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Akron's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Wed 8/27	Akron vs Wyoming	+3.5
Fri 9/5	Akron at Nebraska	+33
Fri 9/12	Akron at UAB	+7
Fri 9/19	Akron vs Duquesne	-4.5
Fri 9/26	Akron at Toledo	+20
Fri 10/3	Akron vs Central Michigan	+2.5
Fri 10/10	Akron vs Miami (OH)	+4.5
Fri 10/17	Akron at Ball State	-1.5
Fri 10/24	Akron at Buffalo	+13.5
	BYE WEEK
Mon 11/3	Akron vs Massachusetts	-6
Mon 11/10	Akron vs Kent State	-11
Mon 11/17	Akron at Bowling Green	+10

Record Prediction: 4.8 - 7.2 #103
Schedule Rating: #132
Future 2026 Schedule

Akron's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Akron at Ohio State	+50.5	58.5	L 6 - 52	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Akron at Rutgers	+24.5	41.5	L 17 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/14	Akron vs Colgate	-13.5	48.5	W 31 - 20	O	N
Sat 9/21	Akron at South Carolina	+25.0	42.0	L 7 - 50	O	N
Sat 9/28	Akron at Ohio	+8.5	46.0	L 10 - 30	U	N
Sat 10/5	Akron vs Bowling Green	+17.0	48.5	L 20 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/12	Akron at Western Michigan	+9.5	48.5	L 24 - 34	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/26	Akron vs Eastern Michigan	+2.5	50.5	W 25 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Akron vs Buffalo	-1.0	49.0	L 30 - 41	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/13	Akron at Northern Illinois	+14.0	43.5	L 16 - 29	O	Y
Tue 11/19	Akron at Kent State	-10.5	49.0	W 38 - 17	O	Y
Tue 11/26	Akron vs Toledo	+9.5	50.5	W 21 - 14	U	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #77
2024 Record: 4 - 8 (MAC: 3 - 5)
Spread Record 6 - 6 - 0 | O/U 7 - 5

Opponents: 0 Elite, 1 Good, 1 Avg, 1 Bad, 9 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 0 Good, 2 Avg, 3 Bad, 5 Poor

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Akron's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Akron at Temple	+9.5	55.0	L 21 - 24	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Akron vs Morgan State	-25.0	46.0	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/16	Akron at Kentucky	+25.0	48.5	L 3 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/23	Akron at Indiana	+16.5	45.5	L 27 - 29	O	Y
Sat 9/30	Akron vs Buffalo	-3.0	53.0	L 10 - 13	U	N
Sat 10/7	Akron vs Northern Illinois	+4.0	42.5	L 14 - 55	O	N
Sat 10/14	Akron at Central Michigan	+10.5	44.0	L 10 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/21	Akron at Bowling Green	+7.0	37.0	L 14 - 41	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/1	Akron vs Kent State	-4.0	39.0	W 31 - 27	O	N
Wed 11/8	Akron at Miami (OH)	+17.5	37.5	L 0 - 19	U	N
Tue 11/14	Akron at Eastern Michigan	+3.5	39.5	L 27 - 30	O	Y
Fri 11/24	Akron vs Ohio	+13.5	41.5	L 14 - 25	U	Y

Akron's 2022 Schedule
Thu 9/1	Akron vs St. Francis (PA)			W 30 - 23
Sat 9/10	Akron at Michigan State	+34.5	56.0	L 0 - 52	U	N
Sat 9/17	Akron at Tennessee	+47.5	67.0	L 6 - 63	O	N
Sat 9/24	Akron at Liberty	+26.5	52.5	L 12 - 21	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Akron vs Bowling Green	+9.0	49.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/8	Akron at Ohio	+10.0	58.5	L 34 - 55	O	N
Sat 10/15	Akron vs Central Michigan	+12.0	60.5	L 21 - 28	U	Y
Sat 10/22	Akron at Kent State	+16.0	65.0	L 27 - 33	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Akron vs Miami (OH)	+9.0	51.5	L 9 - 27	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/8	Akron vs Eastern Michigan	+6.5	57.0	L 28 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Akron at Buffalo	+14.0	43.5		U	Y
Sat 11/26	Akron at Northern Illinois	+9.5	51.5	W 44 - 12	O	Y
Fri 12/2	Akron at Buffalo	+12.0	55.0	L 22 - 23	U	Y

Akron's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Akron at Auburn	+37.5	56.5	L 10 - 60	O	N
Sat 9/11	Akron vs Temple	+6.5	51.5	L 24 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/18	Akron vs Bryant	-14.0	49.5	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Akron at Ohio State	+48.5	66.5	L 7 - 59	U	N
Sat 10/2	Akron vs Ohio	+10.0	55.0	L 17 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/9	Akron at Bowling Green	+14.0	46.0	W 35 - 20	O	Y
Sat 10/16	Akron at Miami (OH)	+20.0	51.0	L 21 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/23	Akron vs Buffalo	+13.5	58.5	L 10 - 45	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/2	Akron vs Ball State	+20.0	58.0	L 25 - 31	U	Y
Tue 11/9	Akron at Western Michigan	+24.5	62.0	L 40 - 45	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Akron vs Kent State	+13.5	72.5	L 0 - 38	U	N
Sat 11/27	Akron at Toledo	+28.5	57.5	L 14 - 49	O	N

