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Central Michigan

MAC · 1990 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3–1
0.708 Win %
Conference
2nd
7–1 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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC4–7L 17–20
3Week 3 · Sep 11Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 34–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1T 14–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC3–5–2W 17–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–5–1W 31–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–9W 42–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4W 20–13
9Week 9 · Oct 23Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–2W 13–12
10Week 10 · Oct 30Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–9W 16–12
11Week 11 · Nov 6Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC7–4L 3–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–9–1W 52–7
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 11San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW9–2–1L 24–48

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
2.158
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-13+30
  • Toledo +9
  • Western Michigan +7
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Bowling Green +3
  • Kent State +2
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Cincinnati +1
  • Ohio +1
  • Akron 0
  • San José State -2
  • Ball State -4
  • Kentucky -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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 23rdBetter than 84%

0.708 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W1#29Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W4#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+34
0
+17
+24
+42
+7
+1
+4
-10
+45
-24

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

Final Rank by Season
#331985#661986#601987#381988#671989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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