1970 Western Michigan
7–3 (2–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Doolittle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central Michigan 41–0Sep 12
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Central Michigan | W 41–0 | 83% |
| Sep 19 | vs BYU | W 35–17 | 50% |
| Sep 26 | at Miami (OH) | L 12–23 | 27% |
| Oct 3 | vs Bowling Green | W 23–3 | 56% |
| Oct 10 | at Kent State | L 22–25 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | vs Toledo | L 0–20 | 29% |
| Oct 24 | at Marshall | W 34–3 | 55% |
| Oct 31 | vs Ohio | W 52–23 | 58% |
| Nov 7 | atWest Texas | W 20–0 | 42% |
| Nov 14 | vs Northern Illinois | W 38–18 | 90% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 38–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 277–132
- Coach
- Bill Doolittle
- Elo
- 1566 +123 this season
- SP+ rating
- 14.2 No. 26 of 117; offense No. 35, defense No. 18
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 55 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Vern Davis and Greg Flaska
- Most valuable player
- Roger Lawson
1970 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 5–0 | 12–0 | 12 |
| Miami (OH) | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Ohio | 3–2 | 4–5 | |
 Western Michigan | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| Kent State | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
| Bowling Green | 1–4 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.