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2021 Ohio

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Albin.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2021, game by game: lost vs. Syracuse 9–29; lost vs. Duquesne 26–28; lost at Louisiana 14–49; lost at Northwestern 6–35; won at Akron 34–17; lost vs. Central Michigan 27–30; lost at Buffalo 26–27; lost vs. Kent State 27–34; won vs. Miami (OH) 35–33; won at Eastern Michigan 34–26; lost vs. Toledo 23–35; lost at Bowling Green 10–21+17−35Lost 9–29 vs. Syracuse-20SyracuseLost 26–28 vs. Duquesne-2DuquesneLost 14–49 at Louisiana-35LouisianaLost 6–35 at Northwestern-29NorthwesternWon 34–17 at Akron+17AkronLost 27–30 vs. Central Michigan-3Central MichiganLost 26–27 at Buffalo-1BuffaloLost 27–34 vs. Kent State-7Kent StateWon 35–33 vs. Miami (OH)+2Miami (OH)Won 34–26 at Eastern Michigan+8Eastern MichiganLost 23–35 vs. Toledo-12ToledoLost 10–21 at Bowling Green-11Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSyracuseL 9–⁠2974%
Sep 11vsDuquesneL 26–⁠2876%
Sep 16atLouisianaL 14–⁠4924%
Sep 25atNorthwesternL 6–⁠3533%
Oct 2atAkronW 34–⁠1757%
Oct 9vsCentral MichiganL 27–⁠3058%
Oct 16atBuffaloL 26–⁠2734%
Oct 23vsKent StateL 27–⁠3451%
Nov 2vsMiami (OH)W 35–⁠3341%
Nov 9atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠2632%
Nov 16vsToledoL 23–⁠3548%
Nov 26atBowling GreenL 10–⁠2160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 21–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠364
Coach
Tim Albin
Elo
1394 −132 this season
SP+ rating
-11.6 No. 108 of 130; offense No. 88, defense No. 114
SRS
−16.1 No. 121 of 130 in FBS
Returning
93% of last season’s EPA, No. 18 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 99 roster talent No. 117 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Scott Isphording and Allen Rudolph
Defensive coordinators
Ron Collins and Pete Germano
Captains
Kai Caesar, Alvin Floyd, Bryce Houston, Cameron Odem, Nick Sink and Julian Ross
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 130
  • Defense104th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted84th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1545%1.1363rd of 130
Defense0.2348%1.20104th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.23 def		42% off
50% def		—84th off
113th 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
Offense3.6own 2916% allowed
Defense4.0own 2912% caused

CORE rating -8.7, 98th of 130 (offense -0.9, defense 7.8).

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 yardsKurtis Rourke QB1,817 yds
Passing touchdownsKurtis Rourke QB11 TD
Rushing yardsDe’Montre Tuggle RB804 yds
Rushing touchdownsArmani Rogers QB7 TD
Receiving yardsCameron Odom WR406 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsiah Cox WR4 TD
TacklesBryce Houston LB104 tkl
SacksWill Evans DE4.5 sacks
InterceptionsTariq Drake S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Shakari Denson ATH★★★No. 1153
Aramoni Rhone WR★★★No. 1250
Sieh Bangura RB★★★No. 1280
Bryce Butler TE★★★No. 1439
Davion Weatherspoon OL★★★No. 1535

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.828
Receivers43.00.831
Offensive line32.70.816
Defensive line33.00.813
Linebackers12.00.790
Defensive backs32.70.808
Athletes and specialists13.00.852
Whole class172.80.820

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 99

The 2021 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 1

The 2021 portal
T.J. Jackson OT★★★from Virginia Tech

Transfers out 5

Marcus Coleman DL★★★no new school on file
Marlin Brooks CB★★★no new school on file
Shane Hooks WR★★★to Jackson State
Cleotis Anglin TE★★to Bethune-Cookman
Darfnell Gouin WR★★no new school on file

2021 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan6–⁠29–⁠4
Northern Illinois6–⁠29–⁠5
Kent State6–⁠27–⁠7
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠6
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠48–⁠5
Eastern Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠53–⁠9
Buffalo2–⁠64–⁠8
Bowling Green2–⁠64–⁠8
Akron1–⁠72–⁠10

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