 at Cincinnati-22CincinnatiLost 16–35 at No. 11 Penn State-19No. 11 Penn StateWon 35–0 vs. Marshall+35Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠4241%
Sep 21atKent StateW 20–⁠021%
Sep 28vsToledoL 16–⁠1971%
Oct 5vsNorthern IllinoisW 31–⁠1471%
Oct 12vs20Miami (OH)L 3–⁠3131%
Oct 19vsMorehead StateW 49–⁠1089%
Oct 26atWestern MichiganW 26–⁠347%
Nov 2atBowling GreenW 33–⁠2236%
Nov 9atCincinnatiL 13–⁠3551%
Nov 16at11Penn StateL 16–⁠3517%
Nov 23vsMarshallW 35–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠211
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1504 +44 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 45 of 124; offense No. 47, defense No. 54
SRS
−0.5 No. 71 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠0–⁠110
Toledo3–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio3–⁠26–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green2–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State0–⁠02–⁠0
Western Michigan0–⁠53–⁠8

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