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1995 Ohio

2–⁠8–⁠1 (1–⁠6–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1995, game by game: lost at Iowa State 21–36; won vs. Illinois State 14–6; tied vs. Kent State 28–28; lost at Eastern Michigan 20–31; lost at North Carolina 0–62; lost vs. Western Michigan 17–34; won at Akron 29–23; lost vs. Ball State 3–6; lost at Bowling Green 7–33; lost vs. Miami (OH) 2–30; lost at Toledo 20–31+8−62Lost 21–36 at Iowa State-15Iowa StateWon 14–6 vs. Illinois State+8Illinois StateTied 28–28 vs. Kent State0Kent StateLost 20–31 at Eastern Michigan-11Eastern MichiganLost 0–62 at North Carolina-62North CarolinaLost 17–34 vs. Western Michigan-17Western MichiganWon 29–23 at Akron+6AkronLost 3–6 vs. Ball State-3Ball StateLost 7–33 at Bowling Green-26Bowling GreenLost 2–30 vs. Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 20–31 at Toledo-11Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atIowa StateL 21–⁠3635%
Sep 9vsIllinois StateW 14–⁠656%
Sep 16vsKent StateT 28–⁠2857%
Sep 23atEastern MichiganL 20–⁠3120%
Sep 30atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠6215%
Oct 14vsWestern MichiganL 17–⁠3430%
Oct 21atAkronW 29–⁠2338%
Oct 28vsBall StateL 3–⁠634%
Nov 4atBowling GreenL 7–⁠3322%
Nov 11vsMiami (OH)L 2–⁠3018%
Nov 18atToledoL 20–⁠317%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 31–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠6–⁠1 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠320
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1252 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-21.1 No. 103 of 107; offense No. 102, defense No. 87
SRS
−20.5 No. 100 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Sewak
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter

All-MAC

2 second team

Second team

  • Benny KingLBCoaches-2
  • Damiso JohnsonDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠124
Miami (OH)6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠7
Akron2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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