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Bowling Green

MAC · 1985 Season · Final

Developing
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
1st
9–0 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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 31–6
4Week 4 · Sep 17Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6W 30–26
5Week 5 · Sep 24Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–2–1W 28–24
6Week 6 · Oct 1AKRONUnranked—W 27–22
7Week 7 · Oct 8Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–6–1W 48–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7W 42–24
9Week 9 · Oct 22Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–3W 23–18
10Week 10 · Oct 29Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8W 26–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC4–7W 34–14
13Week 13 · Nov 19Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC4–7W 21–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC2–9W 38–17
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 17Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA11–0–1L 7–51

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
1.366
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
0+45
  • Miami (OH) +8
  • Central Michigan +7
  • Kentucky +5
  • Ball State +4
  • Western Michigan +4
  • Eastern Michigan +4
  • Northern Illinois +4
  • Toledo +4
  • Kent State +3
  • Ohio +2
  • Fresno State 0

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 #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.917 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W1#13Post-Season W2#13Post-Season W3#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+4
+4
+5
+41
+18
+5
+12
+20
+21
+21
-44

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

Final Rank by Season
#981980#831981#381982#211983#271984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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