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All-Time Results 1980s

Season: 1980-81        
Head Coach: Glen Weller        
Overall Record: 15-19-2        
CCHA Record: 8-13-1 (5th)        
Schedule: Oct. 17 @Wisconsin 3-7 L
  Oct. 18 @Wisconsin 4-5 L
  Oct. 24 @Michigan 5-6 L
  Oct. 25 Michigan 1-5 L
  Oct. 31 @Illinois-Chicago-Circle 8-2 W
  Nov. 1 @Illinois-Chicago-Circle 11-2 W
  Nov. 7 Miami 10-4 W
  Nov. 8 Miami 3-2 W
  Nov. 21 @Bowling Green 5-6 L
  Nov. 22 @Bowling Green 2-5 L
  Nov. 28 Rensselaer 9-5 W
  Nov. 29 Rensselaer 3-7 L
  Dec. 5 Northern Michigan 3-5 L
  Dec. 6 Northern Michigan 5-7 L
  Dec. 12 @Miami 6-2 W
  Dec. 13 @Miami 0-4 L
  Dec. 28 Iowa State* 11-0 W
  Dec. 29 Lake Superior State* 6-3 W
  Jan. 2 @Notre Dame 6-5 (OT) W
  Jan. 3 Notre Dame 5-5 (OT) T
  Jan. 9 @Ferris State 5-7 L
  Jan. 10 Ferris State 1-3 L
  Jan. 16 Lake Superior State 9-5 W
  Jan. 17 Lake Superior State 6-5 W
  Jan. 23 @Ohio State 2-3 L
  Jan. 24 @Ohio State 0-6 L
  Jan. 30 Ferris State 5-8 L
  Jan. 31 @Ferris State 5-4 W
  Feb. 6 Bowling Green 6-4 W
  Feb. 7 Bowling Green 2-7 L
  Feb. 13 @Northern Michigan 5-6 (OT) L
  Feb. 14 @Northern Michigan 3-5 L
  Feb. 20 Ohio State 3-4 (OT) L
  Feb. 21 Ohio State 5-5 (OT) T
  Feb. 27 @Lake Superior State 4-3 (OT) W
  Feb. 28 @Lake Superior State 11-3 W
*Western Michigan Hockey Classic at Kalmazoo, Mich.  
         
Season: 1981-82        
Head Coach: Glen Weller        
Overall Record: 14-19-1        
CCHA Record: 11-18-1 (9th)        
Schedule: Oct. 23 Miami 0-2 L
  Oct. 24 Miami 6-3 W
  Oct. 30 Michigan Tech 6-2 W
  Oct. 31 Michigan Tech 4-6 L
  Nov. 6 Notre Dame 5-4 W
  Nov. 7 Notre Dame 2-6 L
  Nov. 13 Michigan 3-3 (OT) T
  Nov. 14 @Michigan 3-4 L
  Nov. 20 Bowling Green 5-6 (OT) L
  Nov. 21 Bowling Green 5-10 L
  Nov. 27 Wisconsin 2-9 L
  Nov. 28 Wisconsin 3-2 W
  Dec. 4 @Michigan Tech 3-7 L
  Dec. 5 @Michigan Tech 5-6 L
  Dec. 11 Lake Superior State 8-5 W
  Dec. 12 Lake Superior State 3-8 L
  Dec. 29 Harvard 3-1 W
  Dec. 30 Harvard 4-2 W
  Jan. 8 @Michigan State 3-2 W
  Jan. 9 Michigan State 3-4 L
  Jan. 15 Ohio State 2-8 L
  Jan. 16 Ohio State 3-6 L
  Jan. 22 @Miami 3-5 L
  Jan. 23 @Miami 4-5 L
  Jan. 29 Northern Michigan 6-3 W
  Jan. 30 Northern Michigan 7-2 W
  Feb. 5 Ferris State 6-4 W
  Feb. 6 @Ferris State 3-6 L
  Feb. 12 @Michigan State 2-6 L
  Feb. 13 Michigan State 3-7 L
  Feb. 19 @Ferris State 6-4 W
  Feb. 20 Ferris State 6-3 W
  Feb. 26 @Notre Dame 6-3 W
  Feb. 27 @Notre Dame 8-10 L
         
Season: 1982-83        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 11-23-2        
CCHA Record: 10-20-2        
Schedule: Oct. 15 Ferris State 5-1 W
  Oct. 16 @Ferris State 2-5 L
  Oct. 22 Lake Superior State 3-5 L
  Oct. 23 Lake Superior State 6-4 W
  Oct. 29 @Michigan Tech 1-4 L
  Oct. 30 @Michigan Tech 4-6 L
  Nov. 5 @Notre Dame 2-0 W
  Nov. 6 Notre Dame 3-5 L
  Nov. 12 @Miami 6-3 W
  Nov. 13 @Miami 3-4 (OT) L
  Nov. 19 Ferris State 5-4 W
  Nov. 20 @Ferris State 3-7 L
  Nov. 26 @Denver 1-5 L
  Nov. 27 @Denver 4-10 L
  Dec. 3 @Michigan 10-5 W
  Dec. 4 Michigan 1-2 L
  Dec. 10 Illinois-Chicago 6-0 W
  Dec. 11 Illinois-Chicago 8-5 W
  Dec. 17 Ohio State 1-5 L
  Dec. 18 Ohio State 1-7 L
  Jan. 7 Northern Michigan 2-4 L
  Jan. 8 Northern Michigan 4-3 W
  Jan. 14 @Bowling Green 1-4 L
  Jan. 15 @Bowling Green 0-4 L
  Jan. 21 @Michigan State 0-8 L
  Jan. 22 @Michigan State 4-6 L
  Jan. 28 Notre Dame 7-8 (OT) L
  Jan. 29 @Notre Dame 3-4 L
  Feb. 4 Bowling Green 3-1 W
  Feb. 5 Bowling Green 3-3 (OT) T
  Feb. 11 @Ohio State 2-6 L
  Feb. 12 @Ohio State 1-6 L
  Feb. 18 @Illinois-Chicago 1-1 (OT) T
  Feb. 19 @Illinois-Chicago 3-1 W
  Feb. 25 Miami 4-5 L
  Feb. 26 Miami 4-5 L
         
Season: 1983-84        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 22-18-2        
CCHA Record: 13-14-1        
Schedule: Oct. 14 Michigan* 6-5 (OT) W
  Oct. 15 Ferris State* 4-3 W
  Oct. 21 Michigan State 2-5 L
  Oct. 22 Michigan State 2-5 L
  Oct. 28 @Lake Superior State 5-4 W
  Oct. 29 @Lake Superior State 4-6 L
  Nov. 4 Michigan Tech 2-3 L
  Nov. 5 Michigan Tech 2-8 L
  Nov. 11 New Hampshire 4-8 L
  Nov. 12 New Hampshire 4-1 W
  Nov. 18 @Miami 8-3 W
  Nov. 19 @Miami 6-2 W
  Nov. 25 Denver 4-3 W
  Nov. 26 Denver 3-2 W
  Dec. 2 @Illinois-Chicago 5-4 W
  Dec. 3 @Illinois-Chicago 10-4 W
  Dec. 9 @Bowling Green 4-5 L
  Dec. 10 @Bowling Green 3-4 L
  Dec. 16 Ohio State 2-4 L
  Dec. 17 Ohio State 3-4 (OT) L
  Dec. 29 @Boston U. 3-8 L
  Dec. 30 @Boston U. 2-5 L
  Jan. 6 Ferris State 4-4 (OT) T
  Jan. 7 @Ferris State 3-7 L
  Jan. 13 @Northern Michigan 7-8 L
  Jan. 14 @Northern Michigan 4-2 W
  Jan. 20 Michigan 5-4 (OT) W
  Jan. 21 @Michigan 7-1 W
  Jan. 27 Illinois-Chicago 5-1 W
  Jan. 28 Illinois-Chicago 5-2 W
  Feb. 3 Michigan-Dearborn 11-2 W
  Feb. 4 Michigan-Dearborn 10-3 W
  Feb. 10 Bowling Green 8-3 W
  Feb. 11 Bowling Green 2-4 L
  Feb. 17 Miami 4-3 W
  Feb. 18 Miami 4-5 L
  Feb. 24 @Ohio State 6-4 W
  Feb. 25 @Ohio State 3-5 L
  Mar. 2 @Northern Michigan% 3-2 W
  Mar. 3 @Northern Michigan% 4-4 (OT) T
  Mar. 9 Bowling Green& 4-3 (2OT) W
  Mar. 10 Michigan State+ 0-5 L
*Battle Creek Hockey Classic      
%CCHA Quarterfinal        
&CCHA Semifinal at Detroit, Mich.      
