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1991 Akron

5–⁠6, coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1991, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 12–35; lost vs. Illinois State 3–25; lost at Central Michigan 29–31; won vs. Northern Arizona 49–14; lost at East Carolina 20–56; won vs. Youngstown State 38–24; won vs. Arkansas State 28–23; won vs. Northern Illinois 17–7; lost at Virginia Tech 24–42; lost at Army 0–19; won at Temple 37–32+35−36Lost 12–35 at Western Michigan-23Western MichiganLost 3–25 vs. Illinois State-22Illinois StateLost 29–31 at Central Michigan-2Central MichiganWon 49–14 vs. Northern Arizona+35Northern ArizonaLost 20–56 at East Carolina-36East CarolinaWon 38–24 vs. Youngstown State+14Youngstown StateWon 28–23 vs. Arkansas State+5Arkansas StateWon 17–7 vs. Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Lost 24–42 at Virginia Tech-18Virginia TechLost 0–19 at Army-19ArmyWon 37–32 at Temple+5Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atWestern MichiganL 12–⁠3532%
Sep 14vsIllinois StateL 3–⁠2574%
Sep 21atCentral MichiganL 29–⁠3119%
Sep 28vsNorthern ArizonaW 49–⁠1468%
Oct 5atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠5623%
Oct 12vsYoungstown StateW 38–⁠2457%
Oct 19vsArkansas StateW 28–⁠2377%
Oct 26vsNorthern IllinoisW 17–⁠759%
Nov 9atVirginia TechL 24–⁠4225%
Nov 16atArmyL 0–⁠1947%
Nov 23atTempleW 37–⁠3242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 37–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-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
257–⁠308
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1395 −38 this season
SP+ rating
-21.7 No. 100 of 104; offense No. 74, defense No. 100
SRS
−18.4 No. 97 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Ron Toman
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko