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Kent State

MAC · 1985 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
9th
2–6 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17AKRONUnranked—L 0–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 0–34
6Week 6 · Oct 1Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7W 28–3
7Week 7 · Oct 8Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–3L 17–21
8Week 8 · Oct 15UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 51–24
9Week 9 · Oct 22Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 45–16
10Week 10 · Oct 29Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC11–1L 14–26
11Week 11 · Nov 5Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC2–9L 23–33
12Week 12 · Nov 12Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–2–1L 24–52
13Week 13 · Nov 19Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–6–1L 3–34
14Week 14 · Nov 26Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC4–7L 7–10

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
6.227
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-24
-33+9
  • Eastern Michigan +4
  • Ball State +4
  • UTEP +1
  • Bowling Green -1
  • Miami (OH) -2
  • Central Michigan -3
  • Syracuse -5
  • Western Michigan -6
  • Toledo -7
  • Ohio -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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
-34
+25
-4
+27
+29
-12
-10
-28
-31
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#1181980#1031981#1051982#1001983#801984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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