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2007 Kent State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Doug Martin.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2007, game by game: won at Iowa State 23–14; lost at Kentucky 20–56; won vs. Delaware State 38–7; lost at Akron 20–27; won at Ohio 33–25; lost vs. Miami (OH) 13–20; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 3–48; lost vs. Bowling Green 20–31; lost vs. Central Michigan 32–41; lost at Northern Illinois 20–27; lost at Temple 14–24; lost vs. Buffalo 23–30+31−45Won 23–14 at Iowa State+9Iowa StateLost 20–56 at Kentucky-36KentuckyWon 38–7 vs. Delaware State+31Delaware StateLost 20–27 at Akron-7AkronWon 33–25 at Ohio+8OhioLost 13–20 vs. Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 3–48 at No. 3 Ohio State-45No. 3 Ohio StateLost 20–31 vs. Bowling Green-11Bowling GreenLost 32–41 vs. Central Michigan-9Central MichiganLost 20–27 at Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Lost 14–24 at Temple-10TempleLost 23–30 vs. Buffalo-7Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIowa StateW 23–⁠1439%
Sep 8atKentuckyL 20–⁠5632%
Sep 15vsDelaware StateW 38–⁠763%
Sep 22atAkronL 20–⁠2746%
Sep 29atOhioW 33–⁠2535%
Oct 6vsMiami (OH)L 13–⁠2069%
Oct 13at3Ohio StateL 3–⁠489%
Oct 20vsBowling GreenL 20–⁠3161%
Oct 27vsCentral MichiganL 32–⁠4141%
Nov 10atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠2743%
Nov 17atTempleL 14–⁠2452%
Nov 24vsBuffaloL 23–⁠3055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Buffalo 30–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠350
Coach
Doug Martin
Elo
1314 −109 this season
SP+ rating
-12.4 No. 91 of 120; offense No. 93, defense No. 81, special teams No. 91
SRS
−13.7 No. 104 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 97
Defensive coordinator
Pete Rekstis
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense72nd of 119
  • Defense94th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0241%0.9672nd of 119
Defense0.0944%0.9094th of 119
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.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Paul Stefanik ILB★★★No. 879
Vondre Griffin ATH★★★No. 1108
Dwan Thornton RB★★★No. 1144
Howard Bowens OLB★★★No. 1167
Rashad Tukes WR★★No. 1390

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

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.744
Running backs22.50.786
Receivers42.00.756
Offensive line42.00.733
Defensive line42.00.728
Linebackers52.40.785
Defensive backs22.00.745
Athletes and specialists22.50.772
Whole class242.20.756

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 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Jack Williams CBDenver Broncos

2007 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan6–⁠18–⁠6
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ball State5–⁠27–⁠6
Miami (OH)5–⁠26–⁠7
Buffalo5–⁠35–⁠7
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠6
Temple4–⁠44–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠44–⁠8
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Northern Illinois1–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠73–⁠9

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