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Volleyball Records: Year-by-Year Results 1983-89

1983: 32-1; 18-0 MAC/1st; finished No. 9 in the country (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
@9/9 at Illinois W, 3-1 15-7, 8-15, 15-12, 15-7
@9/10 vs. Louisville W, 3-0 15-2, 15-9, 15-5
@9/10 vs. Southern Illinois W, 3-0 15-8, 15-7, 15-5
*9/16 KENT STATE W, 3-0 15-2, 15-1, 15-2
*9/17 OHIO W, 3-0 15-6, 15-0, 15-3
9/20 at Illinois State W, 3-1 15-12, 14-16, 15-10, 15-9
*9/23 at Central Michigan W, 3-1 15-5, 11-15, 15-4, 15-8
*9/24 at Eastern Michigan W, 3-0 15-4, 15-2, 15-8
*9/30 BALL STATE W, 3-0 15-2, 15-9, 15-6
*10/1 MIAMI W, 3-1 15-1, 12-15, 15-5, 15-4
10/5 CLEVELAND STATE W, 3-0 15-1, 15-6, 15-7
*10/7 at Toledo W, 3-0 15-4, 15-11, 15-6
*10/8 at Bowling Green W, 3-0 15-6, 15-8, 15-5
10/12 OTTAWA W, 3-0 15-2, 15-0, 15-6
10/20 INDIANA W, 3-0 15-4, 15-6, 15-8
*10/21 at Kent State W, 3-0 15-7, 15-10, 15-6
*10/22 at Ohio W, 3-0 15-1, 15-13, 15-7
*10/28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-3, 15-0, 16-14
*10/29 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-2 15-10, 14-16, 10-15, 15-8, 15-9
11/1 at Ohio State W, 3-2 12-15, 15-6, 15-13, 14-16, 15-11
*11/4 at Ball State W, 3-0 15-12, 15-2, 15-9
*11/5 at Miami W, 3-2 15-8, 15-1, 10-15, 10-15, 16-14
11/8 ILLINOIS STATE W, 3-0 15-9, 15-11, 15-13
*11/11 TOLEDO W, 3-0 15-0, 15-11, 15-7
*11/12 BOWLING GREEN W, 3-0 15-1, 15-1, 15-3
11/15 at No. 7 Purdue W, 3-0 16-14, 15-11, 15-10
*11/18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 3-0 15-2, 15-1, 15-1
*11/19 at Northern Illinois W, 3-0 15-5, 15-3, 15-11
11/23 LOUISVILLE W, 3-1 15-6, 12-15, 15-1, 15-10
11/25 at Wisconsin W, 3-0 15-5, 15-9, 15-7
$12/3 No. 7 NEBRASKA W, 3-1 9-15, 15-12, 15-12, 15-8
$$12/9 at No. 10 Purdue W, 3-2 15-3, 9-15, 15-9, 14-16, 15-10
$$12/10 vs. No. 3 UCLA L, 0-3 6-15, 8-15, 12-15

@ - Illinois Invitational (Champaign, Ill.); $ - NCAA Tournament First Round (Kalamazoo, Mich.) $$ - NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal & Final (W. Lafayette, Ind.)
Note: ranked in final five polls of the 1983 AVCA/Tachikara Coaches Top 20 Poll; finished year No. 9

