Mid-American Conference football individual awards
Coach of the Year -- Winners
Table:
Season
Coach
School
Year with school
Record

1965
Bo Schembechler
Miami
3rd
7–3 (5–1)

1966
Bill Doolittle
Western Michigan
3rd
7–3 (5–1)

1967
Frank Lauterbur
Toledo
5th
9–1 (5–1)

1968
Bill Hess
Ohio
11th
10–1 (6–0)

1969
Frank Lauterbur (2)
Toledo
7th
11–0 (5–0)

1970
Frank Lauterbur (3)
Toledo
8th
12–0 (5–0)

1971
John Murphy
Toledo
1st
12–0 (5–0)

1972
Don James
Kent State
1st
6–5 (4–1)

1973
Bill Mallory
Miami
5th
11–0 (5–0)

1974
Dick Crum
Miami
1st
10–0–1 (5–0)

1975
Dave McClain
Ball State
1st
9–2 (4–2)

1976
Elliot Uzelac
Western Michigan
2nd
7–4 (6–3)

1977
Ed Chlebek
Eastern Michigan
2nd
8–3 (4–3)

1978
Dwight Wallace
Ball State
1st
10–1 (8–0)

1979
Chuck Stobart
Toledo
3rd
7–3–1 (7–1–1)

1980
Herb Deromedi
Central Michigan
3rd
9–2 (7–2)

1981
Chuck Stobart (2)
Toledo
5th
9–3 (8–1)

1982
Denny Stolz
Bowling Green
6th
7–5 (7–2)

1983
Bill Mallory (2)
Northern Illinois
3rd
10–2 (8–1)

1984
Dan Simrell
Toledo
3rd
9–2–1 (7–1–1)

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During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division , later known as Division I-A . The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . Prior to 1965 , both services issued their final polls at the close of the regular season , but before teams competed in bowl games . For the 1965 season , the AP took its final poll after the postseason games , an arrangement made permanent in 1968 . The Associated Press presented the AP Trophy to the winner . The AP poll in 1965 consisted of the votes of 55 sportswriters , each of whom would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of ten points for first place , nine for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined . In the preseason poll for 1965 , the writers cast first place votes for nine different teams , and the range of points between the highest six finishers ranged from 252 to 311 points . Nebraska was first , followed by Texas , Notre Dame , Michigan , Alabama , and Arkansas . As the regular season progressed , new polls were issued weekly on Mondays . At season 's end , Michigan State , Arkansas , and Nebraska were all unbeaten at 10-0 .
Glenn Edward Bo Schembechler Jr. ( /ˈʃɛmbɛklər/ SHEM-bek-lər ; April 1 , 1929 - November 17 , 2006 ) was an American football player , coach , and athletics administrator . He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989 , compiling a career record of 234-65-8 . Only Nick Saban , Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne have recorded 200 victories in fewer games as a coach in major college football . In his 21 seasons as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines , Schembechler 's teams amassed a record of 194-48-5 and won or shared 13 Big Ten Conference titles . Though his Michigan teams never won a national championship , in all but one season they finished ranked , and 16 times they placed in the final top ten of both major polls . Schembechler played college football as a tackle at Miami University , where in 1949 and 1950 he was coached by Woody Hayes , for whom he served as an assistant coach at Ohio State University in 1952 and from 1958 to 1962 . In his first ten years at Michigan , Schembechler 's teams squared off in a fierce rivalry against Hayes 's Buckeyes squads . During that stretch in the Michigan-Ohio State football rivalry , dubbed the Ten-Year War , Hayes and Schembechler 's teams won or shared the Big Ten Conference crown every season and usually each placed in the national rankings . In 1988 , Schembechler assumed the role of athletic director at Michigan , succeeding Don Canham , the man who hired him as football coach in 1969 . Schembechler retired as head football coach after the 1989 season . His longtime assistants , Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr , helmed the team for the next 18 years . Schembechler left the University of Michigan in 1990 to take a job as president of Major League Baseball 's Detroit Tigers , which he held until 1992 .
The Miami RedHawks football ( known as the Miami Redskins before 1996 ) program represents Miami University , located in Oxford , Ohio , in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level . The RedHawks compete in the Mid-American Conference and are known for producing several high-profile head coaches , earning it the nickname Cradle of Coaches . The team is currently coached by Chuck Martin and play their home games at Yager Stadium .
The 1966 University Division football season was marked by some controversy as the year of The Tie , a famous 10-10 game between the two top-ranked teams , Michigan State and Notre Dame on November 19 . Both teams were crowned national champions by various organizations after the regular season concluded , and neither participated in bowl game . Alabama finished the regular season undefeated and was third in the AP poll , while Georgia was fourth . Alabama went on to win the Sugar Bowl in dominant fashion . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division , later known as Division I-A . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . In 1966 , both services issued their final polls at the close of the regular season , but before teams competed in bowl games . The Associated Press presented the AP Trophy to the winner . The AP poll in 1966 consisted of the votes of as many as 63 sportswriters , though not all of them voted in every poll . Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of 10 points for first place , 9 for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined .
