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1998 Toledo

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1998, game by game: won vs. Temple 24–12; lost at No. 1 Ohio State 0–49; won vs. Western Michigan 35–7; lost at Miami (OH) 14–28; lost vs. UCF 24–31; won vs. Ball State 27–6; won vs. Bowling Green 24–16; won at Akron 24–17; won at Northern Illinois 16–3; won vs. Central Michigan 17–14; lost at Eastern Michigan 7–10; lost vs. Marshall 17–23+28−49Won 24–12 vs. Temple+12TempleLost 0–49 at No. 1 Ohio State-49No. 1 Ohio StateWon 35–7 vs. Western Michigan+28Western MichiganLost 14–28 at Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Lost 24–31 vs. UCF-7UCFWon 27–6 vs. Ball State+21Ball StateWon 24–16 vs. Bowling Green+8Bowling GreenWon 24–17 at Akron+7AkronWon 16–3 at Northern Illinois+13Northern Illino…Won 17–14 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganLost 7–10 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganLost 17–23 vs. Marshall-6Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsTempleW 24–⁠1273%
Sep 12at1Ohio StateL 0–⁠4922%
Sep 19vsWestern MichiganW 35–⁠763%
Sep 26atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠2831%
Oct 3vsUCFL 24–⁠3155%
Oct 10vsBall StateW 27–⁠673%
Oct 17vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠1674%
Oct 24atAkronW 24–⁠1760%
Oct 31atNorthern IllinoisW 16–⁠374%
Nov 14vsCentral MichiganW 17–⁠1478%
Nov 21atEastern MichiganL 7–⁠1076%
Dec 4Bowls & playoffvsMarshallMid-American Championship GameL 17–⁠2340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 23–⁠17 in the Mid-American Championship Game; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

MAC West champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠216
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1515 +4 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 49 of 112; offense No. 92, defense No. 14
SRS
−5.2 No. 75 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Tom Amstutz

1998 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠112–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Akron3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠62–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

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