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1975 Ohio

5–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1975, game by game: tied at Central Michigan 6–6; won vs. Ball State 10–0; won vs. Kent State 23–21; lost at Minnesota 0–21; won at William & Mary 22–8; lost at Miami (OH) 9–17; lost at Toledo 10–14; won vs. Western Michigan 24–10; lost vs. Bowling Green 17–19; lost vs. Cincinnati 5–6; won at Marshall 38–21+17−21Tied 6–6 at Central Michigan0Central MichiganWon 10–0 vs. Ball State+10Ball StateWon 23–21 vs. Kent State+2Kent StateLost 0–21 at Minnesota-21MinnesotaWon 22–8 at William & Mary+14William & MaryLost 9–17 at Miami (OH)-8Miami (OH)Lost 10–14 at Toledo-4ToledoWon 24–10 vs. Western Michigan+14Western MichiganLost 17–19 vs. Bowling Green-2Bowling GreenLost 5–6 vs. Cincinnati-1CincinnatiWon 38–21 at Marshall+17Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atCentral MichiganT 6–⁠670%
Sep 20vsBall StateW 10–⁠070%
Sep 27vsKent StateW 23–⁠2151%
Oct 4atMinnesotaL 0–⁠2153%
Oct 11atWilliam & MaryW 22–⁠862%
Oct 18atMiami (OH)L 9–⁠1721%
Oct 25atToledoL 10–⁠1465%
Nov 1vsWestern MichiganW 24–⁠1087%
Nov 8vsBowling GreenL 17–⁠1947%
Nov 15vsCincinnatiL 5–⁠651%
Nov 22atMarshallW 38–⁠2178%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠143
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1480 −22 this season
SP+ rating
6.2 No. 56 of 132; offense No. 105, defense No. 15
SRS
−1.9 No. 75 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

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