Francis William Doolittle ( August 10 , 1923 - April 10 , 2014 ) was an American football player and coach . Doolittle attended high school in Mansfield , Ohio , where he was selected as an all-state quarterback in his senior year . He enrolled at Ohio State University in 1941 . He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943 , served 53 months in the military and earned a Bronze Star for his service in the Pacific Theater before returning to Ohio State . He played college football as quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team in 1946 and 1947 . He began his coaching career in 1948 at Grandview High School in Columbus , Ohio . From 1949 to 1950 , he was the backfield coach at Brown University , where he was Joe Paterno 's position coach . He was an assistant football coach at Lincoln High School in Canton , Ohio , in 1951 and head coach at Owosso High School in Owosso , Michigan , in 1952-53 , where his record was 6-12 . He later coached at Flint Central High School from 1954 to 1959 , compiling a record of 37-14-3 at the school and leading his team to the Class A state championship in 1958 . He returned to his alma mater , Mansfield High School , as the head football coach in 1960 and 1961 , where his teams went 12-6-2 . In January 1962 , he was hired as the offensive backfield coach for the Army football team by high school teammate Paul Dietzel . After two years as the backfield coach for Army , he was hired as the head football coach at Western Michigan University in January 1964 .
The Western Michigan Broncos football program represents Western Michigan University in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I and the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) . Western Michigan has competed in football since 1906 , when they played three games in their inaugural season . In 1927 , WMU joined four other schools ( Central Michigan University , Eastern Michigan University , Ferris State University , and Wayne State University ) to form the Michigan Collegiate Conference . Western Michigan then moved to its present conference in 1948 . Prior to 1939 , Western Michigan 's athletic teams were known as the Hilltoppers . Western Michigan 's football team has had 16 head coaches in its history and is currently coached by Tim Lester . WMU 's main rival is the Central Michigan University Chippewas and they play for the WMU-CMU Rivalry Trophy . As of 2018 , the Broncos own a 49-38-2 advantage in the series . In 2002 , Western Michigan won the rivalry game at Central Michigan for the first time since 1973 , snapping a 12-game winless streak ( 0-11-1 ) . In the 2018 season , Western Michigan defeated Central Michigan , 35-10 . The win was the Broncos ' sixth in the last eight contests against the Chippewas . Western Michigan University played in the inaugural International Bowl in 2007 in Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
The 1967 NCAA University Division football season was the last one in which college football 's champion was crowned before the bowl games . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division , later known as Division I-A and now as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision . Prior to the start of the 1967 season , Idaho was demoted from the University Division to the College Division . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ( UPI ) . In 1967 , both AP and UPI issued their final polls at the close of the regular season , but before teams competed in bowl games . The Associated Press presented the AP Trophy to the winner . The AP poll in 1967 consisted of the votes of many sportswriters , though not all of them voted in every poll . Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of 10 points for first place , 9 for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined .
Francis Xavier Lauterbur ( August 8 , 1925 - November 20 , 2013 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head coach at the University of Toledo from 1963 to 1970 and at the University of Iowa from 1971 to 1973 , compiling a career college football record of 52-60-3 . Lauterbur was also an assistant coach in the National Football League ( NFL ) .
The Toledo Rockets football team is a college football program in Division I FBS , representing the University of Toledo . The Rockets compete in the Mid-American Conference . Toledo began playing football in 1917 , although it did not field teams in 1931 , and 1943-1945 . Since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936 Toledo has finished in the Top 25 four times . Its highest finish came in 1970 when it ranked # 12 after finishing 12-0-0 . The University of Toledo has a 10-7 record in bowl games . The Rockets were the 2017 MAC champions . The team 's current head coach is Jason Candle .
In the 1968 NCAA University Division football season , the system of polls and bowls changed . The Associated Press returned to its pre-1961 system of ranking the Top 20 rather than the Top 10 , and voted on the national champion after the bowl games , rather than before . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division , later known as Division I-A . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . In 1968 , the UPI issued its final poll before the bowls , but the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed . The AP poll in 1968 consisted of the votes of as many as 49 sportswriters , though not all of them voted in every poll . With a Top 20 for the first time since the 1960 season , there were more matchups between ranked teams . Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of 20 points for first place , 19 for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined . In 1969 , there were four regular season games that matched Top Five teams .
