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Central Michigan

MAC · 1988 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 7–18
4Week 4 · Sep 20Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 27–16
5Week 5 · Sep 27MONTANA STATEUnranked—W 48–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–6W 31–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–3–1W 20–6
8Week 8 · Oct 18Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC2–8–1W 21–3
9Week 9 · Oct 25Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC8–3L 20–27
10Week 10 · Nov 1Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC9–3L 24–42
11Week 11 · Nov 8Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–6–1W 42–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 13–20
13Week 13 · Nov 22Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC0–10–1W 34–17

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
2.712
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-17+22
  • Eastern Michigan +6
  • Akron +5
  • Kent State +5
  • Ohio +4
  • Bowling Green +2
  • Miami (OH) 0
  • Ball State -3
  • Western Michigan -3
  • Toledo -5
  • Kentucky -6

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 36thBetter than 74%

0.636 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39W14#39Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#40Post-Season W3#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
+11
+38
+24
+14
+18
-7
-18
+32
-7
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#281983#221984#331985#661986#601987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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