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Central Michigan

MAC · 1997 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
11th
1–7 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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC0–11W 44–10
3Week 3 · Sep 9Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–2L 6–82
4Week 4 · Sep 16Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW4–7W 44–26
5Week 5 · Sep 23Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 28–56
6Week 6 · Sep 30Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7L 24–31
7Week 7 · Oct 7Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC2–9L 14–53
8Week 8 · Oct 14Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–3L 10–41
9Week 9 · Oct 21Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–6L 34–37
10Week 10 · Oct 28Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8L 37–60
11Week 11 · Nov 4Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC10–3L 17–45
12Week 12 · Nov 11Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–3L 24–38

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
6.694
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-39
-43+4
  • Boise State +4
  • Northern Illinois 0
  • Florida -2
  • Louisiana Tech -2
  • Toledo -3
  • Marshall -3
  • Western Michigan -3
  • Ball State -6
  • Eastern Michigan -7
  • Kent State -8
  • Akron -9

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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#103W15#103Regular Season Final#103Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
-76
+18
-28
-7
-39
-31
-3
-23
-28
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#591992#671993#231994#731995#751996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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