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2005 Akron

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by J.D. Brookhart.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2005, game by game: lost at No. 13 Purdue 24–49; won at Middle Tennessee 17–7; won vs. Northern Illinois 48–42; lost vs. Central Michigan 17–31; won at Buffalo 13–7; lost at Miami (OH) 23–51; lost vs. Army 0–20; won at Bowling Green 24–14; lost at Ball State 17–23; won vs. Ohio 27–3; won vs. Kent State 35–3; won vs. Northern Illinois 31–30; lost vs. Memphis 31–38+32−28Lost 24–49 at No. 13 Purdue-25No. 13 PurdueWon 17–7 at Middle Tennessee+10Middle TennesseeWon 48–42 vs. Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Lost 17–31 vs. Central Michigan-14Central MichiganWon 13–7 at Buffalo+6BuffaloLost 23–51 at Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 0–20 vs. Army-20ArmyWon 24–14 at Bowling Green+10Bowling GreenLost 17–23 at Ball State-6Ball StateWon 27–3 vs. Ohio+24OhioWon 35–3 vs. Kent State+32Kent StateWon 31–30 vs. Northern Illinois+1Northern Illino…Lost 31–38 vs. Memphis-7Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10at13PurdueL 24–⁠4929%
Sep 17atMiddle TennesseeW 17–⁠753%
Sep 24vsNorthern IllinoisW 48–⁠4248%
Oct 1vsCentral MichiganL 17–⁠3180%
Oct 8atBuffaloW 13–⁠768%
Oct 15atMiami (OH)L 23–⁠5130%
Oct 22vsArmyL 0–⁠2081%
Oct 29atBowling GreenW 24–⁠1425%
Nov 5atBall StateL 17–⁠2351%
Nov 15vsOhioW 27–⁠362%
Nov 24vsKent StateW 35–⁠375%
Dec 1vsNorthern IllinoisMid-American Championship GameW 31–⁠3030%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsMemphisMotor City BowlL 31–⁠3844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 38–⁠31 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠3 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠318
Coach
J.D. Brookhart
Elo
1451 −35 this season
SP+ rating
-5.8 No. 84 of 118; offense No. 90, defense No. 55
SRS
−6.3 No. 86 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 88
Offensive coordinator
Jim Pry
Defensive coordinator
Jim Fleming

How good, play by play

  • Offense97th of 119
  • Defense22nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0035%1.0997th of 119
Defense0.0136%0.9922nd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 313% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% 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.

Top recruits in the 2005 class

Terrico Marshall WDE★★No. 1132
Al Teric Balaam OLB★★No. 1132
Scott Uziel TE★★No. 1532
J Sharps WR★★No. 1532
Rodney Etienne S★★No. 1532

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs22.00.711
Receivers22.00.744
Offensive line22.00.711
Defensive line42.00.722
Linebackers32.00.730
Defensive backs22.00.722
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class172.00.722

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 4Domenik Hixon WRDenver Broncos

2005 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠3
Northern Illinois6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠36–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠44–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Buffalo1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠81–⁠10

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