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Western Michigan

MAC · 1974 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
0–5 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1962–2026
All-Time Record
356–321–7
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2016
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 33–6
4Week 4 · Sep 17EASTERN MICHIGANUnranked—L 19–20
5Week 5 · Sep 24Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 30–13
6Week 6 · Oct 1Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–4–1L 13–21
7Week 7 · Oct 8Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC7–4L 6–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 24–31
9Week 9 · Oct 22Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 20–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 3–26
11Week 11 · Nov 5Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC10–0–1L 0–31
12Week 12 · Nov 12CENTRAL MICHIGANUnranked—L 6–42
13Week 13 · Nov 19Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 33–34

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
6.366
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-23+6
  • Northern Illinois +4
  • Texas Arlington +1
  • Marshall +1
  • Miami (OH) 0
  • Bowling Green -4
  • Kent State -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Ohio -5
  • Long Beach State -5

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 #111Better than 20%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#112Regular Season Final#112Post-Season W1#112Post-Season W2#112Post-Season W3#111Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
-1
+17
-8
-22
-7
+3
-23
-31
-36
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#671969#301970#311971#331972#651973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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