1975 Western Michigan

1–⁠10 (0–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Elliot Uzelac.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1975, game by game: lost at Central Michigan 0–34; lost vs. Akron 21–27; lost at Minnesota 0–38; lost vs. Northern Illinois 0–20; lost at Bowling Green 0–28; lost vs. Kent State 17–22; lost vs. Toledo 7–25; lost at Marshall 19–21; lost at Ohio 10–24; lost vs. No. 17 Miami (OH) 21–44; won vs. Eastern Michigan 24–14+10−38Lost 0–34 at Central Michigan-34Central MichiganLost 21–27 vs. Akron-6AkronLost 0–38 at Minnesota-38MinnesotaLost 0–20 vs. Northern Illinois-20Northern Illino…Lost 0–28 at Bowling Green-28Bowling GreenLost 17–22 vs. Kent State-5Kent StateLost 7–25 vs. Toledo-18ToledoLost 19–21 at Marshall-2MarshallLost 10–24 at Ohio-14OhioLost 21–44 vs. No. 17 Miami (OH)-23No. 17 Miami (OH)Won 24–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+10Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Michigan 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠7 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠297
Coach
Elliot Uzelac
Elo
1219 −163 this season
SP+ rating
-16.3 No. 118 of 132; offense No. 119, defense No. 110
SRS
−18.6 No. 128 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Duncan McKerracher and Jim White
Most valuable player
Dan Matthews

1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

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