Akron's 2020 Schedule
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/4	Akron vs Western Michigan	+20.0	52.0	L 13 - 58	O	N
Tue 11/10	Akron at Ohio	+27.0	58.0	L 10 - 24	U	Y
Tue 11/17	Akron at Kent State	+26.5	59.0	L 35 - 69	O	N
Sat 11/28	Akron vs Miami (OH)	+14.0	55.0	L 7 - 38	U	N
Sat 12/5	Akron vs Bowling Green	-2.5	54.5	W 31 - 3	U	Y
Sat 12/12	Akron at Buffalo	+33.5	58.5	L 7 - 56	O	N

2025 class: 97 points #124
2024 class: 147 points #101
2023 class: 121 points #107
2022 class: 82 points #127
2021 class: 113 points #119

Average Class Ranking: #116
Average Recruiting Points: 112

Class Averages
Mid-American Class: 135 #102
Group of 5 Class: 135 #102
FBS Class: 179 #69

2020 class: 129 points #125
2019 class: 130 points #114
2018 class: 109 points #127
2017 class: 89 points #131
2016 class: 82 points #132

Average Class Ranking: #126
Average Recruiting Points: 108

Offensive Coordinator Taylor Housewright

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Ben Finley	211	387	55%	2581	16	9	6.7
Michael Johnson Jr. (Tr)	2	3	67%	31	0	0	10.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	YPC	LONG
Ben Finley	80	51	0.6	33
Marquese Williams	6	13	2.2	7
Michael Johnson Jr. (Tr)	4	-8	-2.0	4

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jacob Newell	35	254	2	7.3	29
Israel Polk	24	201	0	8.4	19
Connor Cravaack	13	147	0	11.3	30
Tim Grear Jr. (Tr)	4	46	0	11.5	18

(Tr) - new transfer in 2025

Defensive Coordinator Tim Tibesar

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Justin Anderson	42	3	1	0	0
Gage Summers	35	0	0	0	0
Elijah Reed	32	2	0	1	4
Aman Greenwood	20	1	1	1	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Justin Anderson	42	3	1	0	0
Bruno Dall	9	2	1	2	1
Dimitri Madden	4	2	1	0	0
Aman Greenwood	20	1	1	1	3

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Elijah Reed	32	2	0	1	4
Aman Greenwood	20	1	1	1	3
Malcom DeWalt IV	7	0	0	0	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 49% #91
Offense Returning Production: 60% #57
Defense Returning Production: 38% #116

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #120
14 Commits, 82.9 Avg Rating
32% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 23% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 436.00 #119
Offense Talent #119 | Defense Talent #119
2024 #75 | 2023 #117 | 2022 #95 | 2021 #119

2025 - 2022 Records
2025 Record: 0 - 0
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 4 - 8
2024 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2023 Record: 2 - 10
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 5 - 6 - 1 | Totals: 5 - 7

2022 Record: 2 - 10
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 7 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

Four Year Record: 8 - 28
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 18 - 16 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 5 - 19

2021 - 2018 Records
2021 Record: 2 - 10
2021 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2020 Record: 1 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 1 - 5
Spread: 2 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 3

2019 Record: 0 - 12
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 1 - 11 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2018 Record: 4 - 8
2018 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

Eight Year Record: 15 - 63
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 31 - 45 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 10 - 45

Akron Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2017	Raton Bowl	Akron vs Florida Atlantic	+23.5	65.5	L 3 - 50
2015	Potato Bowl	Akron vs Utah State	+6.5		W 23 - 21

Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.07 (122)	39% (114)	3.26 (120)	26.4 (124)	36%	31%	.21 (91)	45% (101)	4.19 (108)	28.9 (66)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.04 (129)	36% (124)	2.59 (131)	27.6 (112)	33%	35%	.12 (29)	39% (37)	3.78 (68)	33 (129)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	12	28:33 (109)	17.9 (113)	36%	31%	6.3 (75)	48.7 (46)	1.7 (97)	0.8	5 (87)	1.5 (108)	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	12	29:33 (104)	16.7 (121)	33%	35%	6.9 (102)	60.2 (95)	1.8 (97)	0.9	5.2 (87)	1.6 (108)	1

