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1982 Toledo

6–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1982, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 9–3; won at Ball State 31–14; won vs. Marshall 17–9; lost at Wisconsin 27–36; lost at Ohio 14–17; won vs. Eastern Michigan 20–19; lost at Central Michigan 12–16; won vs. Bowling Green 24–10; lost at Miami (OH) 17–21; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–17; won at Kent State 3–0+17−9Won 9–3 vs. Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Won 31–14 at Ball State+17Ball StateWon 17–9 vs. Marshall+8MarshallLost 27–36 at Wisconsin-9WisconsinLost 14–17 at Ohio-3OhioWon 20–19 vs. Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganLost 12–16 at Central Michigan-4Central MichiganWon 24–10 vs. Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenLost 17–21 at Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)Lost 10–17 vs. Western Michigan-7Western MichiganWon 3–0 at Kent State+3Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorthern IllinoisW 9–⁠376%
Sep 11atBall StateW 31–⁠1460%
Sep 18vsMarshallW 17–⁠987%
Sep 25atWisconsinL 27–⁠3660%
Oct 2atOhioL 14–⁠1761%
Oct 9vsEastern MichiganW 20–⁠1990%
Oct 16atCentral MichiganL 12–⁠1645%
Oct 23vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠1056%
Oct 30atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠2144%
Nov 6vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠1760%
Nov 13atKent StateW 3–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 3–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠162
Coach
Dan Simrell
Elo
1522 −33 this season
SP+ rating
1.8 No. 55 of 109; offense No. 88, defense No. 21
SRS
−12.4 No. 92 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fred Jackson

1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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