+CCHA Championship at Detroit, Mich.    
         
Season: 1984-85        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 22-16-2        
CCHA Record: 18-13-1 (3rd)        
Schedule: Oct. 12 @New Hampshire! 4-1 W
  Oct. 13 @New Hampshire 3-7 L
  Oct. 19 Michigan State 4-6 L
  Oct. 20 Michigan State 3-2 W
  Oct. 26 @Illinois-Chicago 4-5 L
  Oct. 27 @Illinois-Chicago 6-7 L
  Nov. 2 @Lake Superior State 6-3 W
  Nov. 3 @Lake Superior State 2-5 L
  Nov. 9 Ohio State 2-3 L
  Nov. 10 Ohio State 4-1 W
  Nov. 16 Bowling Green 3-1 W
  Nov. 17 Bowling Green 3-4 L
  Nov. 23 @Miami 4-7 L
  Nov. 24 @Miami 6-3 W
  Nov. 30 Ferris State 6-2 W
  Dec. 1 @Ferris State 4-1 W
  Dec. 7 Michigan 4-3 (OT) W
  Dec. 9 @Michigan 0-3 L
  Dec. 26 Japan-National* 9-4 W
  Dec. 27 Canada-U. Sask.* 4-4 (OT) T
  Dec. 29 USSR-Spartak* 3-5 L
  Dec. 30 USSR-Spartak* 3-6 L
  Jan. 4 @Michigan State 3-4 (OT) L
  Jan. 6 @Michigan State 3-7 L
  Jan. 11 Illinois-Chicago 3-0 W
  Jan. 12 Illinois-Chicago 8-2 W
  Jan. 18 Lake Superior State 2-3 L
  Jan. 19 Lake Superior State 3-2 W
  Jan. 25 @Ohio State 4-6 L
  Jan. 26 @Ohio State 4-5 L
  Feb. 1 @Bowling Green 5-2 W
  Feb. 2 @Bowling Green 8-5 W
  Feb. 8 Miami 5-2 W
  Feb. 9 Miami 3-3 (OT) T
  Feb. 15 @Ferris State 3-2 W
  Feb. 16 Ferris State 4-1 W
  Feb. 22 @Michigan 5-2 W
  Feb. 23 Michigan 7-1 W
  Mar. 1 Ohio State% 2-4 L
  Mar. 2 Ohio State% 5-4 (OT) W
!Wmu wins by ineligibility forfeit      
*World Games III Tournament at Battle Creek, Mich.    
