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1990 Toledo

9–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Nick Saban.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1990, game by game: won at Miami (OH) 20–14; won vs. Northern Illinois 23–14; won at Ball State 28–16; won at Ohio 27–20; won vs. Eastern Michigan 37–23; won vs. Bowling Green 19–13; lost at Central Michigan 12–13; won vs. Kent State 28–14; won at Western Michigan 37–9; lost vs. Navy 10–14; won vs. Arkansas State 43–28+28−4Won 20–14 at Miami (OH)+6Miami (OH)Won 23–14 vs. Northern Illinois+9Northern Illino…Won 28–16 at Ball State+12Ball StateWon 27–20 at Ohio+7OhioWon 37–23 vs. Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganWon 19–13 vs. Bowling Green+6Bowling GreenLost 12–13 at Central Michigan-1Central MichiganWon 28–14 vs. Kent State+14Kent StateWon 37–9 at Western Michigan+28Western MichiganLost 10–14 vs. Navy-4NavyWon 43–28 vs. Arkansas State+15Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atMiami (OH)W 20–⁠1465%
Sep 15vsNorthern IllinoisW 23–⁠1455%
Sep 22atBall StateW 28–⁠1645%
Sep 29atOhioW 27–⁠2068%
Oct 6vsEastern MichiganW 37–⁠2370%
Oct 13vsBowling GreenW 19–⁠1381%
Oct 20atCentral MichiganL 12–⁠1345%
Oct 27vsKent StateW 28–⁠1488%
Nov 3atWestern MichiganW 37–⁠953%
Nov 10vsNavyL 10–⁠1487%
Nov 17vsArkansas StateW 43–⁠2886%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 43–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Central Michigan

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
284–⁠178
Coach
Nick Saban
Elo
1583 +102 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 49 of 104; offense No. 68, defense No. 40
SRS
−6.3 No. 75 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Meyer
Defensive coordinator
Dean Pees

1990 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green2–⁠4–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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