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1989 Toledo

6–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Simrell.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1989, game by game: won vs. Ohio 27–18; lost at Wisconsin 10–23; won vs. Ball State 29–22; lost at Indiana 12–32; lost at Eastern Michigan 14–31; lost at Bowling Green 23–27; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–14; won at Kent State 47–42; won vs. Western Michigan 19–18; lost at Northern Illinois 27–39; won vs. Central Michigan 29–6+23−20Won 27–18 vs. Ohio+9OhioLost 10–23 at Wisconsin-13WisconsinWon 29–22 vs. Ball State+7Ball StateLost 12–32 at Indiana-20IndianaLost 14–31 at Eastern Michigan-17Eastern MichiganLost 23–27 at Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenWon 17–14 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 47–42 at Kent State+5Kent StateWon 19–18 vs. Western Michigan+1Western MichiganLost 27–39 at Northern Illinois-12Northern Illino…Won 29–6 vs. Central Michigan+23Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsOhioW 27–⁠1869%
Sep 16atWisconsinL 10–⁠2361%
Sep 23vsBall StateW 29–⁠2247%
Sep 30atIndianaL 12–⁠3228%
Oct 7atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠3129%
Oct 14atBowling GreenL 23–⁠2756%
Oct 21vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1478%
Oct 28atKent StateW 47–⁠4261%
Nov 4vsWestern MichiganW 19–⁠1852%
Nov 11atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠3936%
Nov 18vsCentral MichiganW 29–⁠646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 29–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠272
Coach
Dan Simrell
Elo
1472 −5 this season
SP+ rating
-12.1 No. 84 of 103; offense No. 76, defense No. 79
SRS
−16.2 No. 93 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1989 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Eastern Michigan6–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠26–⁠5
Central Michigan5–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Western Michigan3–⁠55–⁠6
Miami (OH)2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

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