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1995 Western Michigan

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Al Molde.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1995, game by game: won vs. Weber State 28–21; lost at Indiana 10–24; lost vs. Toledo 21–31; lost at Ball State 0–10; won at Kent State 52–6; won vs. Akron 7–3; won at Ohio 34–17; lost at No. 13 Auburn 13–34; won vs. Bowling Green 17–0; won at Eastern Michigan 23–13; won vs. Central Michigan 48–31+46−21Won 28–21 vs. Weber State+7Weber StateLost 10–24 at Indiana-14IndianaLost 21–31 vs. Toledo-10ToledoLost 0–10 at Ball State-10Ball StateWon 52–6 at Kent State+46Kent StateWon 7–3 vs. Akron+4AkronWon 34–17 at Ohio+17OhioLost 13–34 at No. 13 Auburn-21No. 13 AuburnWon 17–0 vs. Bowling Green+17Bowling GreenWon 23–13 at Eastern Michigan+10Eastern MichiganWon 48–31 vs. Central Michigan+17Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWeber StateW 28–⁠2183%
Sep 9atIndianaL 10–⁠2444%
Sep 14vsToledoL 21–⁠3160%
Sep 23atBall StateL 0–⁠1044%
Sep 30atKent StateW 52–⁠664%
Oct 7vsAkronW 7–⁠378%
Oct 14atOhioW 34–⁠1770%
Oct 21at13AuburnL 13–⁠3424%
Oct 28vsBowling GreenW 17–⁠060%
Nov 11atEastern MichiganW 23–⁠1346%
Nov 18vsCentral MichiganW 48–⁠3168%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 48–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠190
Coach
Al Molde
Elo
1551 +35 this season
SP+ rating
-3.5 No. 67 of 107; offense No. 95, defense No. 38
SRS
−4.8 No. 71 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Kuhlman
Defensive coordinator
Larry Edlund
Most valuable player
Jay McDonagh and Jim Vackaro

All-MAC

4 first team, 6 second team

First team

  • Tony Knox Jr.WRCoaches-1
  • Dion PowellDLCoaches-1
  • Andre VaughnLBCoaches-1
  • Tristan MossDBCoaches-1

Second team

  • Jay McDonaghQBCoaches-2
  • James VackaroRBCoaches-2
  • Joe LewandowskiOLCoaches-2
  • Chris RawsonDLCoaches-2
  • Rick LucasLBCoaches-2
  • Dean PoiceLBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠124
Miami (OH)6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠7
Akron2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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