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Joe Moorhead (4th year) (13-35) #1
Record: 5 - 7 (4 - 4) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#134)
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Akron's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/28	Akron vs Wyoming	+8.5	49.5	L 0 - 10	U	N
Sat 9/6	Akron at Nebraska	+34.0	47.5	L 0 - 68	O	N
Sat 9/13	Akron at UAB	+12.5	58.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Akron vs Duquesne	-10.5	51.0	W 51 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Akron at Toledo	+21.5	50.5	L 3 - 45	U	N
Sat 10/4	Akron vs Central Michigan	+7.0	47.5	W 28 - 22	O	Y
Sat 10/11	Akron vs Miami (OH)	+11.5	47.5	L 7 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/18	Akron at Ball State	-2.5	44.5	L 28 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/25	Akron at Buffalo	+10.0	48.5	W 24 - 16	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/4	Akron vs Massachusetts	-12.5	51.5	W 44 - 10	O	Y
Tue 11/11	Akron vs Kent State	-7.5	49.5	L 35 - 42	O	N
Tue 11/18	Akron at Bowling Green	+2.5	47.5	W 19 - 16	U	Y

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #134
Future 2027 Schedule

Akron's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/28	Akron vs Wyoming	+8.5	49.5	L 0 - 10	U	N
Sat 9/6	Akron at Nebraska	+34.0	47.5	L 0 - 68	O	N
Sat 9/13	Akron at UAB	+12.5	58.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Akron vs Duquesne	-10.5	51.0	W 51 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Akron at Toledo	+21.5	50.5	L 3 - 45	U	N
Sat 10/4	Akron vs Central Michigan	+7.0	47.5	W 28 - 22	O	Y
Sat 10/11	Akron vs Miami (OH)	+11.5	47.5	L 7 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/18	Akron at Ball State	-2.5	44.5	L 28 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/25	Akron at Buffalo	+10.0	48.5	W 24 - 16	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/4	Akron vs Massachusetts	-12.5	51.5	W 44 - 10	O	Y
Tue 11/11	Akron vs Kent State	-7.5	49.5	L 35 - 42	O	N
Tue 11/18	Akron at Bowling Green	+2.5	47.5	W 19 - 16	U	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #77
2025 Record: 5 - 7 (MAC: 4 - 4)
Spread Record 6 - 6 - 0 | O/U 7 - 5

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

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 2 Good, 0 Avg, 2 Bad, 7 Poor

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Akron's 2024 Schedule
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

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

2026 class: 128 points   #137
2025 class: 114 points   #137
2024 class: 143 points   #111
2023 class: 126 points   #127
2022 class: 82 points   #142

Average Class Ranking:   #131
Average Recruiting Points: 119

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Poor G5
4 Year Class: #128 - Best: #111 Worst: #142

CFB Crootin Averages
Mid-American Class: 146  #111
Group of 5 Class: 154  #103
FBS Class: 189  #71

2021 class: 117 points   #130
2020 class: 134 points   #124
2019 class: 131 points   #116
2018 class: 109 points   #124
2017 class: 89 points   #130

Average Class Ranking:   #125
Average Recruiting Points: 116

Transfer Portal Classes
2025 Portal Class #123 - 20 players, 82 Avg
2025 Portal Class #123 - 20 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #93 - 17 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #93 - 11 players, 86 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #59 - 19 players, 83 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Taylor Housewright (in his second season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Brayden Roggow	11	17	65%	91	0	0	5.4
Reese Poffenbarger	5	7	71%	36	0	0	5.1

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jordan Gant (Tr)	213	1032	6	4.8	36
Sean Patrick	69	274	1	4.0	25
Marquese Williams	21	86	0	4.1	14
Taven Curry (Tr)	9	54	0	6.0	15

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Marcel Williams (Tr)	45	641	2	14.2	46
Kyan Mason	33	481	5	14.6	62
Connor Cravaack	18	147	2	8.2	27
Sean Patrick	11	136	0	12.4	22

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Tim Tibesar (been DC for 3 years) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Mehki Flowers (Tr)	42	1	0	0	1
Alex Branch	33	3	0	2	2
Cyrus Durham (Tr)	32	9	4	7	0
Rodrick Hunter	28	2	1	0	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Cyrus Durham (Tr)	32	9	4	7	0
Ronald Hull	20	3	3	2	0
Rodrick Hunter	28	2	1	0	2
Jamari Somerville (Tr)	15	2	1	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Terence Thomas	18	0	0	0	2
Rodrick Hunter	28	2	1	0	2
Alex Branch	33	3	0	2	2

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 33% #123
Offense Returning Production: 36% #114
Defense Returning Production: 30% #128
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Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #123
20 Commits, 82.5 Avg Rating
36% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 26% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 472.00 #122
Offense Talent #122 | Defense Talent #121
2025 #122 | 2024 #76 | 2023 #102 | 2022 #95

2025 - 2023 Records
2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

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

Four Year Record: 16 - 32
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 23 - 24 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 12 - 20

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 2 - 10
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 7 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

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

Eight Year Record: 21 - 69
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 38 - 50 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 16 - 47

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 (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.07 (117)	1.25 (61)	38% (113)	3.25 (112)	29.4 (60)	31%	48%	.11 (46)	1.29 (90)	39% (38)	3.68 (70)	31.7 (124)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.07 (122)	1.28 (66)	39% (114)	3.26 (120)	26.4 (124)	36%	31%	.21 (91)	1.25 (54)	45% (101)	4.19 (108)	28.9 (66)

