1978 Western Michigan
7–4 (5–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Elliot Uzelac. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Michigan 32–0Oct 21
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Illinois State | W 27–17 | 73% |
| Sep 16 | at Northern Illinois | W 44–30 | 60% |
| Sep 23 | at Miami (OH) | L 3–7 | 36% |
| Sep 30 | vs Bowling Green | W 24–20 | 59% |
| Oct 7 | at Kent State | W 14–0 | 45% |
| Oct 14 | vs Toledo | W 17–7 | 86% |
| Oct 21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 32–0 | 75% |
| Oct 28 | vs Ohio | L 7–10 | 86% |
| Nov 4 | at Marshall | W 24–6 | 79% |
| Nov 11 | at Ball State | L 14–20 | 24% |
| Nov 18 | vs Central Michigan | L 14–35 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 35–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–4 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 220–152
- Coach
- Elliot Uzelac
- Elo
- 1486 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.2 No. 70 of 133; offense No. 98, defense No. 41
- SRS
- −8.2 No. 101 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jerome Persell, Keith Rogien and Greg Williams
- Most valuable player
- Jerome Persell
1978 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 8–0 | 10–1 | |
| Central Michigan | 8–1 | 9–2 | |
| Miami (OH) | 5–2 | 8–2–1 | |
 Western Michigan | 5–4 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ohio | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Toledo | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.