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1985 Toledo

4–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1985, game by game: lost at Arizona 10–23; won at Wichita State 22–15; lost vs. Ball State 19–23; lost at Eastern Michigan 10–21; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–26; lost at Northern Illinois 3–16; won vs. Ohio 24–10; lost at Western Michigan 13–18; won vs. Central Michigan 10–7; lost at Bowling Green 0–21; won vs. Kent State 10–7+14−21Lost 10–23 at Arizona-13ArizonaWon 22–15 at Wichita State+7Wichita StateLost 19–23 vs. Ball State-4Ball StateLost 10–21 at Eastern Michigan-11Eastern MichiganLost 14–26 vs. Miami (OH)-12Miami (OH)Lost 3–16 at Northern Illinois-13Northern Illino…Won 24–10 vs. Ohio+14OhioLost 13–18 at Western Michigan-5Western MichiganWon 10–7 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganLost 0–21 at Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenWon 10–7 vs. Kent State+3Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atArizonaL 10–⁠2337%
Sep 21atWichita StateW 22–⁠1564%
Sep 28vsBall StateL 19–⁠2380%
Oct 5atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠2166%
Oct 12vsMiami (OH)L 14–⁠2655%
Oct 19atNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠1648%
Oct 26vsOhioW 24–⁠1072%
Nov 2atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠1844%
Nov 9vsCentral MichiganW 10–⁠733%
Nov 16atBowling GreenL 0–⁠2114%
Nov 23vsKent StateW 10–⁠770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 48th-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 1985.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠187
Coach
Dan Simrell
Elo
1423 −103 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 80 of 106; offense No. 105, defense No. 36
SRS
−15.4 No. 97 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 7Brent Williams DENew England Patriots

1985 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green9–⁠011–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Central Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3
Western Michigan4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois4–⁠44–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠64–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠8
Ohio2–⁠72–⁠9

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