%CCHA Quarterfinal        
         
Season: 1985-86        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 32-12-0        
CCHA Record: 23-9-0 (T-2nd)        
Schedule: Oct. 10 @Wisconsin 5-4 W
  Oct. 11 @Wisconsin 6-4 W
  Oct. 18 Michigan State 5-1 W
  Oct. 19 @Michigan State 3-4 L
  Oct. 25 Illinois-Chicago 6-4 W
  Oct. 26 Illinois-Chicago 3-4 L
  Nov. 1 Lake Superior State 3-5 L
  Nov. 2 Lake Superior State 2-3 (OT) L
  Nov. 8 @Ohio State 8-3 W
  Nov. 9 @Ohio State 8-7 (OT) W
  Nov. 15 @Bowling Green 7-8 (OT) T
  Nov. 16 @Bowling Green 4-8 L
  Nov. 17 Team Canada# 4-6 L
  Nov. 22 Miami 6-5 (OT) W
  Nov. 23 Miami 8-4 W
  Nov. 29 @Ferris State 9-3 W
  Dec. 1 Ferris State 9-5 W
  Dec. 6 Michigan 8-6 W
  Dec. 7 @Michigan 6-4 W
  Dec. 12 Vermont 12-3 W
  Dec. 13 Vermont 3-2 W
  Dec. 27 RIT* 3-4 L
  Dec. 28 Notre Dame* 11-2 W
  Jan. 4 @Michigan State 2-4 L
  Jan. 5 Michigan State 5-8 L
  Jan. 10 @Illinois-Chicago 8-1 W
  Jan. 11 @Illinois-Chicago 5-4 (OT) W
  Jan. 17 @Lake Superior State 2-1 (OT) W
  Jan. 18 @Lake Superior State 5-3 W
  Jan. 24 Ohio State 11-7 W
  Jan. 25 Ohio State 4-6 L
  Jan. 31 Bowling Green 7-5 W
  Feb. 1 Bowling Green 5-2 W
  Feb. 7 @Miami 4-3 W
  Feb. 8 @Miami 8-4 W
  Feb. 14 Ferris State 6-3 W
  Feb. 15 @Ferris State 10-4 W
  Feb. 21 @Michigan 6-5 W
  Feb. 22 Michigan 6-4 W
  Feb. 28 Ferris State% 4-3 W
  Mar. 1 Ferris State% 12-2 W
  Mar. 7 Bowling Green& 4-3 (3OT) W
  Mar. 8 Michigan State+ 3-1 W
  Mar. 21 Harvard$ 2-4 L
  Mar. 22 Harvard$ 2-7 L
#Exhibition        
*Syracuse Invitational at Syracuse, N.Y.    
%CCHA Quarterfinal        
&CCHA Semifinal at Detroit, Mich.      
+CCHA Semifinal at Detroit, Mich.      
$NCAA First Round at Cambridge, Mass.    
         
Season: 1986-87        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 23-20-0        
CCHA Record: 16-16-0        
Schedule: Oct. 10 Miami 6-1 W
  Oct. 11 Miami 5-6 L
  Oct. 17 @Illinois-Chicago 6-5 (OT) W
  Oct. 18 @Illinois-Chicago 6-9 L
  Oct. 24 Ferris State 9-1 W
  Oct. 25 @Ferris State 7-4 W
  Oct. 31 Michigan State 3-6 L
  Nov. 1 @Michigan State 3-7 L
  Nov. 7 @Vermont 5-8 L
  Nov. 8 @Vermont 3-0 W
  Nov. 14 Lake Superior State 5-4 W
  Nov. 15 Lake Superior State 3-5 L
  Nov. 22 Michigan 3-4 L
  Nov. 23 @Michigan 8-6 W
  Nov. 28 Ohio State 9-4 W
  Nov. 29 Ohio State 4-2 W
  Dec. 5 @Bowling Green 2-5 L
  Dec. 6 @Bowling Green 1-3 L
  Dec. 12 Illinois-Chicago 4-0 W
  Dec. 13 Illinois-Chicago 4-1 W
  Dec. 27 Michigan State* 7-3 W
  Dec. 28 Michigan* 8-2 W
  Jan. 3 Ferris State 4-7 L
  Jan. 4 @Ferris State 5-6 (OT) L
  Jan. 10 Michigan State 4-5 (OT) L
  Jan. 16 Toronto 12-5 W
  Jan. 17 Toronto 10-3 W
  Jan. 23 @Lake Superior State 2-4 L
  Jan. 24 @Lake Superior State 7-5 W
  Jan. 30 Michigan 6-5 W
  Jan. 31 @Michigan 4-9 L
  Feb. 6 @Ohio State 3-2 W
  Feb. 7 @Ohio State 6-3 W
  Feb. 13 Bowling Green 8-3 W
  Feb. 14 Bowling Green 5-6 (OT) L
  Feb. 20 @Miami 2-5 L
  Feb. 21 @Miami 5-3 W
  Feb. 27 @Illinois-Chicago% 3-2 (OT) W
  Feb. 28 @Illinois-Chicago% 4-6 L
  Mar. 1 @Illinois-Chicago% 5-1 W
  Mar. 6 Michigan State& 3-6 L
  Mar. 7 Ohio State^ 4-7 L
*Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit, Mich.    