William R. Hess ( February 5 , 1923 - June 10 , 1978 ) was an American football coach . He served as the head football coach at Ohio University from 1958 to 1977 . In his tenure as head coach for the Ohio Bobcats football team , Hess compiled a 108-91-4 record , ranking him second only to coach Don Peden on Ohio 's all-time victories list . Hess 's teams won four Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) championships ( 1960 , 1963 , 1967 , and 1968 ) and won a National Small College Championship in 1960 after having an undefeated season . Hess also led the Bobcats to two bowl games , losing 15-14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl and losing 49-42 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl . His 1968 team is the only team in school history to finish ranked in the major polls . Hess was a native of Columbus , Ohio . He coached high school football in Portsmouth and Grandview Heights , Ohio before joining Woody Hayes 's staff at Ohio State University in 1951 .
The Ohio Bobcats football team is a major intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University . The team represents the university as the senior member of the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) , playing at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level . The Bobcats have played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens , Ohio since 1929 . Ohio University is also the first team to produce a shut out during an MAC Bowl game . The Ohio Bobcats football 's first game is reported in 1894 , an 8-0 loss to Marietta College . Since then , the Bobcats have posted an over 500 wins over their 125-year existence and over 200 wins in their 72 years in MAC games . The Bobcats have won five MAC championships , in 1953 , 1960 , 1963 , 1967 , and 1968 , and four MAC East Division championships , in 2006 , 2009 , 2011 , and 2016 . Prior to joining the MAC , the Bobcats won six Buckeye Athletic Association championships , in 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1935 , 1936 , and 1938 . In 1960 , the Bobcats were crowned National Small College Champions after compiling a 10-0 record under Bill Hess . The Bobcats have appeared in twelve bowl games , losing 15-14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl , losing 49-42 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl , falling 28-7 to Southern Mississippi in the 2007 GMAC Bowl , losing 21-17 to Marshall in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl , and a defeat at the hands of Troy in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl . Ohio won their first bowl game on December 17 , 2011 with a 24-23 victory over the Utah State Aggies in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl . Ohio followed up that bowl win with another in 2012 over Louisiana-Monroe in the 2012 Independence Bowl , by the score 45-14 .
The 1969 college football season was celebrated as the centennial of college football ( the first season being the one in 1869 ) . Prior to the start of the 1969 season , the University Division expanded from 114 to 118 teams . The four teams elevated for the 1969 season were Northern Illinois , San Diego State , Idaho , and Pacific . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams , later known as Division I-A . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ( UPI ) . In 1969 , the UPI issued its final poll before the bowls , but the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed . The AP poll in 1969 consisted of the votes of as many as 45 sportswriters , though not all of them voted in every poll . Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of 20 points for first place , 19 for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined . In 1969 , there were four regular season games that matched Top Five teams . This was the last season in which teams were limited to ten games during the regular season ; the NCAA allowed eleven starting in 1970 .
The 1970 NCAA University Division football season was marked by tragedy , due to two airplane crashes . On October 2 , one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State , killing 31 people on board , including 14 players . Then , on November 14 , the charter for the Marshall Thundering Herd crashed on the way home from a game against East Carolina , killing all 75 persons . At season 's end , the Nebraska Cornhuskers won the AP national championship after Texas and Ohio State both their lost bowl games on New Year 's Day . No new teams were reclassified in the University Division for the 1971 season . A total of 119 teams competed in the University Division during the 1971 season . This was the first season the NCAA allowed schools to schedule 11 regular season games . Some took advantage by scheduling high-profile intersectional games ( Stanford-Arkansas , USC-Alabama , LSU-Notre Dame ) , but others would not add the 11th game until later in the decade . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams , later known as Division I-A . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . Until 1974 , the UPI issued its final poll before the bowls , but beginning in 1968 ( also 1965 ) , the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed .
The 1971 NCAA University Division football season saw Coach Bob Devaney 's Nebraska Cornhuskers repeat as national champions . Ranked a close second behind Notre Dame in the preseason poll , Nebraska moved up to first place the following week , remained there for the rest of 1971 , and convincingly won the Orange Bowl 38-6 in a # 1 vs. # 2 game against Alabama . Prior to the 1971 season , two programs were elevated to the University Division . The new programs were Temple and Texas-Arlington . The change brought the total number of programs in the University Division to 119 . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for major college football in its University Division ( now the Football Bowl Subdivision in Division I ) . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . Prior to the 1974 season , the UPI issued its final poll before the bowls , but since the 1968 season , the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed . The AP poll in 1971 consisted of the votes of as many as 55 sportswriters , though not all of them voted in every poll . Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of 20 points for first place , 19 for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined .
