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2019 Akron

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Arth.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2019, game by game: lost at Illinois 3–42; lost vs. UAB 20–31; lost at Central Michigan 24–45; lost vs. Troy 7–35; lost at Massachusetts 29–37; lost vs. Kent State 3–26; lost vs. Buffalo 0–21; lost at Northern Illinois 0–49; lost at Bowling Green 6–35; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 14–42; lost at Miami (OH) 17–20; lost vs. Ohio 3–52+7−49Lost 3–42 at Illinois-39IllinoisLost 20–31 vs. UAB-11UABLost 24–45 at Central Michigan-21Central MichiganLost 7–35 vs. Troy-28TroyLost 29–37 at Massachusetts-8MassachusettsLost 3–26 vs. Kent State-23Kent StateLost 0–21 vs. Buffalo-21BuffaloLost 0–49 at Northern Illinois-49Northern Illino…Lost 6–35 at Bowling Green-29Bowling GreenLost 14–42 vs. Eastern Michigan-28Eastern MichiganLost 17–20 at Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 3–52 vs. Ohio-49Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atIllinoisL 3–⁠4239%
Sep 7vsUABL 20–⁠3130%
Sep 14atCentral MichiganL 24–⁠4539%
Sep 21vsTroyL 7–⁠3525%
Sep 28atMassachusettsL 29–⁠3748%
Oct 12vsKent StateL 3–⁠2645%
Oct 19vsBuffaloL 0–⁠2127%
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠4920%
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 6–⁠3530%
Nov 12vsEastern MichiganL 14–⁠4229%
Nov 20atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠209%
Nov 26vsOhioL 3–⁠5216%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 52–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
126–⁠435
Coach
Tom Arth
Elo
1173 −211 this season
SP+ rating
-29.8 No. 129 of 130; offense No. 130, defense No. 108, special teams No. 124
SRS
−31.0 No. 129 of 130 in FBS
Returning
87% of last season’s EPA, No. 7 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 114 roster talent No. 124 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Zagorski
Defensive coordinator
Matt Feeney
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense130th of 130
  • Defense89th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted135th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted111th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1831%1.22130th of 130
Defense0.1548%1.0289th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.16 off
0.18 def		30% off
49% def		—135th off
111th 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
Offense1.6own 2830% allowed
Defense3.7own 3414% caused

CORE rating -30.9, 129th of 130 (offense -24.7, defense 6.2).

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 yardsKato Nelson QB1,822 yds
Passing touchdownsKato Nelson QB11 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Lee WR179 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeltron Sands RB1 TD
Receiving yardsNate Stewart WR529 yds
Receiving touchdownsNate Stewart WR3 TD
TacklesJohn Lako LB138 tkl
SacksJosh Ward DE2.5 sacks
InterceptionsCorey Thomas Jr. DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Peter Hayes-Patrick RB★★★No. 1008
Corey Thomas Jr. S★★★No. 1008
Quevan Lawson WDE★★★No. 1492
Daniel Lavelle SDE★★★No. 1864
Adetutu Daranijo S★★★No. 1956

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs13.00.857
Receivers22.00.782
Offensive line32.30.786
Defensive line32.70.816
Linebackers22.00.764
Defensive backs62.50.795
Athletes and specialists32.00.762
Whole class212.40.792

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 119

The 2019 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠28–⁠6
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Northern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠56–⁠6
Eastern Michigan3–⁠56–⁠7
Bowling Green2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠80–⁠12

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