Game notes: Western Michigan at Akron
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The matchup
- Western Michigan (5–2, 3–0 in conference) at Akron (1–6, 0–3 in conference), Tuesday, November 10, 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 21st meeting; Western Michigan leads the series 16–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 12, 2024: Western Michigan 34, Akron 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1975: Akron 27, Western Michigan 21.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Akron is 1–6 at home against Western Michigan.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Western Michigan 34–24 (at Western Michigan); 2021: Western Michigan 45–40 (at Western Michigan); 2020: Western Michigan 58–13 (at Akron); 2017: Akron 14–13 (at Western Michigan); 2016: Western Michigan 41–0 (at Akron).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Western Michigan
- Western Michigan is 5–2 (3–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 12–13 at No. 16 Michigan; W 49–14 vs. Monmouth; W 28–21 at Rice; L 7–32 vs. Boise State; W 20–17 at Buffalo; W 38–7 vs. Kent State; W 21–14 at Central Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Western Michigan has won three straight, since losing 32–7 to Boise State (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Western Michigan is No. 37 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lance Taylor is 25–21 in his fourth season at Western Michigan.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lance Taylor is 1–0 against Akron.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Broc Lowry (QB): 1,044 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jalen Buckley (RB): 542 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justyce Betts (LB): 52 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jalen Buckley is tied with LeVante Bellamy (35, 2015–19) for fourth on Western Michigan’s career rushing touchdowns list, at 35 so far; one more rushing touchdown breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jalen Buckley needs 90 yards to pass Shawn Faulkner (3,341, 1980–83) for sixth on Western Michigan’s career rushing yards list. He has 3,252 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2012, Western Michigan lost to Buffalo 29–24.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.
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 0–1 against Western Michigan.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 2020, Akron lost to Ohio 24–10.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.
The coaches
- Joe Moorhead is 0–1 against Lance Taylor’s teams as a head coach.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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