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1983 Toledo

9–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1983, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 45–13; won at Richmond 31–6; won vs. Ball State 43–7; won vs. Ohio 31–0; won at Bowling Green 6–3; won vs. Miami (OH) 10–9; won at Eastern Michigan 37–9; won vs. Kent State 37–34; won at Western Michigan 20–16; lost at Northern Illinois 10–26; lost vs. Central Michigan 6–34+36−28Won 45–13 vs. Massachusetts+32MassachusettsWon 31–6 at Richmond+25RichmondWon 43–7 vs. Ball State+36Ball StateWon 31–0 vs. Ohio+31OhioWon 6–3 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenWon 10–9 vs. Miami (OH)+1Miami (OH)Won 37–9 at Eastern Michigan+28Eastern MichiganWon 37–34 vs. Kent State+3Kent StateWon 20–16 at Western Michigan+4Western MichiganLost 10–26 at Northern Illinois-16Northern Illino…Lost 6–34 vs. Central Michigan-28Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsMassachusettsW 45–⁠1381%
Sep 17atRichmondW 31–⁠679%
Sep 24vsBall StateW 43–⁠763%
Oct 1vsOhioW 31–⁠075%
Oct 8atBowling GreenW 6–⁠350%
Oct 15vsMiami (OH)W 10–⁠974%
Oct 22atEastern MichiganW 37–⁠984%
Oct 29vsKent StateW 37–⁠3492%
Nov 5atWestern MichiganW 20–⁠1662%
Nov 12atNorthern IllinoisL 10–⁠2651%
Nov 19vsCentral MichiganL 6–⁠3459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 25th-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 1983.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠157
Coach
Dan Simrell
Elo
1550 +36 this season
SP+ rating
1.0 No. 59 of 108; offense No. 77, defense No. 34
SRS
−4.4 No. 74 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1983 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠110–⁠2
Toledo7–⁠29–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠28–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Western Michigan4–⁠56–⁠5
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State1–⁠81–⁠10
Eastern Michigan0–⁠91–⁠10

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