1984: 26-8; 18-0 MAC/1st; finished No. 19 in the country (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
@9/14 vs. UC Irvine W, 2-1 15-9, 3-15, 15-7
@9/14 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 0-2 10-15, 10-15
@9/14 vs. Pepperdine L, 0-2 12-15, 8-15
@9/15 vs. Indiana W, 2-0 15-8, 15-10
@9/15 vs. Cal St. Northridge L, 1-2 6-15, 15-2, 13-15
9/18 No. 7 HAWAII L, 2-3 6-15, 15-13, 15-8, 3-15, 6-15
*9/21 at Ohio W, 3-1 15-9, 15-6, 11-15, 15-9
*9/22 at Kent State W, 3-0 15-9, 15-8, 15-3
*9/28 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-2, 15-2, 15-7
*9/29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-10, 15-1, 15-8
10/2 at No. 15 Purdue W, 3-2 4-15, 6-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-8
*10/5 at Miami W, 3-1 9-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-4
*10/6 at Ball State W, 3-0 15-7, 15-5, 15-7
*10/12 BOWLING GREEN W, 3-0 15-4, 15-1, 15-12
*10/13 TOLEDO W, 3-0 15-8, 15-8, 15-2
10/17 at Northwestern W, 3-1 15-8, 7-15, 15-7, 15-10
*10/19 at Northern Illinois W, 3-0 15-1, 15-3, 15-2
*10/20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 3-0 15-12, 15-9, 15-3
10/24 MICHIGAN W, 3-0 16-14, 15-11, 15-3
*10/26 OHIO W, 3-0 15-10, 15-6, 15-3
*10/27 KENT STATE W, 3-1 15-2, 15-11, 13-15, 15-3
10/30 OHIO STATE W, 3-0 15-11, 15-6, 15-3
*11/2 at Eastern Michigan W, 3-0 15-3, 15-3, 15-6
*11/3 at Central Michigan W, 3-1 15-12, 15-8, 11-15, 15-9
11/7 No. 14 PENN STATE L, 0-3 11-15, 10-15, 12-15
*11/9 MIAMI W, 3-0 15-7, 17-15, 15-12
*11/10 BALL STATE W, 3-0 15-6, 15-2, 15-9
11/13 PURDUE L, 2-3 15-11, 11-15, 8-15, 17-15, 10-15
*11/16 at Bowling Green W, 3-0 15-3, 15-9, 15-7
*11/17 at Toledo W, 3-0 15-8, 15-8, 15-4
#11/23 MISSOURI W, 3-0 15-6, 15-3, 15-10
#11/24 No. 14 ARIZONA L, 0-3 9-15, 5-15, 9-15
$12/1 No. 12 ILLINOIS STATE W, 3-1 15-13, 9-15, 15-8, 17-15
$12/8 No. 7 NEBRASKA L, 1-3 12-15, 10-15, 15-8, 7-15

@ - Cal St.-Fullerton Tournament (Fullerton, Calif.); # - Ransler Invitational (Kalamazoo, Mich.) $ - NCAA Tournament First Round & Regional Semifnal (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Note: ranked all season in 1984 AVCA/Tachikara Coaches Top 20 Poll; finished year No. 19, ranked as high as No. 6 in preseason poll

1985: 25-6; 18-0 MAC/1st; finished No. 16 in the country (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
9/7 KENTUCKY W, 3-0 15-1, 15-2, 15-8
9/11 No. 3 STANFORD L, 0-3 7-15, 14-16, 9-15
*9/13 TOLEDO W, 3-0 15-6, 15-3, 15-7
*9/14 BOWLING GREEN W, 3-0 15-5, 15-5, 15-8
@9/20 at No. 19 Tennessee W, 3-0 15-7, 15-0, 15-5
@9/20 vs. Memphis W, 3-0 15-0, 15-5, 15-5
@9/21 vs. Texas-Arlington W, 3-0 15-11, 15-5, 15-12
*9/24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 3-0 15-6, 16-14, 15-4
*9/27 at Kent State W, 3-0 15-3, 15-10, 15-5
*9/28 at Ohio W, 3-0 15-7, 15-6, 15-5
*10/4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-5, 15-4, 15-11
*10/5 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-5, 15-3, 15-5
*10/11 at Ball State W, 3-0 15-3, 15-13, 15-8
*10/12 at Miami W, 3-1 15-5, 15-5, 13-15, 15-6
10/15 at Michigan W, 3-1 15-3, 15-6, 12-15, 15-5
*10/18 at Toledo W, 3-0 15-7, 15-10, 15-5
*10/19 at Bowling Green W, 3-0 15-6, 15-12, 15-12
10/23 NORTHWESTERN W, 3-0 15-3, 15-3, 15-7
10/29 at No. 16 Purdue L, 1-3 15-11, 6-15, 5-15, 2-15
*10/30 at Northern Illinois W, 3-0 15-7, 15-3, 15-12
*11/1 KENT STATE W, 3-0 15-0, 15-0, 15-2
*11/2 OHIO W, 3-0 15-6, 15-1, 15-4
*11/8 at Central Michigan W, 3-1 15-10, 5-15, 16-14, 15-5
*11/9 at Eastern Michigan W, 3-0 15-1, 15-7, 15-6
*11/15 BALL STATE W, 3-0 15-6, 16-14, 15-10
*11/16 MIAMI W, 3-0 15-8, 15-9, 15-9
11/19 No. 12 PURDUE L, 2-3 16-14, 11-15, 15-12, 10-15, 14-16
11/24 No. 11 ARIZONA STATE L, 2-3 7-15, 15-7, 6-15, 15-7, 12-15
#11/29 NOTRE DAME W, 3-0 15-3, 15-4, 15-4
#11/30 No. 3 UCLA L, 0-3 7-15, 11-15, 8-15
$12/6 No. 10 ILLINOIS L, 1-3 9-15, 11-15, 15-12, 12-15
@ - Tennessee Invitational (Knoxville, Tenn.); # - Ransler Invitational (Kalamazoo, Mich.) $ - NCAA Tournament First Round (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Note: ranked all season in 1985 AVCA/Tachikara Coaches Top 20 Poll; finished year No. 16, ranked as high as No. 11 on five occasions

