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1968 Western Michigan

3–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Doolittle.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1968, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 20–0; lost vs. BYU 7–17; lost at Miami (OH) 0–28; lost vs. Bowling Green 10–17; won at Kent State 14–0; lost vs. Toledo 6–30; won at Marshall 40–12; lost vs. No. 19 Ohio 27–34; lost at West Texas 36–53+28−28Won 20–0 vs. Arkansas State+20Arkansas StateLost 7–17 vs. BYU-10BYULost 0–28 at Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 10–17 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 14–0 at Kent State+14Kent StateLost 6–30 vs. Toledo-24ToledoWon 40–12 at Marshall+28MarshallLost 27–34 vs. No. 19 Ohio-7No. 19 OhioLost 36–53 at West Texas-17West Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsArkansas StateW 20–⁠071%
Sep 21vsBYUL 7–⁠1751%
Sep 28atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠2827%
Oct 5vsBowling GreenL 10–⁠1751%
Oct 12atKent StateW 14–⁠046%
Oct 19vsToledoL 6–⁠3040%
Oct 26atMarshallW 40–⁠1268%
Nov 2vs19OhioL 27–⁠3433%
Nov 9atWest TexasL 36–⁠5330%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Texas 53–⁠36; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠191
Coach
Bill Doolittle
Elo
1428 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.6 No. 98 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jerry Collins and Tim Majerle
Most valuable player
Dave Hudson

1968 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio6–⁠010–⁠120
Miami (OH)5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠43–⁠6
Kent State1–⁠51–⁠9
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠9–⁠1

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