1988 Toledo
6–5 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bowling Green 34–5Sep 24
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Ball State | L 3–13 | 44% |
| Sep 10 | vs Western Michigan | L 9–31 | 52% |
| Sep 17 | at McNeese | L 19–46 | 55% |
| Sep 24 | vs Bowling Green | W 34–5 | 52% |
| Oct 1 | at Ohio | L 14–24 | 59% |
| Oct 8 | vs Northern Illinois | W 33–20 | 43% |
| Oct 15 | vs Austin Peay | W 38–14 | 73% |
| Oct 22 | at Miami (OH) | W 20–7 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | vs Kent State | W 35–28 | 58% |
| Nov 5 | at Eastern Michigan | L 19–20 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | vs Central Michigan | W 20–13 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 6th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 244–221
- Coach
- Dan Simrell
- Elo
- 1465 +20 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.5 No. 65 of 102; offense No. 85, defense No. 36
- SRS
- −14.0 No. 89 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1988 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 5–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Ball State | 5–3 | 8–3 | |
| Central Michigan | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Ohio | 4–3–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Toledo | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Kent State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Bowling Green | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 0–7–1 | 0–10–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.