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1984 Toledo

8–⁠3–⁠1 (7–⁠1–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell. Officially 9–⁠2–⁠1. UNLV forfeited to Toledo.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “The team subsequently gained a win in the California Bowl after UNLV forfeited all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players.”

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1984, game by game: won at Ball State 20–2; won vs. Eastern Illinois 38–17; tied at Ohio 16–16; won vs. Bowling Green 17–6; won at Miami (OH) 10–7; won vs. Eastern Michigan 17–7; lost at Kent State 6–17; won vs. Western Michigan 17–13; won vs. Northern Illinois 13–7; won at Central Michigan 14–7; lost at Temple 6–35; lost vs. UNLV 13–30+21−29Won 20–2 at Ball State+18Ball StateWon 38–17 vs. Eastern Illinois+21Eastern IllinoisTied 16–16 at Ohio0OhioWon 17–6 vs. Bowling Green+11Bowling GreenWon 10–7 at Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 17–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+10Eastern MichiganLost 6–17 at Kent State-11Kent StateWon 17–13 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganWon 13–7 vs. Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Won 14–7 at Central Michigan+7Central MichiganLost 6–35 at Temple-29TempleLost 13–30 vs. UNLV-17UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atBall StateW 20–⁠261%
Sep 22vsEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠1786%
Sep 29atOhioT 16–⁠1661%
Oct 6vsBowling GreenW 17–⁠657%
Oct 13atMiami (OH)W 10–⁠764%
Oct 20vsEastern MichiganW 17–⁠791%
Oct 27atKent StateL 6–⁠1775%
Nov 3vsWestern MichiganW 17–⁠1370%
Nov 10vsNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠767%
Nov 17atCentral MichiganW 14–⁠732%
Nov 30atTempleL 6–⁠3560%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsUNLVCalifornia BowlL 13–⁠30won by forfeit43%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 30–⁠13 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 27th-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 1984.

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠164
Coach
Dan Simrell
Elo
1540 +7 this season
SP+ rating
1.2 No. 60 of 106; offense No. 97, defense No. 9
SRS
−9.8 No. 87 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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