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1984 Western Michigan

5–⁠6 (3–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jack Harbaugh.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1984, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 17–13; won vs. Illinois State 41–14; lost at Central Michigan 19–38; won vs. Marshall 42–7; lost vs. Northern Illinois 15–20; lost at Bowling Green 7–34; lost at Ball State 20–23; won vs. Ohio 33–14; lost at Toledo 13–17; won vs. Kent State 13–9; lost at Eastern Michigan 14–24+35−27Won 17–13 vs. Miami (OH)+4Miami (OH)Won 41–14 vs. Illinois State+27Illinois StateLost 19–38 at Central Michigan-19Central MichiganWon 42–7 vs. Marshall+35MarshallLost 15–20 vs. Northern Illinois-5Northern Illino…Lost 7–34 at Bowling Green-27Bowling GreenLost 20–23 at Ball State-3Ball StateWon 33–14 vs. Ohio+19OhioLost 13–17 at Toledo-4ToledoWon 13–9 vs. Kent State+4Kent StateLost 14–24 at Eastern Michigan-10Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1358%
Sep 15vsIllinois StateW 41–⁠1471%
Sep 22atCentral MichiganL 19–⁠3831%
Sep 29vsMarshallW 42–⁠784%
Oct 6vsNorthern IllinoisL 15–⁠2052%
Oct 13atBowling GreenL 7–⁠3434%
Oct 20atBall StateL 20–⁠2364%
Oct 27vsOhioW 33–⁠1467%
Nov 3atToledoL 13–⁠1730%
Nov 10vsKent StateW 13–⁠968%
Nov 17atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠2474%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 47th-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 1984.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠213
Coach
Jack Harbaugh
Elo
1428 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 77 of 106; offense No. 82, defense No. 69
SRS
−14.3 No. 95 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Szabo
Captains
Jeff Kacmarek and Tom Toth
Most valuable player
John Offerdahl

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 4Tom Toth OTNew England Patriots

1984 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green7–⁠28–⁠3
Central Michigan6–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northern Illinois3–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠65–⁠6
Kent State3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan2–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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