John A. Murphy ( born c. 1932 ) is a former American football player and coach . He served as the head coach at Heidelberg University in Tiffin , Ohio in 1970 and at the University of Toledo from 1971 to 1976 , compiling a career college football record of 38-38 .
The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans , coached by John McKay , go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the 50 AP panelists . Eighth-ranked in the preseason , the Trojans were narrowly voted # 1 in the first AP poll , and stayed out front for the rest of the year . Prior to the 1972 season , two programs were elevated to the University Division . The new programs were Long Beach State and Tampa . The change brought the total number of programs in the University Division to 121 . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division , which became Division I in 1973 ( and Division I-A in 1978 ) . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . Through the 1973 season , the UPI issued its final poll in early December before the bowls , but since 1968 ( and 1965 ) the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed . The AP poll in 1972 consisted of the votes of fifty sportswriters , though not all of them voted in every poll . Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams . Under a point system of twenty points for first place , nineteen for second , etc. , the overall ranking was determined .
Donald Earl James ( December 31 , 1932 - October 20 , 2013 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head coach at Kent State University from 1971 to 1974 and at the University of Washington from 1975 to 1992 , compiling a career college football record of 178-76-3 ( .698 ) . His 1991 Washington team won a share of the national championship after completing a 12-0 season with a decisive win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl . James was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997 .
The Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University . The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) at the Division I level with football competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision . Kent State is a full member of the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) and has been part of the MAC East division since it was created in 1998 . The Flashes are also an associate member of the Atlantic Sun Conference ( ASUN ) in women 's lacrosse . Official school colors are Kent State Blue and Kent State Gold . Joel Nielsen is athletic director , a position he has held since May 1 , 2010 . Athletic events were held during the very first semester at Kent State in late 1913 , with several intramural teams for female students and a limited number of opportunities for male students . Early men 's athletic events , in basketball and baseball , were played against local high school , church , and company teams . The first intercollegiate athletic event , a men 's basketball game , was held in January 1915 and the baseball team held their first intercollegiate game later that year . A dedicated athletic field was built around 1920 and the school 's first gymnasium opened in 1925 . Football also debuted as a sport in 1920 , followed by wrestling , men 's tennis , men 's gymnastics , and men 's swimming . From 1932 to 1951 , Kent State competed as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference before joining the Mid-American Conference in 1951 .
The 1973 NCAA Division I football season was the first for the NCAA 's current three-division structure . Effective with the 1973-74 academic year , schools formerly in the NCAA University Division were classified as Division I ( later subdivided for football only in 1978 ( I-A and I-AA ) and renamed in 2006 into today 's Division I FBS and FCS ) . Schools in the former College Division were classified into Division II , which allowed fewer athletic scholarships than Division I , and Division III , in which athletic scholarships were prohibited . In its inaugural season , Division I had two NCAA-recognized national champions , and they faced each other at year 's end in the Sugar Bowl on New Year 's Eve . The New Orleans game matched two unbeaten teams , the Alabama Crimson Tide ( 11-0 ) , ranked # 1 by AP and UPI , and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ( 10-0 ) , ranked # 3 by AP and # 4 by UPI . While both wire services ranked Alabama first at the end of the regular season , the final AP poll was after the bowl games . By agreement with the American Football Coaches ' Association , however , UPI bestowed its championship before the postseason bowl games , and Alabama was crowned champion by UPI on December 4 . UPI ranked Notre Dame fourth : one coach had given the Irish a first place vote , compared to 21 for Alabama . ( In the next season , the final coaches ' poll was after the bowls . ) In a game where the lead changed six times , Notre Dame won by a single point , 24-23 , to claim the AP national championship . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for major college football teams that would become Division I-A in 1978 . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls .
