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1995 Akron

2–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Lee Owens.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1995, game by game: lost vs. Eastern Michigan 29–49; lost at Bowling Green 12–50; lost at No. 19 Kansas State 0–67; won vs. Central Michigan 16–13; lost at Western Michigan 3–7; lost at Virginia Tech 27–77; lost vs. Ohio 23–29; won vs. Kent State 14–6; lost vs. Youngstown State 10–24; lost at Toledo 7–41; lost at Miami (OH) 0–65+8−67Lost 29–49 vs. Eastern Michigan-20Eastern MichiganLost 12–50 at Bowling Green-38Bowling GreenLost 0–67 at No. 19 Kansas State-67No. 19 Kansas StateWon 16–13 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganLost 3–7 at Western Michigan-4Western MichiganLost 27–77 at Virginia Tech-50Virginia TechLost 23–29 vs. Ohio-6OhioWon 14–6 vs. Kent State+8Kent StateLost 10–24 vs. Youngstown State-14Youngstown StateLost 7–41 at Toledo-34ToledoLost 0–65 at Miami (OH)-65Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsEastern MichiganL 29–⁠4939%
Sep 16atBowling GreenL 12–⁠5013%
Sep 23at19Kansas StateL 0–⁠6710%
Sep 30vsCentral MichiganW 16–⁠1326%
Oct 7atWestern MichiganL 3–⁠722%
Oct 14atVirginia TechL 27–⁠7714%
Oct 21vsOhioL 23–⁠2962%
Oct 28vsKent StateW 14–⁠660%
Nov 4vsYoungstown StateL 10–⁠2451%
Nov 11atToledoL 7–⁠417%
Nov 18atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 65–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-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 1995.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠428
Coach
Lee Owens
Elo
1246 −80 this season
SP+ rating
-20.1 No. 102 of 107; offense No. 88, defense No. 92
SRS
−23.5 No. 104 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Winters
Defensive coordinator
David Snowball

1995 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠124
Miami (OH)6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠7
Akron2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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