%CCHA Quartrefinal        
&CCHA Semifinal at Detroit, Mich.      
^CCHA Consolation at Detroit, Mich.      
         
Season: 1987-88        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 22-17-3        
CCHA Record: 17-12-3        
Schedule: Oct. 9 @Miami 5-2 W
  Oct. 10 @Miami 9-2 W
  Oct. 16 Illinois-Chicago 6-7 (OT) L
  Oct. 17 @Illinois-Chicago 5-3 W
  Oct. 23 Ferris State 6-1 W
  Oct. 24 @Ferris State 7-3 W
  Oct. 30 @Michigan State 2-4 L
  Oct. 31 Michigan State 0-4 L
  Nov. 6 St. Lawrence 7-6 (OT) W
  Nov. 7 St. Lawrence 1-2 L
  Nov. 13 @Lake Superior State 1-3 L
  Nov. 14 @Lake Superior State 6-5 (OT) W
  Nov. 20 @Michigan 3-5 L
  Nov. 21 Michigan 5-1 W
  Nov. 27 @Ohio State 4-5 L
  Nov. 28 @Ohio State 5-3 W
  Dec. 1 Team USA# 2-13 L
  Dec. 4 Bowling Green 6-5 W
  Dec. 5 Bowling Green 7-6 (OT) W
  Dec. 11 @Illinois-Chicago 6-5 W
  Dec. 12 Illinois-Chicago 3-2 (OT) W
  Jan. 2 Colgate* 8-7 (OT) W
  Jan. 3 Miami* 10-6 W
  Jan. 8 @Ferris State 5-7 L
  Jan. 9 Ferris State 4-4 (OT) T
  Jan. 15 Michigan State 6-7 L
  Jan. 17 @Michigan State 2-3 L
  Jan. 23 @Air Force 2-5 L
  Jan. 29 Lake Superior State 5-5 (OT) T
  Jan. 30 Lake Superior State 4-4 (OT) T
  Feb. 5 Michigan 4-3 W
  Feb. 6 @Michigan 1-5 L
  Feb. 12 Ohio State 9-6 W
  Feb. 13 Ohio State 7-3 W
  Feb. 19 @Bowling Green 2-11 L
  Feb. 20 @Bowling Green 7-8 L
  Feb. 26 Miami 6-2 W
  Feb. 27 Miami 4-2 W
  Mar. 4 Michigan% 4-5 L
  Mar. 5 Michigan% 4-3 W
  Mar. 6 Michigan% 10-0 W
  Mar. 11 Lake Superior State 4-5 (OT) L
  Mar. 12 Michigan State^ 6-9 L
#Exhibition        
*Riverfront Invitational at Cincinnati, Ohio    
%CCHA Quarterfinal        
&CCHA Semifinal at Detroit, Mich.      
^CCHA Consolation at Detroit, Mich.      
