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1982 Ohio

6–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Burke.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1982, game by game: lost at Bowling Green 0–40; lost at Minnesota 7–57; won vs. Richmond 23–14; won vs. Toledo 17–14; won at Ball State 34–7; won at Eastern Michigan 14–13; won vs. Miami (OH) 20–0; lost at Central Michigan 18–42; lost vs. Northern Illinois 0–36; lost at Western Michigan 7–16; won vs. Kent State 24–20+27−50Lost 0–40 at Bowling Green-40Bowling GreenLost 7–57 at Minnesota-50MinnesotaWon 23–14 vs. Richmond+9RichmondWon 17–14 vs. Toledo+3ToledoWon 34–7 at Ball State+27Ball StateWon 14–13 at Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganWon 20–0 vs. Miami (OH)+20Miami (OH)Lost 18–42 at Central Michigan-24Central MichiganLost 0–36 vs. Northern Illinois-36Northern Illino…Lost 7–16 at Western Michigan-9Western MichiganWon 24–20 vs. Kent State+4Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atBowling GreenL 0–⁠4038%
Sep 11atMinnesotaL 7–⁠5737%
Sep 18vsRichmondW 23–⁠1453%
Oct 2vsToledoW 17–⁠1439%
Oct 9atBall StateW 34–⁠750%
Oct 16atEastern MichiganW 14–⁠1376%
Oct 23vsMiami (OH)W 20–⁠044%
Oct 30atCentral MichiganL 18–⁠4238%
Nov 6vsNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠3677%
Nov 13atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠1627%
Nov 20vsKent StateW 24–⁠2079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠259
Coach
Brian Burke
Elo
1429 −34 this season
SP+ rating
-12.8 No. 92 of 109; offense No. 94, defense No. 74
SRS
−22.0 No. 109 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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