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1996 Ohio

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1996, game by game: won vs. Akron 44–14; won at Hawai’i 21–10; lost at Army 20–37; lost at Northwestern 7–28; won vs. Eastern Michigan 7–0; lost at Ball State 27–30; won at Kent State 24–15; won vs. Bowling Green 38–0; won at Western Michigan 38–0; lost at Miami (OH) 8–24; lost at East Carolina 45–55; lost vs. Toledo 23–24+38−21Won 44–14 vs. Akron+30AkronWon 21–10 at Hawai’i+11Hawai’iLost 20–37 at Army-17ArmyLost 7–28 at Northwestern-21NorthwesternWon 7–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganLost 27–30 at Ball State-3Ball StateWon 24–15 at Kent State+9Kent StateWon 38–0 vs. Bowling Green+38Bowling GreenWon 38–0 at Western Michigan+38Western MichiganLost 8–24 at Miami (OH)-16Miami (OH)Lost 45–55 at East Carolina-10East CarolinaLost 23–24 vs. Toledo-1Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsAkronW 44–⁠1458%
Sep 7atHawai’iW 21–⁠1038%
Sep 14atArmyL 20–⁠3732%
Sep 21atNorthwesternL 7–⁠2816%
Oct 5vsEastern MichiganW 7–⁠051%
Oct 12atBall StateL 27–⁠3029%
Oct 19atKent StateW 24–⁠1553%
Oct 26vsBowling GreenW 38–⁠046%
Nov 2atWestern MichiganW 38–⁠057%
Nov 9atMiami (OH)L 8–⁠2433%
Nov 16atEast CarolinaL 45–⁠5524%
Nov 23vsToledoL 23–⁠2450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 24–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
302–⁠237
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1438 +104 this season
SP+ rating
1.2 No. 56 of 111; offense No. 76, defense No. 44
SRS
−4.4 No. 71 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Sewak
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter

1996 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠4
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠36–⁠6
Central Michigan4–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠54–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠9

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