1986: 27-7; 16-0 MAC/1st; finished No. 17 in the country (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
@9/11 vs. San Francisco W, 3-0 15-1, 15-5, 15-6
@9/11 at No. 7 San Diego State W, 3-1 15-11, 15-6, 9-15, 15-12
@9/12 vs. Providence W, 3-1 10-15, 15-12, 15-10, 15-3
@9/12 vs. No. 10 Brigham Young L, 0-3 5-15, 4-15, 8-15
@9/13 vs. American International L, 1-3 12-15, 10-15, 15-5, 14-16
9/16 at Notre Dame W, 3-1 15-13, 15-7, 9-15, 15-12
*9/19 MIAMI W, 3-0 15-1, 15-6, 15-6
*9/20 BALL STATE W, 3-0 15-5, 15-9, 15-8
9/25 No. 12 ILLINOIS L, 1-3 15-11, 7-15, 9-15, 5-15
*9/26 at Bowling Green W, 3-0 15-7, 15-9, 15-13
*9/27 at Toledo W, 3-0 15-4, 15-6, 15-1
10/1 at Northwestern W, 3-0 15-12, 15-4, 15-10
*10/10 OHIO W, 3-0 15-4, 15-4, 15-3
*10/11 KENT STATE W, 3-0 15-3, 15-6, 15-4
*10/17 at Eastern Michigan W, 3-0 15-9, 15-13, 15-9
*10/18 at Central Michigan W, 3-0 15-5, 15-9, 15-13
10/21 MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-7, 15-8, 15-8
*10/24 at Miami W, 3-1 15-12, 15-12, 5-15, 15-6
*10/25 at Ball State W, 3-0 15-4, 16-14, 15-7
10/28 PURDUE W, 3-0 15-7, 15-7, 15-7
*10/31 BOWLING GREEN W, 3-0 15-11, 15-5, 15-4
*11/1 TOLEDO W, 3-0 15-5, 15-8, 15-4
11/4 at No. 12 Illinois L, 2-3 15-7, 10-15, 15-7, 11-15, 8-15
11/8 PITTSBURGH W, 3-0 15-2, 15-12, 15-4
11/11 at Purdue W, 3-2 15-10, 8-15, 15-11, 7-15, 15-7
*11/14 at Ohio W, 3-1 15-1, 11-15, 15-12, 15-4
*11/15 at Kent State W, 3-0 16-14, 15-12, 15-3
11/17 RHODE ISLAND W, 3-0 15-6, 15-2, 15-10
*11/21 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-3, 15-9, 15-1
*11/22 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-7, 15-10, 15-10
#11/28 No. 14 PENN STATE W, 3-1 10-15, 16-14, 15-5, 15-7
#11/29 No. 6 TEXAS L, 0-3 5-15, 4-15, 9-15
$12/6 No. 19 COLORADO STATE W, 3-0 16-14, 15-2, 15-12
$$12/12 vs. No. 12 Illinois L, 0-3 5-15, 10-15, 4-15
@ - Aztec Invitational (San Diego, Calif.); # - Ransler Invitational (Kalamazoo, Mich.); $ /$$- NCAA Tournament First Round/Regional Semifinal (Kalamazoo, Mich./Lincoln, Neb.)
Note: ranked in 8-of-13 weeks of 1986 AVCA/Tachikara Coaches Top 20 Poll; finished year No. 17

