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Western Michigan University Athletics

Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1980-89

1980

7-4, 6-3 MAC (2nd)

 

Sept. 6

Eastern Michigan

W, 37-0

Sept. 13

@Illinois State

W, 31-17

Sept. 20

@Northern Illinois

W, 35-6

Sept. 27

@Michigan State

L, 7-33

Oct. 4

Bowling Green

L, 14-17

Oct. 11

@Kent State

W, 28-21

Oct. 18

Toledo

W, 17-7

Oct. 25

@Ball State

W, 17-15

Nov. 1

Ohio

W, 13-7

Nov. 8

@Miami

L, 24-34

Nov. 15

Central Michigan

L, 10-22

 

 

 

1981

6-5, 5-4 MAC (T-5th)

 

Sept. 12

@Kent State

W, 20-17

Sept. 19

Marshall

W, 14-3

Sept. 26

@Wisconsin

L, 10-21

Oct. 3

@Bowling Green

W, 21-7

Oct. 10

Central Michigan

L, 13-15

Oct. 17

@Miami

L, 19-20

Oct. 24

Ball State

W, 14-3

Oct. 31

@Northern Illinois

W, 23-12

Nov. 7

Toledo

L, 14-28

Nov. 14

@Ohio

L, 20-37

Nov. 21

Eastern Michigan

W, 38-7

 

 

 

1982

7-2-2, 5-2-2 MAC (2nd)

 

Sept. 4

Grand Valley State

W, 28-3

Sept. 11

@Marshall

W, 34-0

Sept. 25

Kent State

W, 24-14

Oct. 2

@Bowling Green

L, 3-7

Oct. 9

@Central Michigan

T, 18-18

Oct. 16

Miami

W, 10-0

Oct. 23

@Ball State

L, 6-13

Oct. 30

Northern Illinois

W, 27-3

Nov. 6

@Toledo

W, 17-10

Nov. 13

Ohio

W, 16-7

Nov. 20

@Eastern Michigan

T, 3-3

 

 

 

1983

6-5, 4-5 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 10

@Texas-Arlington

W, 21-14

Sept. 15

@Illinois State

W, 41-14

Sept. 24

Central Michigan

L, 14-32

Oct. 1

@Miami

W, 20-18

Oct. 8

@Northern Illinois

L, 3-27

Oct. 15

Bowling Green

L, 20-23

Oct. 22

Ball State

L, 20-24

Oct. 29

@Ohio

W, 16-14

Nov. 5

Toledo

L, 13-17

Nov. 12

@Kent State

W, 21-13

Nov. 19

Eastern Michigan

W, 14-10

 

 

 

1984

5-6, 3-6 MAC (T-8th)

 

Sept. 8

Miami

W, 17-13

Sept. 15

Illinois State

W, 41-14

Sept. 22

@Central Michigan

L, 19-38

Sept. 29

Marshall

W, 42-7

Oct. 6

Northern Illinois

L, 15-20

Oct. 13

@Bowling Green

L, 7-34

Oct. 20

@Ball State

L, 20-23

Oct. 27

Ohio

W, 33-14

Nov. 3

@Toledo

L, 13-17

Nov. 10

Kent State

W, 13-9

Nov. 17

@Eastern Michigan

L, 14-24

 

 

 

1985

4-6-1, 4-4-1 MAC (T-4th)

 

Sept. 7

@Northern Illinois

L, 0-17

Sept. 14

@Army

L, 6-48

Sept. 28

@Michigan State

L, 3-7

Oct. 5

Bowling Green

L, 7-48

Oct. 12

Central Michigan

L, 17-24

Oct. 19

@Miami

T, 10-10

Oct. 26

Ball State

W, 34-0

Nov. 2

Toledo

W, 18-13

Nov. 9

@Ohio

L, 15-21

Nov. 16

@Kent State

W, 34-3

Nov. 23

Eastern Michigan

W, 38-21

 

 

 

1986

3-8, 3-5 MAC (8th)

 

Sept. 6

@Eastern Michigan

L, 14-21

Sept. 13

Temple ^

L, 17-49

Sept. 20

Long Beach State

L, 13-14

Sept. 27

@Michigan State

L, 10-45

Oct. 4

@Bowling Green

L, 3-17

Oct. 11

@Central Michigan

L, 10-18

Oct. 18

Miami

W, 27-17

Oct. 25

@Ball State

L, 10-24

Nov. 1

@Toledo

L, 7-28

Nov. 8

Ohio

W, 45-17

Nov. 15

Kent State

W, 27-7

 

 

 

1987

5-6, 4-4 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 5

Akron

W, 24-19

Sept. 12

@Illinois State

L, 6-20

Sept. 19

Northern Illinois

L, 14-34

Sept. 26

@Bowling Green

W, 34-27

Oct. 3

Toledo

W, 21-14

Oct. 10

Miami

L, 0-17

Oct. 17

@Kent State

L, 13-17

Oct. 24

Eastern Michigan

L, 17-23

Oct. 31

@Central Michigan

L, 27-30

Nov. 7

Ball State

W, 31-16

Nov. 21

@Ohio

W, 31-13

 

 

 

1988

9-3, 7-1 MAC (1st)

 

Sept. 3

@Wisconsin

W, 24-14

Sept. 10

@Toledo

W, 31-9

Sept. 27

Illinois State

W, 44-14

Oct. 1

Bowling Green

W, 37-10

Oct. 8

@Miami

W, 41-18

Oct. 15

Kent State

L, 28-45

Oct. 22

@Eastern Michigan

W, 31-24

Oct. 29

Central Michigan

W, 42-24

Nov. 5

@Ball State

W, 16-13

Nov. 12

@Northern Illinois

L, 7-15

Nov. 19

Ohio

W, 23-16

Dec. 10

Fresno State *

L, 30-35

 

 

 

1989

5-6, 3-5 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 2

Temple

W, 31-24

Sept. 9

Louisiana Tech

W, 24-20

Sept. 16

@Maryland

L, 0-23

Sept. 23

@Kent State

W, 26-4

Sept. 30

Eastern Michigan

L, 20-21

Oct. 14

Central Michigan

L, 6-34

Oct. 21

@Ball State

L, 13-14

Oct. 28

Ohio

W, 28-13

Nov. 4

@Toledo

L, 18-19

Nov. 11

Bowling Green

L, 30-31

Nov. 18

@Miami

W, 14-7

     
  * 1988 California Bowl  
  ^ Game later forfeited
by Temple