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2010 Akron

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Rob Ianello.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2010, game by game: lost vs. Syracuse 3–29; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 37–38; lost at Kentucky 10–47; lost at Indiana 20–35; lost vs. Northern Illinois 14–50; lost at Kent State 17–28; lost at Ohio 10–38; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–56; lost at Temple 0–30; lost at Ball State 30–37; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–19; won vs. Buffalo 22–14+8−46Lost 3–29 vs. Syracuse-26SyracuseLost 37–38 vs. Gardner-Webb-1Gardner-WebbLost 10–47 at Kentucky-37KentuckyLost 20–35 at Indiana-15IndianaLost 14–50 vs. Northern Illinois-36Northern Illino…Lost 17–28 at Kent State-11Kent StateLost 10–38 at Ohio-28OhioLost 10–56 vs. Western Michigan-46Western MichiganLost 0–30 at Temple-30TempleLost 30–37 at Ball State-7Ball StateLost 14–19 vs. Miami (OH)-5Miami (OH)Won 22–14 vs. Buffalo+8Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSyracuseL 3–⁠2949%
Sep 11vsGardner-WebbL 37–⁠3863%
Sep 18atKentuckyL 10–⁠4717%
Sep 25atIndianaL 20–⁠3527%
Oct 2vsNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠5035%
Oct 9atKent StateL 17–⁠2829%
Oct 16atOhioL 10–⁠3817%
Oct 23vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠5638%
Oct 30atTempleL 0–⁠3010%
Nov 6atBall StateL 30–⁠3729%
Nov 17vsMiami (OH)L 14–⁠1931%
Nov 26vsBuffaloW 22–⁠1449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 22–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠421
Coach
Rob Ianello
Elo
1235 −147 this season
SP+ rating
-28.2 No. 117 of 120; offense No. 118, defense No. 109, special teams No. 106
SRS
−25.9 No. 120 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 102
Offensive coordinator
John Latina
Defensive coordinator
Curt Mallory

How good, play by play

  • Offense116th of 120
  • Defense86th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted125th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted115th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0734%0.96116th of 120
Defense0.0842%0.9686th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.03 off
0.09 def		35% off
43% def		—125th off
115th 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-0.1own 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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 QB1,753 yds
Passing touchdownsPatrick Nicely QB10 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Allen RB877 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Allen RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJeremy LaFrance WR534 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeremy LaFrance WR6 TD
InterceptionsAnthony Holmes S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Erick Howard RB★★★No. 725
Keith Sconiers WR★★★No. 954
Anthony Holmes S★★★No. 1492
Seth Cunningham S★★★No. 1608
Giorgio Bowers RB★★★No. 1662

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.810
Running backs52.80.815
Receivers52.60.807
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.50.798
Defensive backs42.80.816
Athletes and specialists22.00.778
Whole class212.60.803

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 93

The 2010 roster

93 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

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