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	12	20.4	25.4	16.9	38.8% (114)	3.26 (120)	1.7	18	333	101	233	3.5	40% (124)	59% (13)	44% (64)	36% (118)	17% (85)	.07 (122)
2024 Defense	12	32	24.6	37.3	44.6% (101)	4.19 (108)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	54% (111)	45% (23)	41% (55)	49% (126)	14% (96)	.21 (91)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	12	16.3	18.6	14.6	36.4% (124)	2.59 (131)	1.8	17	279	81	198	2.8	40% (124)	58% (14)	41% (86)	34% (121)	18% (104)	.04 (129)
2023 Defense	12	28	28.2	27.9	39.2% (37)	3.78 (68)	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	52% (100)	47% (34)	41% (53)	38% (22)	14% (110)	.12 (29)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	12	40% (124)	44% (64)	28.5	100.5	3.5	11 (116)	.03 (114)	2.82 (103)	78% (34)	10% (77)	0.91 (93)
2024 Defense	12	54% (111)	41% (55)	-	-	-	-	.1 (57)	2.95 (58)	65% (24)	9% (95)	0.98 (66)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	12	40% (124)	41% (86)	28.8	81	2.8	12 (116)	.09 (97)	2.74 (123)	81% (16)	10% (72)	0.9 (110)
2023 Defense	12	52% (100)	41% (53)	-	-	-	-	.11 (49)	2.91 (38)	72% (62)	10% (77)	1.09 (110)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	12	59% (13)	36% (118)	19.5	35	232.5	6.6	11.9	16 (87)	10 (63)	.12 (118)	1.6 (54)	35% (121)	25% (120)	.07 (133)	7% (91)	2.1 (36)
2024 Defense	12	45% (23)	49% (126)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3 (132)	.37 (122)	1.5 (45)	28% (120)	36% (121)	.45 (114)	5% (90)	2.1 (71)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	12	58% (14)	34% (121)	21.5	35.4	197.6	5.6	9.2	10 (120)	15 (116)	.07 (127)	1.4 (128)	35% (118)	24% (120)	.13 (122)	8% (121)	2.1 (54)
2023 Defense	12	47% (34)	38% (22)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (120)	.18 (19)	1.7 (102)	35% (23)	30% (63)	.31 (67)	5% (112)	2.2 (115)

Team Notes (3/26) QB Finley back, JAG. Depth looks v light ❌
(3/26) RB complete rebuild. Limited options, 1 portal ❌
(3/26) WR complete rebuild, 3 portals. TE Newell good ❌
(3/26) OL poor LY, 2/5 back. 3 portals. ❌
(3/26) Def improved LY, replacing most. 5 portals ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes (5/6) Ineligible for bowl due to APR below 914 ❌
(3/26) HC Moorhead tough job, jumped to 4 W's LY ❌

Power Ratings Overall: -19.21 #121
Offense: 5.26 #122
Defense: 24.47 #118
SP+ Overall: -18.9 #129
SP+ Offense: 17.2 #125
SP+ Defense: 36.1 #118

Returning Prod HC Moorhead, OC Housewright & QB all back
'24 QB Ben Finley returns
Returning Production: 49% #91
Offense: 60% #57 | Defense: 38% #116
OL Prod: 30% #121, 2 clear starters
OL Snaps: 1476 #127 | From Portal: 27 #89
Rush Prod: 5% #136 | Rec Prod: 24% #114
Def Front Seven: 23% - Secondary: 39%

Roster Team Talent #119 Blue Chips: 3% #61
Offense Talent #119 Defense Talent #119
Crootin Class #124 - 4 YR Rank #116
Portal Class #120 - 14 players, 83 Avg
32% of Roster from Portal, 23% TY
23 New Players, 35% of '25 Roster #14

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 4.8 - 7.2 #103
Schedule Rating: -143 #132
View Schedule & Predicted Results
Opps: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg: 1, Bad: 1, Poor: 9

Scoring Scoring: 20.4 - 32 (16 - 28) in '24
Scoring at Home: 25 - 25 | Road: 17 - 37
OC: Taylor Housewright - in his second season
DC: Tim Tibesar - been DC for 3 years

Records 2024 Record: 4 - 8 (6 - 6 - 0) (MAC: 3 - 5)
2023 Record: 2 - 10 (5 - 6 - 1) (MAC: 1 - 7)
2022 Record: 2 - 10 (7 - 4 - 0) (MAC: 1 - 7)
4 Yr Record: (8 - 28) | 8 Yr Record: (15 - 63)

'24 OffenseVery Pass heavy Offense 59%, Run: 40%
Awful Offense Success Rate of 39%
Awful Offensive Explosiveness
Awful in Scoring Position 3.26 PPO
Avg Run Success 44%
Awful Pass Success 36%
Bad Offensive Turnovers
Poor OL Grades, Poor OL Yds Per Rush
Awful 1st/2nd Down Success 65%
Awful when off Schedule 25%

'24 DefenseAvg DL Grades, Poor Sacks/Turnovers
Poor Defense Success Rate of 45%
Poor in Scoring Position 4.19 PPO
Avg Run Def Success 41%
Awful Pass Def Success 49%
Poor Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Poor at Forcing Turnovers
Avg Penalty Team, Bad Field Position
Awful 1st/2nd Down Success 72%
Awful when Opp is off Schedule 36%

Team NotesIneligible for bowl due to APR below 914
QB Finley back, JAG. Depth looks v light
RB complete rebuild. Limited options, 1 portal
WR complete rebuild, 3 portals. TE Newell good
OL poor LY, 2/5 back. 3 portals.
Def improved LY, replacing most. 5 portals
HC Moorhead tough job, jumped to 4 W's LY