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2012 Akron

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Bowden.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2012, game by game: lost vs. UCF 14–56; lost at Florida International 38–41; won vs. Morgan State 66–6; lost at Tennessee 26–47; lost vs. Miami (OH) 49–56; lost vs. Bowling Green 10–24; lost at Ohio 28–34; lost vs. Northern Illinois 7–37; lost at Central Michigan 14–35; lost at Kent State 24–35; lost vs. Massachusetts 14–22; lost at Toledo 23–35+60−42Lost 14–56 vs. UCF-42UCFLost 38–41 at Florida International-3Florida Interna…Won 66–6 vs. Morgan State+60Morgan StateLost 26–47 at Tennessee-21TennesseeLost 49–56 vs. Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 10–24 vs. Bowling Green-14Bowling GreenLost 28–34 at Ohio-6OhioLost 7–37 vs. Northern Illinois-30Northern Illino…Lost 14–35 at Central Michigan-21Central MichiganLost 24–35 at Kent State-11Kent StateLost 14–22 vs. Massachusetts-8MassachusettsLost 23–35 at Toledo-12Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUCFL 14–⁠5628%
Sep 8atFlorida InternationalL 38–⁠4119%
Sep 15vsMorgan StateW 66–⁠663%
Sep 22atTennesseeL 26–⁠4717%
Sep 29vsMiami (OH)L 49–⁠5635%
Oct 6vsBowling GreenL 10–⁠2437%
Oct 13atOhioL 28–⁠348%
Oct 20vsNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠3712%
Oct 27atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠3530%
Nov 3atKent StateL 24–⁠359%
Nov 10vsMassachusettsL 14–⁠2258%
Nov 20atToledoL 23–⁠357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 35–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 51st-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
313–⁠428
Coach
Terry Bowden
Elo
1193 −97 this season
SP+ rating
-19.5 No. 116 of 124; offense No. 108, defense No. 111, special teams No. 78
SRS
−16.7 No. 118 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 121
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Amato
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 124
  • Defense105th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.9492nd of 124
Defense0.1246%0.84105th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.10 def		40% off
45% def		—95th off
114th 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
Offense0.0own 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 311% 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 2012 class

Steven Franco DUAL★★★No. 1407
Jatavis Brown OLB★★No. 1946
Kevin Mills OT★★No. 1989
Quaison Osborne OT★★No. 2041
Conor Hundley RB★★No. 2482

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.819
Running backs52.00.741
Receivers22.00.733
Offensive line42.00.763
Defensive line42.00.738
Linebackers42.00.747
Defensive backs12.00.733
Whole class212.00.748

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 100

The 2012 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠222
Kent State8–⁠011–⁠3
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ball State6–⁠29–⁠4
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ohio4–⁠49–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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