1976 Western Michigan
7–4 (6–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Elliot Uzelac. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 37–6Sep 18
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 31–13 | 77% |
| Sep 18 | at Northern Illinois | W 37–6 | 42% |
| Sep 25 | at Minnesota | L 10–21 | 23% |
| Oct 2 | vs Bowling Green | L 28–31 | 33% |
| Oct 9 | at Kent State | L 12–24 | 29% |
| Oct 16 | vs Toledo | W 34–21 | 55% |
| Oct 23 | vs Marshall | W 31–21 | 66% |
| Oct 30 | vs Ohio | W 21–10 | 39% |
| Nov 6 | at Miami (OH) | L 0–31 | 36% |
| Nov 13 | at Ball State | W 24–10 | 20% |
| Nov 20 | vs Central Michigan | W 42–14 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 42–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 6–3 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 270–202
- Coach
- Elliot Uzelac
- Elo
- 1459 +146 this season
- SP+ rating
- 3.2 No. 64 of 132; offense No. 45, defense No. 80
- SRS
- −4.8 No. 91 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Dave Gapinski and Pepper Powers
- Most valuable player
- Jerome Persell
1976 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 4–1 | 8–3 | |
| Kent State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Ohio | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Western Michigan | 6–3 | 7–4 | |
| Central Michigan | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Miami (OH) | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Toledo | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Northern Illinois | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.