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2006 Akron

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

Schedule and results

Akron in 2006, game by game: lost at No. 19 Penn State 16–34; won at NC State 20–17; lost at Central Michigan 21–24; won vs. North Texas 33–13; lost at Kent State 15–37; lost at Cincinnati 14–20; won vs. Miami (OH) 24–13; lost at Toledo 20–35; won vs. Bowling Green 35–28; won vs. Buffalo 31–16; lost at Ohio 7–17; lost vs. Western Michigan 0–17+20−22Lost 16–34 at No. 19 Penn State-18No. 19 Penn StateWon 20–17 at NC State+3NC StateLost 21–24 at Central Michigan-3Central MichiganWon 33–13 vs. North Texas+20North TexasLost 15–37 at Kent State-22Kent StateLost 14–20 at Cincinnati-6CincinnatiWon 24–13 vs. Miami (OH)+11Miami (OH)Lost 20–35 at Toledo-15ToledoWon 35–28 vs. Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 31–16 vs. Buffalo+15BuffaloLost 7–17 at Ohio-10OhioLost 0–17 vs. Western Michigan-17Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at19Penn StateL 16–⁠3422%
Sep 9atNC StateW 20–⁠1729%
Sep 16atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠2449%
Sep 23vsNorth TexasW 33–⁠1368%
Sep 30atKent StateL 15–⁠3752%
Oct 7atCincinnatiL 14–⁠2041%
Oct 21vsMiami (OH)W 24–⁠1359%
Oct 28atToledoL 20–⁠3546%
Nov 4vsBowling GreenW 35–⁠2858%
Nov 9vsBuffaloW 31–⁠1676%
Nov 16atOhioL 7–⁠1737%
Nov 24vsWestern MichiganL 0–⁠1749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠271
Coach
J.D. Brookhart
Elo
1411 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 77 of 119; offense No. 93, defense No. 57, special teams No. 111
SRS
−9.5 No. 93 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 82
Offensive coordinator
Joe Moorhead
Defensive coordinator
Jim Fleming

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 119
  • Defense16th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0136%1.0880th of 119
Defense-0.0236%1.0016th 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-0.1own 304% allowed
Defense-0.1own 342% 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 2006 class

Igor Iveljic K★★★No. 782
David Harvey WR★★★No. 782
Andre Boone RB★★★No. 971
Aaris Reed APB★★★No. 1032
Sean Hakes PRO★★★No. 1147

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.809
Running backs32.70.779
Receivers32.30.778
Offensive line22.00.700
Defensive line42.00.722
Linebackers22.00.740
Defensive backs42.00.744
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class202.30.753

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 2007

The 2007 draft
Rd 3Andy Alleman OGNew Orleans Saints

2006 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan7–⁠110–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State5–⁠36–⁠6
Ball State5–⁠35–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami (OH)2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Eastern Michigan1–⁠71–⁠11

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