Game notes: Ohio at Akron
Tuesday, November 3, 7 p.m. ET, InfoCision Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Ohio (5–2, 3–0 in conference) at Akron (1–6, 0–3 in conference), Tuesday, November 3, 7 p.m. ET, InfoCision Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 34th meeting; Ohio leads the series 23–10.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 2024: Ohio 30, Akron 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1992: Akron 13, Ohio 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Akron is 7–9 at home against Ohio.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Ohio 30–10 (at Ohio); 2023: Ohio 25–14 (at Akron); 2022: Ohio 55–34 (at Ohio); 2021: Ohio 34–17 (at Akron); 2020: Ohio 24–10 (at Ohio).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Ohio
- Ohio is 5–2 (3–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–49 at Nebraska; W 29–27 vs. Jacksonville State; L 36–41 at South Alabama; W 35–7 vs. Stonehill; W 13–10 at Kent State; W 31–14 vs. Central Michigan; W 48–7 at Sacramento State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Ohio has won four straight, since losing 41–36 to South Alabama (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Ohio is No. 43 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ohio has won 16 straight home games, the longest active home streak in FBS.resultsConsecutive wins at home (neutral sites aside), every game on file, among the active FBS programs.
- John Hauser is 6–2 in his second season at Ohio.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- John Hauser faces Akron as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Riley Neer (WR): 32 catches, 440 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nick Poulos (QB): 503 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Molnar (LB): 53 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2016, Ohio beat Buffalo 34–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Akron
- Akron is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 16–38 at Wake Forest; W 45–10 vs. Robert Morris; L 7–41 at Minnesota; L 10–38 vs. UNLV; L 17–41 at Central Michigan; L 23–25 vs. Eastern Michigan; L 14–34 at Miami (OH).resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Akron has lost five straight, since beating Robert Morris 45–10 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Akron is No. 133 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Joe Moorhead is 14–41 in his fifth season at Akron and 28–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Joe Moorhead is 0–3 against Ohio.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jordan Gant (RB): 452 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Brayden Roggow (QB): 1,068 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Donelius Johnson (LB): 67 tackles, No. 6 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2012, Akron lost to Kent State 35–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of John Hauser and Joe Moorhead as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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