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1978 Ohio

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Kappes.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1978, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 23–22; lost at Purdue 0–24; lost at Kent State 14–20; lost vs. Central Michigan 3–17; lost at South Carolina 7–24; lost vs. Toledo 14–28; won at Western Michigan 10–7; lost vs. Miami (OH) 16–31; lost at Cincinnati 0–35; won at Bowling Green 19–15; lost vs. Northern Illinois 14–23+7−35Won 23–22 vs. Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganLost 0–24 at Purdue-24PurdueLost 14–20 at Kent State-6Kent StateLost 3–17 vs. Central Michigan-14Central MichiganLost 7–24 at South Carolina-17South CarolinaLost 14–28 vs. Toledo-14ToledoWon 10–7 at Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 16–31 vs. Miami (OH)-15Miami (OH)Lost 0–35 at Cincinnati-35CincinnatiWon 19–15 at Bowling Green+4Bowling GreenLost 14–23 vs. Northern Illinois-9Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsEastern MichiganW 23–⁠2254%
Sep 23atPurdueL 0–⁠2423%
Sep 30atKent StateL 14–⁠2028%
Oct 7vsCentral MichiganL 3–⁠1729%
Oct 14atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2420%
Oct 21vsToledoL 14–⁠2865%
Oct 28atWestern MichiganW 10–⁠714%
Nov 4vsMiami (OH)L 16–⁠3120%
Nov 11atCincinnatiL 0–⁠3519%
Nov 18atBowling GreenW 19–⁠1526%
Nov 25vsNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠2358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 23–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠246
Coach
Bob Kappes
Elo
1277 −76 this season
SP+ rating
-12.8 No. 110 of 133; offense No. 126, defense No. 82
SRS
−18.1 No. 126 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1978 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠010–⁠1
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠47–⁠4
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠53–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo2–⁠72–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠53–⁠7

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