1999 Akron
7–4 (5–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Lee Owens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bowling Green 55–25Oct 16
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at 2Penn State | L 24–70 | 14% |
| Sep 11 | at Buffalo | W 17–10 | 51% |
| Sep 18 | vs Temple | W 25–15 | 69% |
| Sep 25 | at Eastern Michigan | L 17–38 | 52% |
| Oct 2 | at Ball State | W 31–9 | 54% |
| Oct 9 | vs Ohio | W 41–28 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | vs Bowling Green | W 55–25 | 63% |
| Oct 23 | at Navy | W 35–29 | 51% |
| Oct 30 | vs Western Michigan | L 10–24 | 51% |
| Nov 6 | at Miami (OH) | L 23–32 | 29% |
| Nov 13 | vs Kent State | W 37–34 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kent State 37–34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 315–314
- Coach
- Lee Owens
- Elo
- 1454 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.8 No. 88 of 114; offense No. 60, defense No. 98
- SRS
- −8.5 No. 86 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Paul Winters
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Palmisano
- Captains
- George Cameron, Jon Eaton, Steve Hale and Dan Wessman
1999 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Marshall | 8–0 | 13–0 | 10 |
| Miami (OH) | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Western Michigan | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
 Akron | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
 Toledo | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Northern Illinois | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Ohio | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Central Michigan | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Kent State | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Buffalo | 0–8 | 0–11 | |
| Ball State | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.