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1993 Western Michigan

7–⁠3–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Al Molde.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1993, game by game: lost vs. Youngstown State 13–17; lost at Purdue 13–28; won vs. Akron 20–3; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–0; won at Kent State 27–21; lost vs. Central Michigan 18–23; won at Eastern Michigan 21–20; won at Army 20–7; won at Ohio 34–28; won vs. Toledo 39–26; tied at Bowling Green 14–14+17−15Lost 13–17 vs. Youngstown State-4Youngstown StateLost 13–28 at Purdue-15PurdueWon 20–3 vs. Akron+17AkronWon 17–0 vs. Miami (OH)+17Miami (OH)Won 27–21 at Kent State+6Kent StateLost 18–23 vs. Central Michigan-5Central MichiganWon 21–20 at Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganWon 20–7 at Army+13ArmyWon 34–28 at Ohio+6OhioWon 39–26 vs. Toledo+13ToledoTied 14–14 at Bowling Green0Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsYoungstown StateL 13–⁠1779%
Sep 11atPurdueL 13–⁠2847%
Sep 18vsAkronW 20–⁠347%
Sep 25vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠058%
Oct 2atKent StateW 27–⁠2172%
Oct 9vsCentral MichiganL 18–⁠2370%
Oct 23atEastern MichiganW 21–⁠2055%
Oct 30atArmyW 20–⁠751%
Nov 6atOhioW 34–⁠2869%
Nov 13vsToledoW 39–⁠2671%
Nov 20atBowling GreenT 14–⁠1437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Bowling Green 14–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠187
Coach
Al Molde
Elo
1554 +44 this season
SP+ rating
-2.9 No. 62 of 105; offense No. 84, defense No. 39
SRS
−12.6 No. 85 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Kuhlman
Defensive coordinator
Larry Edlund
Most valuable player
Jay McDonagh

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 6Steve Hawkins WRNew England Patriots

1993 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Western Michigan6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green5–⁠1–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Central Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠54–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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