1987: 28-6; 8-0 MAC/1st; finished No. 12 in the country (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
@9/11 vs. Iowa State L, 0-3 15-17, 13-15, 10-15
@9/12 at Southern Illinois W, 3-0 17-15, 15-11, 16-14
@9/12 vs. Indiana W, 3-2 10-15, 15-8, 6-15, 15-7, 15-9
@9/13 vs. North Carolina W, 3-0 16-14, 15-10, 15-3
#9/18 at Illinois State W, 3-1 11-15, 15-12, 15-10, 15-10
#9/19 vs. Central Michigan W, 3-0 15-11, 15-9, 16-14
#9/19 at Illinois State W, 3-1 13-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10
%9/25 at Arizona L, 0-3 11-15, 6-15, 14-16
%9/25 vs. No. 20 Penn State W, 3-1 15-2, 12-15, 16-14, 15-12
%9/26 vs. Southern Illinois W, 3-0 15-11, 15-1, 15-12
10/2 IOWA W, 3-0 15-11, 15-3, 15-4
*10/3 MIAMI W, 3-0 15-4, 15-4, 15-7
10/6 at Purdue W, 3-2 4-15, 12-15, 15-13, 15-10, 15-13
*10/9 BALL STATE W, 3-0 15-10, 15-9, 15-6
10/10 No. 9 KENTUCKY L, 2-3 15-10, 11-15, 15-10, 12-15, 9-15
*10/16 at Bowling Green W, 3-0 15-13, 15-4, 15-5
*10/17 at Toledo W, 3-0 15-9, 15-5, 15-4
10/20 No. 8 ILLINOIS L, 2-3 6-15, 15-12, 15-8, 12-15, 3-15
10/24 at No. 7 Nebraska L 2-3 15-4,9-15,15-13,9-15,1-15
10/27 MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-0 15-4, 15-11, 15-5
*10/30 at Central Michigan W, 3-1 13-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-4
*11/1 at Eastern Michigan W, 3-2 15-6, 11-15, 14-16, 15-5, 15-4
11/3 at Notre Dame W, 3-1 13-15, 15-7, 15-7, 15-6
*11/6 OHIO W, 3-1 11-15, 15-6, 15-2, 15-9
*11/7 KENT STATE W, 3-0 15-7, 15-1, 15-1
11/10 PURDUE W, 3-2 16-14, 13-15, 15-10, 11-15, 15-11
11/14 at Michigan W, 3-2 11-15, 15-2, 15-12, 10-15, 15-5
11/17 NOTRE DAME W, 3-0 15-4, 15-13, 15-9
&11/20 HOUSTON W, 3-1 15-5, 15-8, 12-15, 15-3
&11/21 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 3-2 8-15, 15-11, 13-15, 15-13, 15-10
+11/27 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-7, 15-3, 15-7
+11/28 BOWLING GREEN W, 3-0 15-5, 15-10, 15-2
$12/4 OKLAHOMA W, 3-0 15-3, 15-8, 15-9
$12/10 at No. 7 Illinois L, 2-3 11-15, 15-9, 7-15, 15-12, 10-15
@ - Saluki Invitational (Carbondale, Ill.); # - Redbird Classic (Normal, Ill.); % - Wildcat Classic (Tucson, Ariz.); & - WMU Invitational (Kalamazoo, Mich.); + - Mid-American Conference Tournament (Kalamazoo, Mich.); $ - NCAA Tournament Mideast Region (First Round-Kalamazoo, Mich.; Semifinal-Champaign, Ill.)
Note: ranked in 10-of-12 weeks of 1987 AVCA/Tachikara Coaches Top 20 Poll; finished year No. 12

1988: 14-12; 8-0 MAC/1st (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
9/16 at Indiana L, 0-3 8-15, 8-15, 11-15
9/17 at No. 9 Kentucky L, 2-3 3-15, 15-8, 2-15, 15-12, 10-15
*9/23 TOLEDO W, 3-0 15-7, 15-9, 15-9
*9/24 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-2 15-11, 15-5, 13-15, 6-15, 15-12
9/27 at Michigan State W, 3-0 15-11, 15-10, 15-6
10/1 at Notre Dame L, 0-3 8-15, 6-15, 8-15
10/4 PURDUE L, 1-3 15-12, 13-15, 3-15, 7-15
*10/7 at Kent State W, 3-0 15-9, 17-15, 15-10
*10/8 at Ohio W, 3-0 15-13, 15-7, 16-14
10/12 MICHIGAN W, 3-2 12-15, 16-14, 8-15, 15-11, 15-10
10/18 at No. 5 Illinois L, 0-3 15-8, 15-11, 15-6
*10/21 BOWLING GREEN W, 3-0 15-4, 15-8, 15-9
*10/22 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-1 15-12, 15-0, 12-15, 15-3
10/28 LSU L, 0-3 8-15, 7-15, 12-15
10/29 No. 6 NEBRASKA L, 0-3 12-15, 7-15, 10-15
11/1 NORTHWESTERN W, 3-1 16-14, 15-2, 9-15, 15-7
*11/4 at Ball State W, 3-0 15-6, 15-10, 15-10
*11/5 at Miami W, 3-1 10-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-8
@11/11 PITTSBURGH L, 0-3 12-15, 9-15, 14-16
@11/12 No. 18 ARIZONA STATE L, 2-3 15-11, 3-15, 6-15, 15-12, 7-15
11/15 at Purdue L, 0-3 10-15, 7-15, 12-15
#11/18 MINNESOTA W, 3-1 3-15, 16-14, 15-12, 15-4
#11/19 NOTRE DAME L, 1-3 13-15, 15-4, 2-15, 3-15
+11/25 MIAMI W, 3-2 13-15, 10-15, 15-6, 15-10, 15-10
+11/26 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-1, 15-11, 15-9
$12/1 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma L, 0-3 6-15, 8-15, 7-15
@ - WMU Spikers Club Classic (Kalamazoo, Mich.); # - WMU Invitational (Kalamazoo, Mich.); + Mid-American Conference Tournament (Kalamazoo, Mich.); $ - NCAA Tournament Mideast Region (Champaign, Ill.)
Note: WMU ranked No. 16 on 9/6 and No. 20 on 9/13 in 1988 AVCA/Tachikara Coaches Top 20 Poll

