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1996 Akron

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Lee Owens.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1996, game by game: lost at Ohio 14–44; lost vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech 18–21; lost vs. Toledo 10–27; lost at Illinois 7–38; won vs. Western Michigan 27–7; lost at Kent State 17–32; lost at Central Michigan 0–42; won vs. Miami (OH) 10–7; won at Northern Illinois 34–17; won vs. Bowling Green 21–14; lost at Eastern Michigan 17–20+20−42Lost 14–44 at Ohio-30OhioLost 18–21 vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech-3No. 15 Virginia TechLost 10–27 vs. Toledo-17ToledoLost 7–38 at Illinois-31IllinoisWon 27–7 vs. Western Michigan+20Western MichiganLost 17–32 at Kent State-15Kent StateLost 0–42 at Central Michigan-42Central MichiganWon 10–7 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 34–17 at Northern Illinois+17Northern Illino…Won 21–14 vs. Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenLost 17–20 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atOhioL 14–⁠4442%
Sep 7vs15Virginia TechL 18–⁠2116%
Sep 14vsToledoL 10–⁠2725%
Sep 21atIllinoisL 7–⁠3820%
Sep 28vsWestern MichiganW 27–⁠737%
Oct 5atKent StateL 17–⁠3246%
Oct 12atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠4223%
Oct 19vsMiami (OH)W 10–⁠720%
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠1749%
Nov 2vsBowling GreenW 21–⁠1441%
Nov 9atEastern MichiganL 17–⁠2040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 27th-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 1996.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠269
Coach
Lee Owens
Elo
1341 +10 this season
SP+ rating
-19.3 No. 101 of 111; offense No. 110, defense No. 67
SRS
−20.6 No. 105 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Winters
Defensive coordinator
David Snowball

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 3Jason Taylor DEMiami Dolphins

1996 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠4
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠36–⁠6
Central Michigan4–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠54–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠9

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