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2013 Akron

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Bowden.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2013, game by game: lost at UCF 7–38; won vs. James Madison 35–33; lost at No. 11 Michigan 24–28; lost vs. Louisiana 30–35; lost at Bowling Green 14–31; lost vs. Ohio 3–43; lost at No. 23 Northern Illinois 20–27; won at Miami (OH) 24–17; lost vs. Ball State 24–42; won vs. Kent State 16–7; won at Massachusetts 14–13; won vs. Toledo 31–29+9−40Lost 7–38 at UCF-31UCFWon 35–33 vs. James Madison+2James MadisonLost 24–28 at No. 11 Michigan-4No. 11 MichiganLost 30–35 vs. Louisiana-5LouisianaLost 14–31 at Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenLost 3–43 vs. Ohio-40OhioLost 20–27 at No. 23 Northern Illinois-7No. 23 Northern Illino…Won 24–17 at Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Lost 24–42 vs. Ball State-18Ball StateWon 16–7 vs. Kent State+9Kent StateWon 14–13 at Massachusetts+1MassachusettsWon 31–29 vs. Toledo+2Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atUCFL 7–⁠3812%
Sep 7vsJames MadisonW 35–⁠3345%
Sep 14at11MichiganL 24–⁠289%
Sep 21vsLouisianaL 30–⁠3530%
Sep 28atBowling GreenL 14–⁠3114%
Oct 5vsOhioL 3–⁠4324%
Oct 12at23Northern IllinoisL 20–⁠276%
Oct 19atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠1740%
Oct 26vsBall StateL 24–⁠4217%
Nov 2vsKent StateW 16–⁠738%
Nov 16atMassachusettsW 14–⁠1351%
Nov 29vsToledoW 31–⁠2924%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 31–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠343
Coach
Terry Bowden
Elo
1334 +38 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 103 of 125; offense No. 108, defense No. 81, special teams No. 118
SRS
−12.3 No. 104 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 115
Offensive coordinator
A.J. Milwee
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Amato
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense106th of 125
  • Defense31st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.93106th of 125
Defense0.0540%0.9431st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.07 def		37% off
41% def		—121st off
54th 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 322% 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 2013 class

Jerome Lane S★★★No. 1151
Mykel Traylor-Bennett ATH★★★No. 1420
Thomas Woodson DUAL★★★No. 1573
Manny Morgan RB★★★No. 1837
Anthony Lauro APB★★No. 1907

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.812
Running backs32.30.791
Receivers22.00.774
Offensive line22.00.746
Defensive line12.00.758
Linebackers12.00.773
Defensive backs22.50.803
Athletes and specialists13.00.821
Whole class132.30.783

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 107

The 2013 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠2
Ball State7–⁠110–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠110–⁠4
Buffalo6–⁠28–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠5
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠47–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Western Michigan1–⁠71–⁠11
Miami (OH)0–⁠80–⁠12

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