William Guy Mallory ( May 30 , 1935 - May 25 , 2018 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at Miami University ( 1969-1973 ) , the University of Colorado at Boulder ( 1974-1978 ) , Northern Illinois University ( 1980-1983 ) , and Indiana University ( 1984-1996 ) , compiling a career college football record of 168-129-4 .
The 1974 NCAA Division I football season finished with two national champions . The Associated Press ( AP ) writers ' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma , which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play , # 1 at season 's end . The United Press International ( UPI ) coaches ' poll did not rank teams on probation , by unanimous agreement of the 25 member coaches ' board . The UPI trophy went to the University of Southern California ( USC ) . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams , later known as Division I-A . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . Starting in 1974 , the UPI joined AP in issuing its final poll after the bowl games were completed . Both polls operated under a point system of 20 points for first place , 19 for second , etc. , whereby the overall ranking was determined . The AP poll consisted of the votes of 60 writers , though not all voted in each poll , and the UPI poll was taken of a 25-member board .
Dick Crum ( born April 29 , 1934 ) is a former American football player and coach . He served as head coach at Miami University ( 1974-1977 ) , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( 1978-1987 ) , and Kent State University ( 1988-1990 ) , compiling a career college football record of 113-77-4 . Crum is a 1957 graduate of Mount Union College in Alliance , Ohio and received a master 's degree from Case Western Reserve University .
The 1975 NCAA Division I football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press ( AP ) writers ' poll , and were ranked # 1 in the United Press International ( UPI ) coaches ' poll , just ahead of runner up Arizona State , runner-up in both final polls , despite having an undefeated 12-0 season and a win over Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for major college football , teams that would later be described as Division I-A . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . The AP poll consisted of the votes of as many as 63 writers , though not all voted in each poll , and the UPI poll was taken of a 25-member board of coaches .
Dave McClain ( January 28 , 1938 - April 28 , 1986 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head coach at Ball State University from 1971 to 1977 and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1978 to 1985 , compiling a career college football record of 92-67-6 .
The Ball State Cardinals are the athletic teams that represent Ball State University , located in Muncie , Indiana . The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference . Charlie Cardinal is the team mascot . The Ball State University Pride of Mid-America Marching Band performs at all home football games , many home basketball games , and various other athletic and spirit events across campus .
The 1976 NCAA Division I football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh . Led by head coach Johnny Majors ( voted the AFCA Coach of the Year ) , the Pitt Panthers brought a college football championship to the home of the defending pro football champions , the Steelers . Pitt also had the Heisman Trophy winner , Tony Dorsett ; the Panthers had been ranked ninth in the preseason AP poll . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for major college football teams , which became Division I-A in 1978 . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . The AP poll consisted of the votes of as many as 62 writers , though not all voted in each poll , and the UPI poll was taken of a 25-member board of coaches .
Elliot Uzelac ( born July 24 , 1941 ) is an American football coach . He served as the head football coach at Western Michigan University from 1975 to 1981 and the United States Naval Academy from 1987 to 1989 , compiling a career college football coaching record of 46-64 . In June 2018 , Uzelac resigned as head football coach at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor , Michigan . In January 2020 , Uzelac returned from retirement to become the head coach at Berrien Springs High School .
The 1977 NCAA Division I football season was one in which the top five teams finished with 11-1 records . Notre Dame , which beat top-ranked and undefeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl , became the national champion . The 1977 season was the last before NCAA 's Division I was divided into I-A and I-AA . On the eve of a national playoff for the smaller programs that would be I-AA , the Sugar Bowl in 1977 became the fourth bowl game to sign a contract guaranteeing an appearance by a major conference champion . The result was that meetings between the media poll choices for the top two teams were less likely , unless those teams were in the Big Ten and Pac-8 ( which met in the Rose Bowl ) , or one of the teams was not obligated to play in a particular bowl game . Besides the Big Ten-Pac-8 matchup in the Rose Bowl , the Southwest champion played in the Cotton , the Big Eight titlist in the Orange , and the SEC champ in the Sugar . Top teams that had their choice of which bowl to play were either independent or in a conference outside the five major powers ( such as the ACC or WAC ) . During the 20th century , the NCAA had no playoff for major college football teams , which became Division I-A in 1978 . The NCAA Football Guide , however , did note an unofficial national champion based on the top ranked teams in the final wire service ( AP and UPI ) polls . The writers ' poll by Associated Press ( AP ) was the most popular , followed by the coaches ' poll by United Press International ) ( UPI ) . The AP poll consisted of the votes of as many as 64 writers , though not all voted in each poll , and the UPI poll was taken of a 42-member board of coaches .