1989: 18-13; 7-1 MAC/2nd (Coach: Rob Buck)

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 
@9/9 vs. Xavier W, 3-0 15-7, 15-2, 15-6
@9/9 vs. Louisville W, 3-0 15-7, 15-12, 15-6
@9/9 at Ball State L, 2-3 13-15, 15-7, 15-11, 13-15, 12-15
#9/15 at Notre Dame W, 3-2 15-8, 15-6, 5-15, 9-15, 15-11
#9/16 vs. No. 7 Pacific L, 0-3 15-9, 15-1, 15-12
#9/16 vs. Pittsburgh L, 2-3 15-17, 12-15, 15-10, 15-5, 7-15
%9/22 vs. Florida W, 3-1 15-7, 15-3, 8-15, 15-11
%9/23 vs. New Mexico L, 1-3 15-5, 12-15, 5-15, 10-15
%9/23 at No. 14 Penn State L, 0-3 13-15, 11-15, 12-15
*9/29 BALL STATE W, 3-0 15-11, 15-13, 15-5
*9/30 MIAMI W, 3-1 14-16, 15-7, 15-3, 15-10
10/3 MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-1 14-16, 15-11, 15-8, 15-12
*10/6 KENT STATE W, 3-0 15-7, 15-5, 15-1
*10/7 at Toledo W, 3-0 15-10, 15-10, 15-6
10/10 at Michigan W, 3-1 14-16, 15-12, 15-6, 16-14
10/14 PITTSBURGH L, 0-3 9-15, 10-15, 8-15
10/17 at Purdue L, 1-3 12-15, 15-11, 4-15, 10-15
*10/20 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-0 15-1, 15-7, 15-10
10/24 No. 6 ILLINOIS L, 1-3 4-15, 15-10, 7-15, 6-15
*10/27 at Eastern Michigan W, 3-2 15-7, 5-15, 9-15, 16-14, 15-11
10/28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE W, 3-0 15-6, 15-3, 15-13
10/31 PURDUE W, 3-2 15-13, 5-15, 9-15, 15-8, 15-6
*11/5 at Ohio W, 3-0 15-8, 15-11, 15-9
11/8 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 3-0 15-9, 15-1, 15-5
*11/11 at Bowling Green L, 0-3 14-16, 4-15, 15-17
11/14 at Northwestern L, 0-3 11-15, 12-15, 12-15
&11/17 INDIANA L, 1-3 10-15, 11-15, 15-7, 4-15
&11/18 NOTRE DAME L, 2-3 15-8, 15-6, 14-16, 7-15, 6-15
+11/24 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 3-1 6-15, 15-6, 15-6, 15-7
+11/25 at Bowling Green W, 3-2 8-15, 15-10, 15-4, 11-15, 15-5
$12/1 at No. 7 Texas L, 0-3 10-15, 14-16, 3-15
@ - Ball State Volleyfest (Muncie, Ind.); # - Notre Dame Invitational (South Bend, Ind.); % - Penn State Baden Invitational (State College, Pa.); & - WMU Invitational (Kalamazoo, Mich.); + - Mid-American Conference Tournament (Bowling Green, Ohio); $ - NCAA Tournament (Austin, TX)