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1999 Toledo

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1999, game by game: lost vs. Syracuse 12–35; won at Ball State 23–10; won vs. Massachusetts 24–3; lost at Bowling Green 23–34; won vs. Kent State 47–7; lost at No. 15 Marshall 13–38; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 13–20; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 17–34; won at Central Michigan 32–13; won vs. Northern Illinois 44–14; won vs. Western Michigan 45–21+40−25Lost 12–35 vs. Syracuse-23SyracuseWon 23–10 at Ball State+13Ball StateWon 24–3 vs. Massachusetts+21MassachusettsLost 23–34 at Bowling Green-11Bowling GreenWon 47–7 vs. Kent State+40Kent StateLost 13–38 at No. 15 Marshall-25No. 15 MarshallLost 13–20 vs. Eastern Michigan-7Eastern MichiganLost 17–34 vs. Louisiana Tech-17Louisiana TechWon 32–13 at Central Michigan+19Central MichiganWon 44–14 vs. Northern Illinois+30Northern Illino…Won 45–21 vs. Western Michigan+24Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSyracuseL 12–⁠3544%
Sep 18atBall StateW 23–⁠1061%
Sep 25vsMassachusettsW 24–⁠381%
Oct 2atBowling GreenL 23–⁠3459%
Oct 9vsKent StateW 47–⁠783%
Oct 14at15MarshallL 13–⁠3822%
Oct 23vsEastern MichiganL 13–⁠2072%
Oct 30vsLouisiana TechL 17–⁠3443%
Nov 6atCentral MichiganW 32–⁠1352%
Nov 13vsNorthern IllinoisW 44–⁠1469%
Nov 20vsWestern MichiganW 45–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠229
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1507 −3 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 72 of 114; offense No. 71, defense No. 65
SRS
−4.6 No. 75 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Tom Amstutz

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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