Edward S. Chlebek ( born February 9 , 1940 ) is a former American and Canadian football player and coach . He served as the head coach at Eastern Michigan University ( 1976-1977 ) , Boston College ( 1978-1980 ) , and Kent State University ( 1981-1982 ) , compiling a career college football record of 26-51 .
The Eastern Michigan Eagles , formerly known as the Normalites , are the athletic teams for Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti , Michigan , United States . The Eagles compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) at the Division I level as members of the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) . The only exception is the women 's rowing program , which is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . Altogether , the Eagles have won three NCAA Division II national championships and 13 NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports ( baseball , men 's cross country , men 's swimming and diving , men 's indoor track and field , and men 's outdoor track and field ) ; moreover , EMU has been NCAA Division I national runner-up twice . In 1940 , the men 's cross country team finished second to Indiana University at the national meet hosted by Michigan State University . The Eagles have also won the Reese Trophy , given to the best overall men 's athletic program in the MAC , five times , most recently in 2018 . EMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950 to 1961 , and has been a member of the MAC since 1972 .
The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A college football ; Division I-A was created in 1978 when Division I was subdivided into Division I-A and Division I-AA for football only . With the exception of seven teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference ( SWAC ) , Division I teams from the 1977 season played in Division I-A during the 1978 season . The SWAC teams , along with five conferences and five other teams formerly in Division II , played in Division I-AA . The Division I-A season came down to a rare # 1 vs. # 2 post-season meeting as # 1 Penn State and # 2 Alabama met in the New Year 's Day Sugar Bowl . The game is most remembered for Alabama 's goal line stand with four minutes left in the game . On fourth down and a foot , Alabama managed to keep Penn State out of the end zone and went on to win , 14-7 . Keith Jackson , who did the play by play for ABC , called it the greatest game he 'd ever seen . 76,824 people packed the Louisiana Superdome , which was tremendously loud . Alabama 's only loss that year was 24-14 in Birmingham to USC . Both schools claim this year as a national title year . Alabama claimed the national title because it defeated top-ranked Penn State on the field . USC claimed the title because it defeated Alabama in the regular season and also finished with only one loss .
Dwight Wallace ( born December 26 , 1943 ) is a former American football player , coach , and college athletics administrator . He served as the head football coach at the Ball State University from 1978 to 1984 , compiling a record of 40-37 .
The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12-0 season . The title was Alabama 's 11th claimed , and their 6th Associated Press awarded title . This was an extremely dominant Alabama team , only giving up 67 points the entire season and shutting out five opponents . The team won a tight game against LSU 3-0 and beat Auburn by a touchdown before beating Arkansas 24-9 in the Sugar Bowl . There was very little movement at the top of the rankings throughout the season , as only three different teams held the top spot in the AP poll and only two in the UPI poll . USC was the pre-season top-ranked team , and held the number one ranking until a 21-21 tie with Stanford , a game USC led at halftime 21-0 . A fumbled hold on the snap from center cost the Trojans a chance at a last-second field goal . Stanford was led by quarterback Turk Schonert , while freshman John Elway served as his backup . USC ended up finishing second in the country , but running back Charles White brought home the Heisman Trophy . Number 2 Alabama then took over the top spot and never relinquished that position in the UPI poll . In the AP poll , however , Ohio State took over the top spot in the last regular season poll of the season . Ohio State had defeated # 13 Michigan in Ann Arbor by a score of 18-15 to earn the Big Ten title .
Charles R. Stobart ( born October 27 , 1934 ) is a former American football player and coach . He was the head football coach at the University of Toledo ( 1977-1981 ) , the University of Utah ( 1982-1984 ) , and the University of Memphis ( 1989-1994 ) , compiling a career college football coaching record of 70-83-3 . Stobart started his coaching career at Berne Union High School in Sugar Grove , Ohio . He coached one year at Gallipolis , and four years at Mount Vernon , before serving as an offensive coordinator at Marshall in 1965 . In 1966 , he served as the quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati . He coached under Hall of Fame coach Bo Schembechler at Miami and at Michigan . From 1977 to 1981 , he served as the head football coach at Toledo , where he compiled a 23-30-1 record . His 1981 Toledo team went 9-3 , and won the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) title . From 1982 to 1984 , he served as the head coach at Utah , where he compiled a 16-17-1 record . Following that campaign , he served as an offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh , Arizona , and USC . From 1989 to 1994 , he served as the head football coach at Memphis , where he compiled a 29-36-1 record .
