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2009 Akron

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by J.D. Brookhart.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 9 Penn State 7–31; won vs. Morgan State 41–0; lost vs. Indiana 21–38; lost at Central Michigan 21–48; lost vs. Ohio 7–19; lost at Buffalo 17–21; lost at Syracuse 14–28; lost at Northern Illinois 10–27; won vs. Kent State 28–20; lost vs. Temple 17–56; lost at Bowling Green 20–36; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–21+41−39Lost 7–31 at No. 9 Penn State-24No. 9 Penn StateWon 41–0 vs. Morgan State+41Morgan StateLost 21–38 vs. Indiana-17IndianaLost 21–48 at Central Michigan-27Central MichiganLost 7–19 vs. Ohio-12OhioLost 17–21 at Buffalo-4BuffaloLost 14–28 at Syracuse-14SyracuseLost 10–27 at Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Won 28–20 vs. Kent State+8Kent StateLost 17–56 vs. Temple-39TempleLost 20–36 at Bowling Green-16Bowling GreenWon 28–21 vs. Eastern Michigan+7Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at9Penn StateL 7–⁠3115%
Sep 12vsMorgan StateW 41–⁠075%
Sep 19vsIndianaL 21–⁠3859%
Sep 26atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠4827%
Oct 10vsOhioL 7–⁠1947%
Oct 17atBuffaloL 17–⁠2131%
Oct 24atSyracuseL 14–⁠2838%
Oct 31atNorthern IllinoisL 10–⁠2721%
Nov 7vsKent StateW 28–⁠2039%
Nov 13vsTempleL 17–⁠5630%
Nov 20atBowling GreenL 20–⁠3623%
Nov 27vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠2172%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Michigan 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠345
Coach
J.D. Brookhart
Elo
1322 −101 this season
SP+ rating
-17.8 No. 107 of 120; offense No. 109, defense No. 89, special teams No. 118
SRS
−16.0 No. 110 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 95
Offensive coordinator
Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Jim Fleming

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 120
  • Defense78th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted122nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted99th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0539%0.83119th of 120
Defense0.0745%0.9078th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.07 def		39% off
44% def		—122nd off
99th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

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

Leaders

Passing yardsPatrick Nicely QB1,349 yds
Passing touchdownsPatrick Nicely QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Tuzze RB244 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Allen RB5 TD
Receiving yardsAndre Jones WR553 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeryn Bowser WR5 TD
InterceptionsManley Waller CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jake Brandt OT★★★No. 1073
Bill Alexander CB★★★No. 1272
Nolan Procter WR★★★No. 1496
Randy Greenwood ATH★★No. 1702
Jon Root TE★★No. 1714

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers62.20.771
Offensive line32.30.801
Defensive line12.00.789
Linebackers32.00.759
Defensive backs32.30.774
Athletes and specialists22.00.756
Whole class192.20.773

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.

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

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