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2016 Akron

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Bowden.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2016, game by game: won vs. VMI 47–24; lost at No. 10 Wisconsin 10–54; won at Marshall 65–38; lost vs. App State 38–45; won at Kent State 31–27; won vs. Miami (OH) 35–13; lost vs. No. 24 Western Michigan 0–41; won at Ball State 35–25; lost at Buffalo 20–41; lost vs. Toledo 17–48; lost vs. Bowling Green 28–38; lost at Ohio 3–9+27−44Won 47–24 vs. VMI+23VMILost 10–54 at No. 10 Wisconsin-44No. 10 WisconsinWon 65–38 at Marshall+27MarshallLost 38–45 vs. App State-7App StateWon 31–27 at Kent State+4Kent StateWon 35–13 vs. Miami (OH)+22Miami (OH)Lost 0–41 vs. No. 24 Western Michigan-41No. 24 Western MichiganWon 35–25 at Ball State+10Ball StateLost 20–41 at Buffalo-21BuffaloLost 17–48 vs. Toledo-31ToledoLost 28–38 vs. Bowling Green-10Bowling GreenLost 3–9 at Ohio-6Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsVMIW 47–⁠2489%
Sep 10at10WisconsinL 10–⁠5425%
Sep 17atMarshallW 65–⁠3827%
Sep 24vsApp StateL 38–⁠4560%
Oct 1atKent StateW 31–⁠2763%
Oct 8vsMiami (OH)W 35–⁠1383%
Oct 15vs24Western MichiganL 0–⁠4140%
Oct 22atBall StateW 35–⁠2551%
Oct 27atBuffaloL 20–⁠4174%
Nov 2vsToledoL 17–⁠4835%
Nov 9vsBowling GreenL 28–⁠3869%
Nov 22atOhioL 3–⁠929%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 9–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
329–⁠403
Coach
Terry Bowden
Elo
1406 −88 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 90 of 128; offense No. 109, defense No. 64, special teams No. 52
SRS
−9.4 No. 100 of 128 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 47 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 132 roster talent No. 80 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
A.J. Milwee
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Amato
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense94th of 128
  • Defense97th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted101st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted104th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%1.2894th of 128
Defense0.1748%1.1097th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.16 def		39% off
48% def		—101st off
104th 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
Offense3.3own 3119% allowed
Defense3.8own 3313% caused

CORE rating -9.5, 103rd of 128 (offense -5.0, defense 4.5).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsThomas Woodson QB2,079 yds
Passing touchdownsThomas Woodson QB18 TD
Rushing yardsVan Edwards Jr. RB492 yds
Rushing touchdownsMykel Traylor-Bennett WR4 TD
Receiving yardsJerome Lane WR1,018 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoJo Natson WR10 TD
TacklesUlysees Gilbert III LB121 tkl
SacksUlysees Gilbert III LB4 sacks
InterceptionsKyron Brown CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Kato Nelson PRO★★★No. 1245
Alvin Davis S★★No. 2222
Trevor Brown SDE★★No. 9
Davon’te Jest DT★★No. 2613
Brandon Council OT★★No. 11

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.835
Running backs12.00.764
Receivers12.00.768
Offensive line22.00.768
Defensive line22.00.786
Defensive backs22.00.776
Whole class92.10.781

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 114

The 2016 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan8–⁠013–⁠115
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠7
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Eastern Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠56–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠8
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠74–⁠8
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10

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