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1990 Akron

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1990, game by game: won vs. Illinois State 17–7; won at Kent State 38–10; tied vs. Central Michigan 14–14; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 48–17; lost at Youngstown State 23–28; lost vs. Western Michigan 20–24; lost at Navy 13–17; lost at No. 17 Florida 0–59; lost at Rutgers 17–20; lost vs. Northern Illinois 28–31; lost at Louisiana Tech 15–36+31−59Won 17–7 vs. Illinois State+10Illinois StateWon 38–10 at Kent State+28Kent StateTied 14–14 vs. Central Michigan0Central MichiganWon 48–17 vs. Cal State Fullerton+31Cal State Fulle…Lost 23–28 at Youngstown State-5Youngstown StateLost 20–24 vs. Western Michigan-4Western MichiganLost 13–17 at Navy-4NavyLost 0–59 at No. 17 Florida-59No. 17 FloridaLost 17–20 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 28–31 vs. Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Lost 15–36 at Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsIllinois StateW 17–⁠778%
Sep 8atKent StateW 38–⁠1063%
Sep 15vsCentral MichiganT 14–⁠1458%
Sep 22vsCal State FullertonW 48–⁠1763%
Sep 29atYoungstown StateL 23–⁠2864%
Oct 6vsWestern MichiganL 20–⁠2460%
Oct 13atNavyL 13–⁠1759%
Oct 20at17FloridaL 0–⁠5924%
Oct 27atRutgersL 17–⁠2050%
Nov 3vsNorthern IllinoisL 28–⁠3141%
Nov 10atLouisiana TechL 15–⁠3627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 36–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
233–⁠263
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1400 −65 this season
SP+ rating
-9.4 No. 80 of 104; offense No. 79, defense No. 70
SRS
−9.8 No. 81 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Ron Toman
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko