1998 Ohio
5–6 (5–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Grobe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Michigan 49–21Nov 7
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at NC State | L 31–34 | 42% |
| Sep 12 | at 17Wisconsin | L 0–45 | 34% |
| Sep 19 | vs East Carolina | L 14–21 | 56% |
| Sep 26 | at Western Michigan | W 37–35 | 42% |
| Oct 3 | at Bowling Green | L 7–35 | 58% |
| Oct 10 | vs Marshall | L 23–30 | 31% |
| Oct 17 | vs Akron | W 28–14 | 56% |
| Oct 31 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–35 | 18% |
| Nov 7 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 49–21 | 70% |
| Nov 14 | vs Northern Illinois | W 28–12 | 78% |
| Nov 21 | at Kent State | W 31–21 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kent State 31–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 269–303
- Coach
- Jim Grobe
- Elo
- 1464 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.7 No. 68 of 112; offense No. 62, defense No. 71
- SRS
- −9.6 No. 84 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Troy Calhoun
- Defensive coordinator
- Tim DeRuyter
1998 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 7–1 | 12–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 7–1 | 10–1 | |
 Toledo | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
 Central Michigan | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Bowling Green | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 Ohio | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Akron | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 3–6 | 3–8 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
 Ball State | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Kent State | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.