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1988 Akron

5–⁠6, coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1988, game by game: lost at Northern Illinois 6–7; lost at Kent State 12–32; lost vs. Central Michigan 16–27; won at New Mexico 30–28; won at Youngstown State 33–7; lost vs. Arkansas State 12–13; lost at No. 12 Auburn 0–42; won vs. Long Beach State 40–0; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 15–14; won vs. New Mexico State 52–7; lost vs. Temple 17–37+45−42Lost 6–7 at Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Lost 12–32 at Kent State-20Kent StateLost 16–27 vs. Central Michigan-11Central MichiganWon 30–28 at New Mexico+2New MexicoWon 33–7 at Youngstown State+26Youngstown StateLost 12–13 vs. Arkansas State-1Arkansas StateLost 0–42 at No. 12 Auburn-42No. 12 AuburnWon 40–0 vs. Long Beach State+40Long Beach StateWon 15–14 vs. Cal State Fullerton+1Cal State Fulle…Won 52–7 vs. New Mexico State+45New Mexico StateLost 17–37 vs. Temple-20Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNorthern IllinoisL 6–⁠730%
Sep 10atKent StateL 12–⁠3224%
Sep 17vsCentral MichiganL 16–⁠2739%
Sep 24atNew MexicoW 30–⁠2843%
Oct 1atYoungstown StateW 33–⁠747%
Oct 8vsArkansas StateL 12–⁠1364%
Oct 15at12AuburnL 0–⁠429%
Oct 22vsLong Beach StateW 40–⁠063%
Oct 29vsCal State FullertonW 15–⁠1450%
Nov 5vsNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠776%
Nov 12vsTempleL 17–⁠3764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 37–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
233–⁠214
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1361 +7 this season
SP+ rating
-14.1 No. 85 of 102; offense No. 92, defense No. 70
SRS
−13.7 No. 88 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko