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1987 Akron

4–⁠7, coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1987, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 19–24; lost vs. Kent State 23–27; won vs. Eastern Michigan 17–16; lost at Temple 3–23; won vs. Eastern Illinois 24–10; lost at Oregon State 26–42; lost vs. Delaware State 26–52; lost at Louisville 10–31; won vs. Nicholls 23–17; won at Northern Illinois 27–21; lost vs. Youngstown State 6–10+14−26Lost 19–24 at Western Michigan-5Western MichiganLost 23–27 vs. Kent State-4Kent StateWon 17–16 vs. Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganLost 3–23 at Temple-20TempleWon 24–10 vs. Eastern Illinois+14Eastern IllinoisLost 26–42 at Oregon State-16Oregon StateLost 26–52 vs. Delaware State-26Delaware StateLost 10–31 at Louisville-21LouisvilleWon 23–17 vs. Nicholls+6NichollsWon 27–21 at Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Lost 6–10 vs. Youngstown State-4Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atWestern MichiganL 19–⁠2430%
Sep 12vsKent StateL 23–⁠2748%
Sep 19vsEastern MichiganW 17–⁠1632%
Sep 26atTempleL 3–⁠2318%
Oct 3vsEastern IllinoisW 24–⁠1062%
Oct 10atOregon StateL 26–⁠4238%
Oct 17vsDelaware StateL 26–⁠5260%
Oct 24atLouisvilleL 10–⁠3137%
Oct 31vsNichollsW 23–⁠1759%
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠2122%
Nov 21vsYoungstown StateL 6–⁠1056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 10–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠273
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1281 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-17.3 No. 94 of 101; offense No. 94, defense No. 85
SRS
−17.4 No. 97 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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