1993 Akron

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1993, game by game: won at Central Michigan 23–13; won vs. Kent State 42–7; lost at Western Michigan 3–20; lost at Army 14–35; won vs. Miami (OH) 31–13; lost at Bowling Green 7–49; won at Temple 31–7; lost at Ohio 13–21; won vs. Eastern Michigan 19–7; lost vs. Ball State 9–31; lost vs. Youngstown State 0–19+35−42Won 23–13 at Central Michigan+10Central MichiganWon 42–7 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateLost 3–20 at Western Michigan-17Western MichiganLost 14–35 at Army-21ArmyWon 31–13 vs. Miami (OH)+18Miami (OH)Lost 7–49 at Bowling Green-42Bowling GreenWon 31–7 at Temple+24TempleLost 13–21 at Ohio-8OhioWon 19–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+12Eastern MichiganLost 9–31 vs. Ball State-22Ball StateLost 0–19 vs. Youngstown State-19Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠222
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1394 −99 this season
SP+ rating
-14.1 No. 87 of 105; offense No. 98, defense No. 57
SRS
−19.6 No. 99 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko

1993 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Western Michigan6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green5–⁠1–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Central Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠54–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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