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2001 Akron

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

Schedule and results

Akron in 2001, game by game: won vs. Ohio 31–29; lost at No. 24 Ohio State 14–28; lost at Purdue 14–33; won vs. Kent State 14–10; lost at Western Michigan 14–31; lost at Miami (OH) 27–30; lost vs. Bowling Green 11–16; lost at Marshall 33–50; lost at UCF 17–57; won at Buffalo 41–14; won vs. Eastern Michigan 65–62+27−40Won 31–29 vs. Ohio+2OhioLost 14–28 at No. 24 Ohio State-14No. 24 Ohio StateLost 14–33 at Purdue-19PurdueWon 14–10 vs. Kent State+4Kent StateLost 14–31 at Western Michigan-17Western MichiganLost 27–30 at Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 11–16 vs. Bowling Green-5Bowling GreenLost 33–50 at Marshall-17MarshallLost 17–57 at UCF-40UCFWon 41–14 at Buffalo+27BuffaloWon 65–62 vs. Eastern Michigan+3Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsOhioW 31–⁠2953%
Sep 8at24Ohio StateL 14–⁠2832%
Sep 22atPurdueL 14–⁠3326%
Sep 29vsKent StateW 14–⁠1077%
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠3130%
Oct 13atMiami (OH)L 27–⁠3037%
Oct 20vsBowling GreenL 11–⁠1656%
Oct 27atMarshallL 33–⁠5019%
Nov 3atUCFL 17–⁠5729%
Nov 17atBuffaloW 41–⁠1454%
Nov 24vsEastern MichiganW 65–⁠6280%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Michigan 65–⁠62; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠360
Coach
Lee Owens
Elo
1424 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 88 of 117; offense No. 68, defense No. 92
SRS
−9.7 No. 90 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Paul Winters
Captains
Zac Derr, Tim Ritley, Chris Smith and Scott Smith

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 25— allowed
Defense0.0own 37— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 5Jake Schifino WRTennessee Titans

2001 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠011–⁠2
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠210–⁠223
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠3
Kent State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois4–⁠36–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠35–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠44–⁠7
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo1–⁠73–⁠8
Ohio1–⁠71–⁠10

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