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Bowling Green

MAC · 1982 Season · Final

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Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
2nd
7–2 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
383–331–11
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1964, 1991, 1992
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Bowling Green head-to-head · History & Eras

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5W 40–0
4Week 4 · Sep 21Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–4–1W 34–30
6Week 6 · Oct 5Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–2–2W 7–3
7Week 7 · Oct 12Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–4L 12–17
8Week 8 · Oct 19Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5W 20–18
9Week 9 · Oct 26Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 10–24
10Week 10 · Nov 2Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 41–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–6W 28–7
12Week 12 · Nov 16Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–9–1W 24–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 7–24
14Week 14 · Nov 30North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–4L 14–33
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA11–1L 28–29

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.699
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-19+30
  • Western Michigan +7
  • Ohio +6
  • Central Michigan +6
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • Ball State +5
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Kent State 0
  • Fresno State -1
  • Miami (OH) -4
  • North Carolina -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Long Beach State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 44thBetter than 69%

0.583 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W1#39Post-Season W2#39Post-Season W3#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+40
+4
+4
-5
+2
-14
+34
+21
+17
-17
-19
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#871977#921978#961979#981980#831981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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