1986 Toledo
7–4 (5–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Michigan 28–7Nov 1
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Florida State | L 0–24 | 21% |
| Sep 6 | at Kent State | L 16–18 | 50% |
| Sep 13 | vsWichita State | W 30–13 | 68% |
| Sep 27 | at Ball State | L 10–27 | 49% |
| Oct 4 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 23–18 | 60% |
| Oct 11 | at Miami (OH) | L 8–24 | 20% |
| Oct 18 | vs Northern Illinois | W 29–28 | 69% |
| Oct 25 | at Ohio | W 24–21 | 62% |
| Nov 1 | vs Western Michigan | W 28–7 | 65% |
| Nov 8 | at Central Michigan | W 26–14 | 38% |
| Nov 15 | vs Bowling Green | W 22–3 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 22–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 216–197
- Coach
- Dan Simrell
- Elo
- 1514 +65 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.1 No. 68 of 101; offense No. 87, defense No. 42
- SRS
- −12.9 No. 88 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1986 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
 Toledo | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ball State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Central Michigan | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.