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1991 Ohio

2–⁠8–⁠1 (1–⁠6–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Lichtenberg.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1991, game by game: tied vs. Central Michigan 17–17; won vs. Tennessee Tech 35–14; lost at Ole Miss 14–38; lost at Western Michigan 9–35; lost at Toledo 13–17; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–45; lost at Miami (OH) 0–34; won vs. Kent State 45–40; lost at Ball State 6–10; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 10–13; lost at No. 23 Tulsa 13–45+21−34Tied 17–17 vs. Central Michigan0Central MichiganWon 35–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+21Tennessee TechLost 14–38 at Ole Miss-24Ole MissLost 9–35 at Western Michigan-26Western MichiganLost 13–17 at Toledo-4ToledoLost 14–45 vs. Bowling Green-31Bowling GreenLost 0–34 at Miami (OH)-34Miami (OH)Won 45–40 vs. Kent State+5Kent StateLost 6–10 at Ball State-4Ball StateLost 10–13 vs. Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganLost 13–45 at No. 23 Tulsa-32No. 23 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsCentral MichiganT 17–⁠1731%
Sep 14vsTennessee TechW 35–⁠1465%
Sep 21atOle MissL 14–⁠3815%
Sep 28atWestern MichiganL 9–⁠3523%
Oct 5atToledoL 13–⁠1718%
Oct 12vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠4536%
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠3417%
Oct 26vsKent StateW 45–⁠4062%
Nov 2atBall StateL 6–⁠1020%
Nov 9vsEastern MichiganL 10–⁠1347%
Nov 23at23TulsaL 13–⁠4516%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 45–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠6–⁠1 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠308
Coach
Tom Lichtenberg
Elo
1266 −53 this season
SP+ rating
-16.9 No. 92 of 104; offense No. 90, defense No. 85
SRS
−21.0 No. 104 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1991 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠011–⁠1
Central Michigan3–⁠1–⁠46–⁠1–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Eastern Michigan3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠71–⁠10

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