The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw a university from the state of Georgia take its first national title since 1942 . Nine days following the bowl games to close the 1979 season , tragedy struck when new LSU coach Bo Rein died when the plane he was flying in crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia . Rein , who coached North Carolina State to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 1979 , was named on November 30 of that year as the successor to Charles McClendon , who coached LSU to a 137-59-7 mark from 1962 through 1979 . Jerry Stovall , a former LSU All-American and St. Louis Cardinals defensive back , was named to succeed Rein approximately 36 hours after the crash . The Georgia Bulldogs starred freshman running back Herschel Walker , who made his NCAA debut against Tennessee . Down 15-2 at halftime , Georgia sent in Walker , the third string running back at the time , to try to light a spark . Walker ran over All-American safety Bill Bates , in a play that would set the tempo for the rest of his career . This year was the final season in which long time rivals Rutgers and Princeton played against each other . The rivalry between the New Jersey schools has not been played since . This year 's edition of Florida-Georgia game was won on a last minute 92 yard pass from Georgia 's own endzone , known by the play by play call Run , Lindsay , run ! . The Bulldogs ran through the rest of the season unscathed , beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl . Walker rushed for 150 yards against Notre Dame , a defense which had not given up a hundred-yard game that whole season .
Herb Deromedi ( born May 26 , 1939 ) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator . He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1978 to 1993 , compiling a record of 110-55-10 . He was also the athletic director for Central Michigan from 1994 to 2006 . Deromedi has been inducted into the Royal Oak High School Hall of Fame ( 1996 ) , the Central Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame , the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame ( 2004 ) , the College Football Hall of Fame ( 2007 ) , the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame ( 2012 ) ,
The Central Michigan Chippewas are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Central Michigan University ( CMU ) , located in Mount Pleasant , Michigan . The school fields sixteen men 's and women 's intercollegiate teams that compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I level . CMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950 to 1970 . The school 's athletics programs are affiliated with the NCAA and compete in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) with the exception of women 's lacrosse , which competes in the Southern Conference . The school colors are maroon and gold , and the school , and its students and alumni are referred to as Chippewas which is sometimes shortened to Chips . The nickname is used with consent of the nearby Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe . The university was placed on the NCAA 's list of schools with hostile or abusive nicknames in August 2005 , but appealed the decision , with the support of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation . On September 2 , 2005 the university announced that their appeal of the decision had been upheld .
The 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Clemson Tigers , unbeaten and untied , claiming the national championship after a victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl . This was also the first year of the California Bowl , played in Fresno , California ; this game fancied itself as a junior version of the Rose Bowl [ citation needed ] as it pitted the Big West Conference champion vs. the Mid-American Conference champion .
The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season was the last for Paul Bear Bryant as head coach at Alabama , retiring with 323 victories in 38 seasons . The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship , closing out an 11-1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker 27-23 in the Sugar Bowl to edge out undefeated SMU for the national championship . It was Joe Paterno 's first national championship , after three undefeated non-championship seasons . UCLA moved from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the Rose Bowl and fulfilled a promise made by coach Terry Donahue by closing out their season there as well , beating Michigan 24-14 in the Rose Bowl on New Year 's Day . It is also the year of The Play , an improbable finish to the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford . The Aloha Bowl premiered in Honolulu , Hawaii , and was won by Washington .
Dennis Earl Stolz ( born September 12 , 1934 ) is a former American football player and coach . He served as the head coach at Alma College ( 1965-1970 ) , Michigan State University ( 1973-1975 ) , Bowling Green State University ( 1977-1985 ) , and San Diego State University ( 1986-1988 ) , compiling a career college football record of 125-93-2 . Stolz graduated from Alma College in 1955 . Stolz served as defensive coordinator and linebacker coach at Michigan State for two seasons before being promoted to succeed Duffy Daugherty as head coach on December 12 , 1972 . He was selected over Johnny Majors , Lee Corso and Barry Switzer who had removed himself from consideration the previous day . Stolz 's three years as Spartans head coach was marred by a player recruiting scandal that culminated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) placing the program on three years probation on January 25 , 1976 . As a result , the Spartans were prohibited from any television and bowl game appearances through the 1978 season . Stolz resigned at the behest of university president Clifton R. Wharton Jr. and the board of trustees just over seven weeks later on March 16 , 1976 .
