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1999 Western Michigan

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Darnell.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1999, game by game: lost at No. 4 Florida 26–55; won vs. Youngstown State 46–28; lost at Missouri 34–48; won at Northern Illinois 24–21; won vs. Central Michigan 38–16; won at Eastern Michigan 40–37; won vs. Buffalo 45–17; won vs. Ball State 28–0; won at Akron 24–10; lost vs. No. 12 Marshall 17–31; lost at Toledo 21–45; lost vs. No. 11 Marshall 30–34+28−29Lost 26–55 at No. 4 Florida-29No. 4 FloridaWon 46–28 vs. Youngstown State+18Youngstown StateLost 34–48 at Missouri-14MissouriWon 24–21 at Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 38–16 vs. Central Michigan+22Central MichiganWon 40–37 at Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganWon 45–17 vs. Buffalo+28BuffaloWon 28–0 vs. Ball State+28Ball StateWon 24–10 at Akron+14AkronLost 17–31 vs. No. 12 Marshall-14No. 12 MarshallLost 21–45 at Toledo-24ToledoLost 30–34 vs. No. 11 Marshall-4No. 11 Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at4FloridaL 26–⁠5520%
Sep 11vsYoungstown StateW 46–⁠2878%
Sep 18atMissouriL 34–⁠4832%
Sep 25atNorthern IllinoisW 24–⁠2171%
Oct 2vsCentral MichiganW 38–⁠1670%
Oct 9atEastern MichiganW 40–⁠3763%
Oct 16vsBuffaloW 45–⁠1790%
Oct 23vsBall StateW 28–⁠087%
Oct 30atAkronW 24–⁠1049%
Nov 13vs12MarshallL 17–⁠3140%
Nov 20atToledoL 21–⁠4553%
Dec 3Bowls & playoffvs11MarshallMid-American Championship GameL 30–⁠3423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 34–⁠30 in the Mid-American Championship Game; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

MAC West champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
373–⁠342
Coach
Gary Darnell
Elo
1505 −3 this season
SP+ rating
-1.2 No. 68 of 114; offense No. 37, defense No. 92
SRS
−5.1 No. 77 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Cubit
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Driesbach
Most valuable player
Tim Lester

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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