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1992 Akron

7–⁠3–⁠1 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1992, game by game: won at Eastern Michigan 27–9; won vs. Toledo 23–20; lost at Western Michigan 20–24; won at Ohio 13–0; lost at Kent State 16–20; won at Ball State 22–14; lost vs. Bowling Green 3–24; won vs. Central Michigan 31–28; won vs. Temple 29–15; tied vs. Youngstown State 10–10; won at Cincinnati 24–22+18−21Won 27–9 at Eastern Michigan+18Eastern MichiganWon 23–20 vs. Toledo+3ToledoLost 20–24 at Western Michigan-4Western MichiganWon 13–0 at Ohio+13OhioLost 16–20 at Kent State-4Kent StateWon 22–14 at Ball State+8Ball StateLost 3–24 vs. Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenWon 31–28 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 29–15 vs. Temple+14TempleTied 10–10 vs. Youngstown State0Youngstown StateWon 24–22 at Cincinnati+2Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atEastern MichiganW 27–⁠946%
Sep 12vsToledoW 23–⁠2048%
Sep 19atWestern MichiganL 20–⁠2444%
Oct 3atOhioW 13–⁠062%
Oct 10atKent StateL 16–⁠2071%
Oct 17atBall StateW 22–⁠1438%
Oct 24vsBowling GreenL 3–⁠2445%
Oct 31vsCentral MichiganW 31–⁠2846%
Nov 7vsTempleW 29–⁠1578%
Nov 14vsYoungstown StateT 10–⁠1074%
Nov 21atCincinnatiW 24–⁠2258%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 24–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠186
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1489 +59 this season
SP+ rating
-4.2 No. 72 of 105; offense No. 88, defense No. 45
SRS
−9.5 No. 89 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko

1992 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠010–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠38–⁠3
Akron5–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Miami (OH)5–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠45–⁠6
Central Michigan4–⁠55–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠71–⁠10
Eastern Michigan1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.