1987 Western Michigan
5–6 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Al Molde. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio 31–13Nov 21
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Akron | W 24–19 | 71% |
| Sep 12 | at Illinois State | L 6–20 | 59% |
| Sep 19 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14–34 | 63% |
| Sep 26 | at Bowling Green | W 34–27 | 27% |
| Oct 3 | vs Toledo | W 21–14 | 42% |
| Oct 10 | vs Miami (OH) | L 0–17 | 47% |
| Oct 17 | at Kent State | L 13–27 | 38% |
| Oct 24 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17–23 | 43% |
| Oct 31 | at Central Michigan | L 27–30 | 29% |
| Nov 7 | vs Ball State | W 31–16 | 48% |
| Nov 21 | at Ohio | W 31–13 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio 31–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 54th-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 1987.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 218–240
- Coach
- Al Molde
- Elo
- 1410 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.8 No. 73 of 101; offense No. 76, defense No. 62
- SRS
- −12.7 No. 85 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Larry Edlund
1987 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan | 7–1 | 10–2 | |
| Kent State | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Miami (OH) | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Bowling Green | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 Western Michigan | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Central Michigan | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Toledo | 3–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Ball State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.