         
Season: 1988-89        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 14-23-6        
CCHA Record: 9-17-6        
Schedule: Oct. 14 @Ferris State 4-4 (OT) T
  Oct. 15 Ferris State 9-1 W
  Oct. 18 Notre Dame 8-2 W
  Oct. 21 Alaska-Anchorage 4-6 L
  Oct. 22 Alaska-Anchorage 6-3 W
  Oct. 27 @Bowling Green 5-7 L
  Oct. 28 @Bowling Green 1-6 L
  Nov. 4 Michigan State 1-8 L
  Nov. 5 @Michigan State 1-12 L
  Nov. 11 Ohio State 4-3 W
  Nov. 12 Ohio State 3-2 W
  Nov. 18 @Miami 4-3 W
  Nov. 19 @Miami 2-3 (OT) T
  Nov. 25 Michigan 3-3 (OT) T
  Nov. 26 @Michigan 6-5 W
  Dec. 2 @Illinois-Chicago 3-6 L
  Dec. 3 @Illinois-Chicago 4-5 L
  Dec. 9 Lake Superior State 2-3 L
  Dec. 10 Lake Superior State 4-4 (OT) T
  Dec. 17 Minnesota* 9-3 W
  Dec. 18 Alaska-Anchorage* 4-5 (2OT) L
  Dec. 28 @St. Lawrence 2-7 L
  Dec. 29 @St. Lawrence 5-9 L
  Jan. 3 Western Ontario# 6-3 W
  Jan. 6 Bowling Green 3-4 L
  Jan. 7 Bowling Green 5-6 L
  Jan. 13 @Michigan State 5-5 (OT) T
  Jan. 14 Michigan State 4-2 W
  Jan. 20 @Ohio State 3-3 (OT) T
  Jan. 21 @Ohio State 5-1 W
  Jan. 27 Miami 2-4 L
  Jan. 28 Miami 5-7 L
  Feb. 3 @Michigan 5-5 (OT) T
  Feb. 4 Michigan 5-7 L
  Feb. 10 Illinois-Chicago 4-5 L
  Feb. 11 Illinois-Chicago 3-7 L
  Feb. 17 @Lake Superior State 3-5 L
  Feb. 18 @Lake Superior State 0-7 L
  Feb. 21 @Notre Dame 11-2 W
  Feb. 24 Ferris State 3-2 W
  Feb. 25 @Ferris State 10-0 W
  Mar. 3 @Illinois-Chicago% 4-8 L
  Mar. 4 @Illinois-Chicago% 6-4 W
  Mar. 5 @illinois-Chicago% 2-6 L
#Exhibition        
*Nissan-Jeep Classic at Anchorage, Alaska    
%CCHA Quarterfinal        
         
Season: 1989-90        
Head Coach: Bill Wilkinson        
Overall Record: 14-24-2        
CCHA Record: 12-18-2        
Schedule: Oct. 13 Ferris State 8-3 W
  Oct. 14 @Ferris State 7-3 W
  Oct. 20 Michigan-Dearborn 10-2 W
  Oct. 21 Michigan-Dearborn 7-4 W
  Oct. 27 Bowling Green 4-1 W
  Oct. 28 Bowling Green 7-9 L
  Nov. 3 Michigan State 4-6 L
  Nov. 4 @Michigan State 4-5 L
  Nov. 10 @Ohio State 7-4 W
  Nov. 11 @Ohio State 7-6 W
  Nov. 17 Miami 3-6 L
  Nov. 18 Miami 6-3 W
  Nov. 24 @Michigan 1-5 L
  Nov. 25 Michigan 3-4 L
  Dec. 1 Illinois-Chicago 6-4 W
  Dec. 2 Illinois-Chicago 9-6 W
  Dec. 8 @Lake Superior State 5-5 (OT) T
  Dec. 9 @Lake Superior State 4-10 L
  Dec. 16 @Michigan Tech 5-8 L
  Dec. 17 @Michigan Tech 2-5 L
  Dec. 29 Colgate* 4-5 L
  Dec. 30 Northeastern* 6-8 L
  Jan. 5 @Bowling Green 2-3 L
  Jan. 6 @Bowling Green 6-1 W
  Jan. 12 @Michigan State 2-11 L
  Jan. 13 Michigan State 3-6 L
  Jan. 19 Ohio State 3-4 L
  Jan. 20 Ohio State 7-5 W
  Jan. 26 @Miami 11-5 W
  Jan. 27 @Miami 6-7 L
  Feb. 2 Michigan 2-7 L
  Feb. 3 @Michigan 2-7 L
  Feb. 9 @Illinois-Chicago 1-5 L
  Feb. 10 @Illinois-Chicago 3-3 (OT) T
  Feb. 16 Lake Superior State 3-4 (OT) L
  Feb. 17 Lake Superior State 1-6 L
  Feb. 23 @Ferris State 0-3 L
  Feb. 24 Ferris State 8-5 W
  Mar. 2 @Michigan% 3-5 L
  Mar. 3 @Michigan% 2-8 L
Syracuse Invitational at Syracuse, N.Y.    
%CCHA Quarterfinal