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1982 Western Michigan

7–⁠2–⁠2 (5–⁠2–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jack Harbaugh.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1982, game by game: won vs. Grand Valley State 28–3; won at Marshall 34–0; won vs. Kent State 24–14; lost at Bowling Green 3–7; tied at Central Michigan 18–18; won vs. Miami (OH) 10–0; lost at Ball State 6–13; won vs. Northern Illinois 27–3; won at Toledo 17–10; won vs. Ohio 16–7; tied at Eastern Michigan 3–3+34−7Won 28–3 vs. Grand Valley State+25Grand Valley St…Won 34–0 at Marshall+34MarshallWon 24–14 vs. Kent State+10Kent StateLost 3–7 at Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenTied 18–18 at Central Michigan0Central MichiganWon 10–0 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Lost 6–13 at Ball State-7Ball StateWon 27–3 vs. Northern Illinois+24Northern Illino…Won 17–10 at Toledo+7ToledoWon 16–7 vs. Ohio+9OhioTied 3–3 at Eastern Michigan0Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsGrand Valley StateW 28–⁠389%
Sep 11atMarshallW 34–⁠064%
Sep 25vsKent StateW 24–⁠1477%
Oct 2atBowling GreenL 3–⁠740%
Oct 9atCentral MichiganT 18–⁠1840%
Oct 16vsMiami (OH)W 10–⁠045%
Oct 23atBall StateL 6–⁠1363%
Oct 30vsNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠377%
Nov 6atToledoW 17–⁠1040%
Nov 13vsOhioW 16–⁠773%
Nov 20atEastern MichiganT 3–⁠385%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Eastern Michigan 3–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠2 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠78
Coach
Jack Harbaugh
Elo
1558 +74 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 41 of 109; offense No. 104, defense No. 1
SRS
−12.1 No. 91 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Szabo
Captains
Les Garrett, Dave Knapp and Duane Wilson
Most valuable player
Mark Kujacznski

1982 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠46–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠45–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan1–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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