The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Bowling Green State University ( BGSU ) , in Bowling Green , Ohio , United States . The Falcons compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) East Division , while the men 's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) . Bowling Green sponsors teams in seven men 's and 11 women 's NCAA-sanctioned sports and the football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , the highest level for college football . BGSU is one of only 15 universities in the United States that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men 's ice hockey . The Falcons ' main rivals are the Toledo Rockets from the University of Toledo , separated by 20 miles ( 32 km ) of Interstate 75 in northwestern Ohio , a rivalry contested in several sports . The best known of these games is the annual football game , known as the Battle of I-75 . Originally , the winner of the game was awarded the Peace Pipe , a Native American peace pipe placed upon a wood tablet . Since 2011 , the winner is awarded a bronzed I-75 road sign . The 1984 Falcons hockey team defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the longest college hockey championship game in history , to win the NCAA national championship , Bowling Green 's first and only Division I national championship .
The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami , led by Bernie Kosar , winning their first national championship over perennial power and top ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl . The Hurricanes ' 31-30 win over Nebraska is still talked about as one of the greatest games of all time , not only for its last minute finish , but for its role in changing the face of college football . Miami came into the game ranked # 5 , but losses by # 2 Texas in the Cotton Bowl and # 4 Illinois in the Rose Bowl launched them to # 1 ( despite protests from # 3 Auburn , who played the toughest schedule in the nation that year ) . Nebraska scored a touchdown with 48 seconds remaining , putting them within one point of the Hurricanes . Despite knowing a tie would still give Nebraska the national title , Coach Tom Osborne decided to go for two points and the win rather than one point and the tie . Miami was able to hold , snapping Nebraska 's 22-game winning streak and launching Miami as a powerhouse program . This Miami team was the first to win a national title without a single player voted to the first team All-Americans and only the second to win a national title gaining more passing yards than rushing . The Auburn Tigers , featuring Bo Jackson also had a stellar season going 11-1 and beating Michigan in the Sugar Bowl 9-7 . Despite entering the bowl games ranked third in both major polls , and with both teams ranked higher losing their bowl games , the Tigers ended ranked third in the final AP poll as Miami jumped from 5th to ranked # 1 when they beat # 1 ranked Nebraska to gain the National Championship . Auburn had played the toughest schedule in the nation , including eight bowl teams , seven of which were ranked in the top 20 ( four in the top ten ) . Even with this difficult schedule the Tigers were ranked first by a few polls , including The New York Times computer rankings . The NCAA record book also formally recognizes the Tigers as co-national champions , along with Nebraska ( and Miami ) .
The Northern Illinois Huskies are the athletic teams that represent Northern Illinois University ( NIU ) . The Huskies are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I and the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) . The athletic program is made up of seven men 's sports ( baseball , basketball , football , golf , soccer , tennis , and wrestling ) and 10 women 's sports ( basketball , cross country , golf , gymnastics , soccer , softball , tennis , track , and volleyball ) . The football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) . NIU began athletic competition in 1899 and were nicknamed the Profs . In the 1920s , they were referred to as the Cardinals . During the 1930s they were called Evansmen after George Evans . The Huskie mascot and nickname used today were officially chosen in 1940 .
The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season was topsy-turvy from start to finish . It ended with the BYU Cougars being bestowed their first and only national championship by beating Michigan in the Holiday Bowl . While the Cougars finished with a perfect 13-0 record and were the consensus National Champions , some commentators maintain this title was undeserved citing their weak schedule ( none of their conference opponents in the WAC finished with fewer than four losses , and even Michigan finished the season at 6-6 after the bowl loss ) and argue that the championship should have gone to the 11-1 Washington Huskies . Despite this the Cougars were voted # 1 in the final AP and UPI polls . The Huskies ( and five other teams ) declined an invitation to play BYU in the Holiday Bowl ; they decided instead to play Oklahoma in the more prestigious 1985 Orange Bowl . All subsequent national champions have come from what are now known as the Power Five conferences + Notre Dame .
Dan Simrell ( born April 9 , 1943 ) is an American football coach . He is the quarterbacks coach at Olivet College in Olivet , Michigan . Simrell served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 1982 to 1989 and at the University of Findlay from 2000 to 2006 .