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Central Michigan

MAC · 1987 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
3–4 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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–6L 6–15
3Week 3 · Sep 15IDAHOUnranked—W 30–18
5Week 5 · Sep 29Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–5L 10–30
6Week 6 · Oct 6Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC7–4L 21–24
7Week 7 · Oct 13Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC10–2W 16–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 41–18
9Week 9 · Oct 27Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7L 3–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6W 30–27
11Week 11 · Nov 10Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 31–17
12Week 12 · Nov 17Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC3–7–1T 17–17
13Week 13 · Nov 24Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6L 17–18

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
3.802
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-28+19
  • Eastern Michigan +10
  • Western Michigan +5
  • Tulsa +3
  • Ohio +1
  • Toledo 0
  • Kent State -4
  • Minnesota -5
  • Miami (OH) -6
  • Bowling Green -6
  • Ball State -7

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 #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#60Post-Season W2#60Post-Season W3#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-9
+12
-20
-3
+10
+23
-10
+3
+14
0
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#491982#281983#221984#331985#661986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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