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2015 Akron

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Bowden.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 19 Oklahoma 3–41; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–24; won vs. Savannah State 52–9; won at Louisiana 35–14; lost vs. Ohio 12–14; won at Eastern Michigan 47–21; lost at Bowling Green 10–59; lost vs. Central Michigan 6–14; won at Massachusetts 17–13; won at Miami (OH) 37–28; won vs. Buffalo 42–21; won vs. Kent State 20–0; won vs. Utah State 23–21+43−49Lost 3–41 at No. 19 Oklahoma-38No. 19 OklahomaLost 7–24 vs. Pittsburgh-17PittsburghWon 52–9 vs. Savannah State+43Savannah StateWon 35–14 at Louisiana+21LouisianaLost 12–14 vs. Ohio-2OhioWon 47–21 at Eastern Michigan+26Eastern MichiganLost 10–59 at Bowling Green-49Bowling GreenLost 6–14 vs. Central Michigan-8Central MichiganWon 17–13 at Massachusetts+4MassachusettsWon 37–28 at Miami (OH)+9Miami (OH)Won 42–21 vs. Buffalo+21BuffaloWon 20–0 vs. Kent State+20Kent StateWon 23–21 vs. Utah State+2Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at19OklahomaL 3–⁠4120%
Sep 12vsPittsburghL 7–⁠2441%
Sep 19vsSavannah StateW 52–⁠988%
Sep 26atLouisianaW 35–⁠1425%
Oct 3vsOhioL 12–⁠1447%
Oct 10atEastern MichiganW 47–⁠2161%
Oct 17atBowling GreenL 10–⁠5930%
Oct 31vsCentral MichiganL 6–⁠1446%
Nov 7atMassachusettsW 17–⁠1358%
Nov 14atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠2863%
Nov 21vsBuffaloW 42–⁠2156%
Nov 27vsKent StateW 20–⁠076%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsUtah StateFamous Idaho Potato BowlW 23–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 23–⁠21 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

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

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
311–⁠279
Coach
Terry Bowden
Elo
1492 +77 this season
SP+ rating
-0.8 No. 81 of 128; offense No. 93, defense No. 55, special teams No. 52
SRS
−4.9 No. 89 of 128 in FBS
Returning
48% of last season’s EPA, No. 87 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 127 roster talent No. 81 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
A.J. Milwee
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Amato
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 128
  • Defense24th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted106th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted31st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%1.1896th of 128
Defense-0.0141%1.1624th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.02 def		38% off
42% def		—106th off
31st 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
Offense3.5own 322% allowed
Defense3.2own 292% 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 yardsThomas Woodson QB2,202 yds
Passing touchdownsThomas Woodson QB16 TD
Rushing yardsConor Hundley RB911 yds
Rushing touchdownsConor Hundley RB10 TD
Receiving yardsJerome Lane WR782 yds
Receiving touchdownsJerome Lane WR8 TD
InterceptionsDeAndre Scott CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Ulysees Gilbert ILB★★★No. 1930
Richie Cooper WR★★★No. 2110
Mitchell Hlay OT★★No. 2260
Ray Ray Smith WR★★No. 2544
Montel Jordan OT★★No. 2544

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.747
Receivers52.20.774
Offensive line32.00.780
Defensive line12.00.758
Linebackers13.00.806
Defensive backs22.00.753
Whole class142.10.769

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.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 5Jatavis Brown OLBSan Diego Chargers

Roster 113

The 2015 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠210–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Northern Illinois6–⁠28–⁠6
Central Michigan6–⁠27–⁠6
Akron5–⁠38–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠38–⁠5
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Ball State2–⁠63–⁠9
Miami (OH)2–⁠63–⁠9
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠9
Massachusetts2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan0–⁠81–⁠11

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