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2011 Akron

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Rob Ianello.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 18 Ohio State 0–42; lost vs. Temple 3–41; lost at Cincinnati 14–59; won vs. VMI 36–13; lost at Eastern Michigan 23–31; lost vs. Florida International 17–27; lost vs. Ohio 20–37; lost vs. Central Michigan 22–23; lost at Miami (OH) 3–35; lost vs. Kent State 3–35; lost at Buffalo 10–51; lost at Western Michigan 19–68+23−49Lost 0–42 at No. 18 Ohio State-42No. 18 Ohio StateLost 3–41 vs. Temple-38TempleLost 14–59 at Cincinnati-45CincinnatiWon 36–13 vs. VMI+23VMILost 23–31 at Eastern Michigan-8Eastern MichiganLost 17–27 vs. Florida International-10Florida Interna…Lost 20–37 vs. Ohio-17OhioLost 22–23 vs. Central Michigan-1Central MichiganLost 3–35 at Miami (OH)-32Miami (OH)Lost 3–35 vs. Kent State-32Kent StateLost 10–51 at Buffalo-41BuffaloLost 19–68 at Western Michigan-49Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at18Ohio StateL 0–⁠428%
Sep 10vsTempleL 3–⁠4127%
Sep 17atCincinnatiL 14–⁠5920%
Sep 24vsVMIW 36–⁠1373%
Oct 1atEastern MichiganL 23–⁠3139%
Oct 8vsFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠2729%
Oct 22vsOhioL 20–⁠3727%
Oct 29vsCentral MichiganL 22–⁠2340%
Nov 3atMiami (OH)L 3–⁠3519%
Nov 12vsKent StateL 3–⁠3536%
Nov 19atBuffaloL 10–⁠5133%
Nov 25atWestern MichiganL 19–⁠6810%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 68–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠462
Coach
Rob Ianello
Elo
1186 −137 this season
SP+ rating
-29.1 No. 119 of 120; offense No. 117, defense No. 118, special teams No. 85
SRS
−26.0 No. 119 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 114
Offensive coordinator
John Latina
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Cosgrove

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 120
  • Defense97th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted129th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0733%0.94117th of 120
Defense0.1048%0.8097th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.03 off
0.09 def		34% off
48% def		—129th off
109th 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 272% allowed
Defense-0.1own 371% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Akron are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Nick Rossi ILB★★★No. 1469
A.J. Fox K★★No. 2096
Karell Bostick RB★★No. 2200
John Clay OC★★No. 2219
Johnny Robinson WR★★No. 2219

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Running backs42.00.736
Receivers12.00.738
Offensive line32.00.735
Defensive line42.00.725
Linebackers22.50.769
Defensive backs22.00.733
Athletes and specialists12.00.758
Whole class182.10.738

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 105

The 2011 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 24 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠4
Temple5–⁠39–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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