1984 Ohio

4–⁠6–⁠1 (4–⁠4–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Burke.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1984, game by game: lost at West Virginia 0–38; lost at NC State 6–43; won at Ball State 31–17; won at Eastern Michigan 16–13; tied vs. Toledo 16–16; lost at Central Michigan 3–35; lost vs. Kent State 7–19; lost at Western Michigan 14–33; won vs. Miami (OH) 24–19; lost at Bowling Green 7–28; won vs. Northern Illinois 10–3+14−38Lost 0–38 at West Virginia-38West VirginiaLost 6–43 at NC State-37NC StateWon 31–17 at Ball State+14Ball StateWon 16–13 at Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganTied 16–16 vs. Toledo0ToledoLost 3–35 at Central Michigan-32Central MichiganLost 7–19 vs. Kent State-12Kent StateLost 14–33 at Western Michigan-19Western MichiganWon 24–19 vs. Miami (OH)+5Miami (OH)Lost 7–28 at Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenWon 10–3 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠4–⁠1 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠264
Coach
Brian Burke
Elo
1395 −32 this season
SP+ rating
-15.6 No. 95 of 106; offense No. 100, defense No. 78
SRS
−19.8 No. 103 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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