More Stats (2025)

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
2025	12	29:52	20.1	31%	48%	5.8	45.8	1.4	1.7	5.8	2.1	1

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	17.9	36%	31%	6.3	48.7	1.7	0.8	5	1.5	2

Overall Stats (2025)

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
2025 Offense	12	22.3	27.5	17	38.4% (113)	3.25 (112)	1.4	20	355	136	219	3.8	45% (102)	52% (40)	40% (98)	37% (113)	18% (113)	.07 (117)
2025 Defense	12	27.4	18.5	36.3	39.2% (38)	3.68 (70)	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	51% (76)	48% (70)	41% (60)	38% (31)	17% (33)	.11 (46)

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)

Run Game Stats (2025)

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
2025 Offense	12	45% (102)	40% (98)	35.8	136.4	3.8	9 (132)	(123)	2.8 (98)	72% (70)	10% (98)	0.82 (123)
2025 Defense	12	51% (76)	41% (60)	-	-	-	-	.03 (27)	2.75 (45)	58% (7)	11% (28)	0.92 (49)

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)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

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
2025 Offense	12	52% (40)	37% (113)	17.4	33.7	219	6.5	12.6	20 (50)	9 (88)	.18 (107)	1.6 (34)	35% (124)	28% (97)	.19 (115)	8% (123)	2.1 (58)
2025 Defense	12	48% (70)	38% (31)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (38)	.23 (60)	1.7 (121)	30% (93)	25% (15)	.22 (36)	6% (52)	2.2 (118)

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)

Injury Notes
(10/4) QB Finley missed Toledo game, ? for CMU game ❌

Staff/Schedule Notes
(10/31) Coming off only bye into Nov & last 3 MAC gms ❌
(10/31) Could get to 6-6? UMass, Kent, BG to finish ❌
(8/21) No bowl, no real bye, end on Nov 18th ❌
(5/6) Ineligible for bowl due to APR below 914 ❌
(3/26) HC Moorhead tough job, jumped to 4 W's LY ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #123SP+ #117

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

5 - 7
MAC 4 - 4

Vs Spread6 - 6 - 0Totals7 - 5

One Score Games '25: (3-2)(8-13 under J.M.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Poor G5

'26 Profile

Down to Below Avg G5

Performance #91

Special Teams #102

Returning Production

From 2025

0% #1

25 QB Ben Finley returns (OC back)

Offense 36% #114

Defense 30% #128

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 30% #1222 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 1,476 #128From Portal: 27 #89

Rush Prod: 13% #134

Rec Prod: 24% #122

Front Seven: 23% #130

Secondary: 40% #96

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #122

Blue Chips (4%) #56

Offense Talent #122

Defense Talent #121

Portal Class #12320 players (82 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1374 YR Class Rating #128

Talent Profile

Declining Poor G5

36% of Roster from Portal, 26% TY

67% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Taylor Housewright 2

(DC) Tim Tibesar 3

2025 Schedule

Information

SOS #134

Akron plays 3 opps off a byeDUQ & UMASS & BGSU

OppsElite: 0, Good: 1, Avg: 1, Bad: 1, Poor: 9

2025 Record: 5 - 7 (6 - 6 - 0) (MAC: 4 - 4)

2024 Record: 4 - 8 (6 - 6 - 0) (MAC: 3 - 5)

Win History

Past 5 years 3

Avg under Joe M 3.25

4 Yr Record (16 - 32)

8 Yr Record (21 - 69)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Killed UMass, over 430 yds, Def played well

Coming off only bye into Nov & last 3 MAC gms

QB Ben Finley & RB Jordan Grant can play, OL Avg

Could get to 6-6? UMass, Kent, BG to finish

QB Finley missed Toledo game, ? for CMU game

QB Finley playing better but this Off is terrible

Offense somehow worse than anticipated, woof

This is not an FBS roster. Bad team

No bowl, no real bye, end on Nov 18th

WR A Adams was leader WR in '23, injury probs

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%) #1

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0 #1

Defense: 0 #1

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters 0 of 22 (0%)2-Deep 0 of 44 (0%)

Senior/Gr starters: 0 (0%) (Off: 0, Def: 0)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 0 of 44 (0%)

Upperclass on Roster: 48.4%(61 of 126)

Portals

Top '25 Incoming Portals

Cyrus Durham (EDGE)3★ (.84)

Cameron Monteiro (WR)3★ (.84)

Jordan Gant (RB)3★ (.84)

Jayme Simmons (OT)3★ (.83)

Michael Johnson Jr. (QB)3★ (.83)

Tim Grear Jr. (WR)3★ (.83)

Brandon Hills Jr. (WR)3★ (.82)

Darrell Johnson Jr. (OT)3★ (.82)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '25 Incoming Recruits

Kenneth McManus IV (IOL)3★ (.86)

Jaiden Brown-Demery (IOL)3★ (.84)

Cibastian Broughton (QB)3★ (.84)

Tairan Davis Jr. (S)3★ (.83)

Marshon Gregory-Bey (EDGE)3★ (.83)

Devin Reeves (LB)3★ (.83)

Gavin James (LB)3★ (.82)

Vann Kavals (DL)3★ (.82)

Overall

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Offense

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Defense

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