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Central Michigan

MAC · 1982 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 35–10
4Week 4 · Sep 21Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–5L 30–34
5Week 5 · Sep 28East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 6–24
6Week 6 · Oct 5Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–9–1W 13–8
7Week 7 · Oct 12Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–2–2T 18–18
8Week 8 · Oct 19Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5W 16–12
9Week 9 · Oct 26Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 31–20
10Week 10 · Nov 2Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5W 42–18
11Week 11 · Nov 9Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–4L 0–23
12Week 12 · Nov 16Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–6W 24–13
13Week 13 · Nov 23Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5L 13–19

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
3.271
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-18+18
  • Toledo +6
  • Ohio +6
  • Ball State +5
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Western Michigan 0
  • Kent State 0
  • East Carolina -4
  • Miami (OH) -4
  • Bowling Green -5
  • Northern Illinois -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 #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 41stBetter than 71%

0.591 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50Regular Season Final#50Post-Season W1#50Post-Season W2#50Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
-4
-18
+5
0
+4
+11
+24
-23
+11
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#151977#191978#61979#241980#431981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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