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2023 Ohio

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Albin.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2023, game by game: lost at San Diego State 13–20; won vs. Long Island University 27–10; won at Florida Atlantic 17–10; won vs. Iowa State 10–7; won at Bowling Green 38–7; won vs. Kent State 42–17; lost at Northern Illinois 13–23; won vs. Western Michigan 20–17; lost vs. Miami (OH) 16–30; won at Buffalo 20–10; won vs. Central Michigan 34–20; won at Akron 25–14; won vs. Georgia Southern 41–21+31−14Lost 13–20 at San Diego State-7San Diego StateWon 27–10 vs. Long Island University+17Long Island Uni…Won 17–10 at Florida Atlantic+7Florida AtlanticWon 10–7 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateWon 38–7 at Bowling Green+31Bowling GreenWon 42–17 vs. Kent State+25Kent StateLost 13–23 at Northern Illinois-10Northern Illino…Won 20–17 vs. Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 16–30 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Won 20–10 at Buffalo+10BuffaloWon 34–20 vs. Central Michigan+14Central MichiganWon 25–14 at Akron+11AkronWon 41–21 vs. Georgia Southern+20Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26atSan Diego StateL 13–⁠2045%
Sep 2vsLong Island UniversityW 27–⁠1088%
Sep 9atFlorida AtlanticW 17–⁠1049%
Sep 16vsIowa StateW 10–⁠765%
Sep 23atBowling GreenW 38–⁠762%
Oct 7vsKent StateW 42–⁠1780%
Oct 14atNorthern IllinoisL 13–⁠2371%
Oct 21vsWestern MichiganW 20–⁠1776%
Oct 28vsMiami (OH)L 16–⁠3059%
Nov 7atBuffaloW 20–⁠1056%
Nov 15vsCentral MichiganW 34–⁠2074%
Nov 24atAkronW 25–⁠1480%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsGeorgia SouthernMyrtle Beach BowlW 41–⁠2165%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Southern 41–⁠21 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠206
Coach
Tim Albin
Elo
1595 +55 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 70 of 133; offense No. 111, defense No. 15, special teams No. 127
SRS
−4.7 No. 89 of 133 in FBS
Returning
92% of last season’s EPA, No. 3 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 97 roster talent No. 122 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Scott Isphording and Allen Rudolph
Defensive coordinator
Spence Nowinsky
Captains
Bryce Houston, Rodney Mathews, Kurtis Rourke, Keye Thompson and Sam Wiglusz
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 133
  • Defense4th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1445%1.1247th of 133
Defense-0.0836%1.284th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.01 def		43% off
40% def		—65th off
21st 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 3115% allowed
Defense2.5own 3020% caused

CORE rating 7.3, 39th of 133 (offense -0.7, defense -8.0).

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 yardsKurtis Rourke QB2,207 yds
Passing touchdownsKurtis Rourke QB11 TD
Rushing yardsSieh Bangura RB811 yds
Rushing touchdownsSieh Bangura RB7 TD
Receiving yardsSam Wiglusz WR664 yds
Receiving touchdownsMiles Cross WR5 TD
TacklesBryce Houston LB128 tkl
SacksBradley Weaver DL6 sacks
InterceptionsBryce Houston LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Chase Hendricks WR★★★No. 1113
Rickey Hunt Jr. RB★★★No. 1242
Kobi Gorman DL★★★No. 1463
Andrew Marshall LB★★★No. 1622
Mason Williams TE★★★No. 1862

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.822
Running backs13.00.856
Receivers33.00.838
Offensive line13.00.800
Defensive line33.00.824
Linebackers22.50.807
Defensive backs23.00.813
Athletes and specialists32.70.810
Whole class162.90.821

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 2023 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2023 portal
Ches Jackson OT★★★from Colorado State
Dane Jackson OL★★★from North Texas
Miles Fleming CB★★★from Minnesota
Walter Reynolds S★★from Holy Cross

Transfers out 6

Denzel Daxon DL★★★to Illinois
Nathanial Vakos K★★to Wisconsin
Cannon Blauser LB★★★no new school on file
Jamison Collier ATH★★★no new school on file
Kylen McCracken DL★★no new school on file
Tyler Mullins S★★no new school on file

2023 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠111–⁠3
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠3
Bowling Green5–⁠37–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠53–⁠9
Akron1–⁠72–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠81–⁠11

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