1978 Toledo

2–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1978, game by game: lost vs. Marshall 0–17; lost at Minnesota 12–38; lost at Ball State 0–20; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 12–17; lost vs. Bowling Green 27–45; lost at Western Michigan 7–17; won at Ohio 28–14; lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–28; lost at Central Michigan 3–27; won vs. Northern Illinois 35–16; lost at Kent State 13–17+19−26Lost 0–17 vs. Marshall-17MarshallLost 12–38 at Minnesota-26MinnesotaLost 0–20 at Ball State-20Ball StateLost 12–17 vs. Eastern Michigan-5Eastern MichiganLost 27–45 vs. Bowling Green-18Bowling GreenLost 7–17 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganWon 28–14 at Ohio+14OhioLost 7–28 vs. Miami (OH)-21Miami (OH)Lost 3–27 at Central Michigan-24Central MichiganWon 35–16 vs. Northern Illinois+19Northern Illino…Lost 13–17 at Kent State-4Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠256
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1295 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-16.2 No. 119 of 133; offense No. 126, defense No. 100
SRS
−20.8 No. 132 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1978 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠010–⁠1
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠47–⁠4
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠53–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo2–⁠72–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠53–⁠7

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