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2016 Ohio

8–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Texas State 54–56; won at Kansas 37–21; lost at No. 15 Tennessee 19–28; won vs. Gardner-Webb 37–21; won at Miami (OH) 17–7; won vs. Bowling Green 30–24; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 20–27; won at Kent State 14–10; won at Toledo 31–26; won vs. Buffalo 34–10; lost at Central Michigan 20–27; won vs. Akron 9–3; lost vs. No. 13 Western Michigan 23–29; lost vs. Troy 23–28+24−9Lost 54–56 vs. Texas State-2Texas StateWon 37–21 at Kansas+16KansasLost 19–28 at No. 15 Tennessee-9No. 15 TennesseeWon 37–21 vs. Gardner-Webb+16Gardner-WebbWon 17–7 at Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Won 30–24 vs. Bowling Green+6Bowling GreenLost 20–27 vs. Eastern Michigan-7Eastern MichiganWon 14–10 at Kent State+4Kent StateWon 31–26 at Toledo+5ToledoWon 34–10 vs. Buffalo+24BuffaloLost 20–27 at Central Michigan-7Central MichiganWon 9–3 vs. Akron+6AkronLost 23–29 vs. No. 13 Western Michigan-6No. 13 Western MichiganLost 23–28 vs. Troy-5Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsTexas StateL 54–⁠5674%
Sep 10atKansasW 37–⁠2160%
Sep 17at15TennesseeL 19–⁠2822%
Sep 24vsGardner-WebbW 37–⁠2185%
Oct 1atMiami (OH)W 17–⁠767%
Oct 8vsBowling GreenW 30–⁠2466%
Oct 15vsEastern MichiganL 20–⁠2778%
Oct 22atKent StateW 14–⁠1058%
Oct 27atToledoW 31–⁠2622%
Nov 3vsBuffaloW 34–⁠1081%
Nov 15atCentral MichiganL 20–⁠2756%
Nov 22vsAkronW 9–⁠371%
Dec 2vs13Western MichiganMid-American Championship GameL 23–⁠2923%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsTroyDollar General BowlL 23–⁠2852%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 28–⁠23 in the Dollar General Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

MAC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Miami (OH)

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
368–⁠317
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1503 +8 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 75 of 128; offense No. 111, defense No. 45, special teams No. 14
SRS
−4.0 No. 81 of 128 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 80 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 115 roster talent No. 107 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tim Albin
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow
Captains
Casey Sayles, A.J. Ouellette, Quentin Poling and Jordan Reid
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 128
  • Defense21st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted105th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%1.2190th of 128
Defense0.0241%1.1421st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.05 def		38% off
42% def		—105th off
32nd 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
Offense3.0own 3117% allowed
Defense3.0own 2820% caused

CORE rating -2.7, 79th of 128 (offense -7.7, defense -5.0).

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 yardsGreg Windham QB1,882 yds
Passing touchdownsGreg Windham QB14 TD
Rushing yardsDorian Brown RB838 yds
Rushing touchdownsMaleek Irons RB5 TD
Receiving yardsSebastian Smith WR905 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Reid WR6 TD
TacklesBlair Brown LB128 tkl
SacksTarell Basham DL11.5 sacks
InterceptionsJavon Hagan S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Keevon Harris ATH★★★No. 1137
Cameron Odom WR★★★No. 1690
Tyler Tupa WR★★★No. 1939
Felipe Fernandez OG★★★No. 1994
Taeshon Trotter OT★★★No. 2003

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.774
Receivers42.50.792
Offensive line72.30.779
Defensive line32.00.764
Linebackers52.00.771
Defensive backs22.00.781
Athletes and specialists22.50.796
Whole class242.20.779

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 3Tarell Basham DEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Blair Brown ILBJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 108

The 2016 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 60 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.