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Ohio Bobcats (@OhioFootball)
John Hauser (1st year) (1-0) #76
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 0 - 12 (#94) | SOS: (#75)
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Ohio's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Ohio at Nebraska	+16.5

Record Prediction: 0 - 12 #94
Schedule Rating: #75
Future 2027 Schedule

Ohio's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/28	Ohio at Rutgers	+11.5	46.5	L 31 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/6	Ohio vs West Virginia	+3.5	58.5	W 17 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/13	Ohio at Ohio State	+28.0	49.0	L 9 - 37	U	Y
Sat 9/20	Ohio vs Gardner-Webb	-30.5	55.0	W 52 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/27	Ohio vs Bowling Green	-7.5	49.5	W 35 - 20	O	Y
Sat 10/4	Ohio at Ball State	-14.0	52.5	L 14 - 20	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/18	Ohio vs Northern Illinois	-10.5	41.5	W 48 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/25	Ohio at Eastern Michigan	-11.5	60.5	W 28 - 21	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/4	Ohio vs Miami (OH)	-2.5	50.5	W 24 - 20	U	Y
Tue 11/11	Ohio at Western Michigan	+1.5	46.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
Tue 11/18	Ohio vs Massachusetts	-34.5	53.5	W 42 - 14	O	N
Fri 11/28	Ohio at Buffalo	-7.0	44.5	W 31 - 26	O	N
Tue 12/23	Ohio vs UNLV	+6.5	64.5	W 17 - 10	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: #123
2025 Record: 9 - 4 (MAC: 6 - 2)
Spread Record 6 - 6 - 1 | O/U 6 - 7

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 2 Bad, 7 Poor

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Ohio's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Ohio at Syracuse	+17.5	47.5	L 22 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/7	Ohio vs South Alabama	+1.5	55.5	W 27 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Ohio vs Morgan State	-24.5	45.5	W 21 - 6	U	N
Sat 9/21	Ohio at Kentucky	+19.0	42.0	L 6 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/28	Ohio vs Akron	-8.5	46.0	W 30 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Ohio at Central Michigan	-3.0	50.5	W 27 - 25	O	N
Sat 10/19	Ohio at Miami (OH)	+3.5	43.5	L 20 - 30	O	N
Sat 10/26	Ohio vs Buffalo	-4.0	46.5	W 47 - 16	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/6	Ohio at Kent State	-20.5	53.5	W 41 - 0	U	Y
Wed 11/13	Ohio vs Eastern Michigan	-10.5	51.5	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Wed 11/20	Ohio at Toledo	+1.5	47.0	W 24 - 7	U	Y
Fri 11/29	Ohio vs Ball State	-17.5	51.5	W 42 - 21	O	Y
Sat 12/7	Ohio vs Miami (OH)	+2.5	43.5	W 38 - 3	U	Y
Fri 12/20	Ohio vs Jacksonville State	-6.5	57.5	W 30 - 27	U	N

Ohio's 2023 Schedule
Sat 8/26	Ohio at San Diego State	+2.0	48.5	L 13 - 20	U	N
Sat 9/2	Ohio vs Long Island University	-34.5	58.0	W 27 - 10	U	N
Sat 9/9	Ohio at Florida Atlantic	+3.5	61.5	W 17 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Ohio vs Iowa State	+1.5	42.0	W 10 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Ohio at Bowling Green	-13.0	45.0	W 38 - 7	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/7	Ohio vs Kent State	-24.5	45.5	W 42 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Ohio at Northern Illinois	-5.5	45.0	L 13 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/21	Ohio vs Western Michigan	-16.5	52.0	W 20 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/28	Ohio vs Miami (OH)	-7.5	39.0	L 16 - 30	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/7	Ohio at Buffalo	-9.5	45.5	W 20 - 10	U	Y
Wed 11/15	Ohio vs Central Michigan	-11.5	48.5	W 34 - 20	O	Y
Fri 11/24	Ohio at Akron	-13.5	41.5	W 25 - 14	U	N
Sat 12/16	Ohio vs Georgia Southern	+1.5	48.5	W 41 - 21	O	Y

Ohio's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Ohio vs Florida Atlantic	+6.0	51.0	W 41 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/10	Ohio at Penn State	+28.0	55.0	L 10 - 46	O	N
Sat 9/17	Ohio at Iowa State	+20.0	48.0	L 10 - 43	O	N
Sat 9/24	Ohio vs Fordham	-16.5	73.5	W 59 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/1	Ohio at Kent State	+13.0	65.5	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Ohio vs Akron	-10.0	58.5	W 55 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/15	Ohio at Western Michigan	+2.0	61.5	W 33 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/22	Ohio vs Northern Illinois	+2.5	65.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/1	Ohio vs Buffalo	+2.5	61.0	W 45 - 24	O	Y
Tue 11/8	Ohio at Miami (OH)	-2.5	52.0	W 37 - 21	O	Y
Tue 11/15	Ohio at Ball State	-3.5	57.5	W 32 - 18	U	Y
Tue 11/22	Ohio vs Bowling Green	-5.5	52.5	W 38 - 14	U	Y
Sat 12/3	Ohio vs Toledo	+3.5	54.5	L 7 - 17	U	N
Fri 12/30	Ohio vs Wyoming	-3.0	43.0	W 30 - 27	O	N

Ohio's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Ohio vs Syracuse	-2.0	55.5	L 9 - 29	U	N
Sat 9/11	Ohio vs Duquesne	-28.5	49.0	L 26 - 28	O	N
Thu 9/16	Ohio at Louisiana	+18.5	56.5	L 14 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/25	Ohio at Northwestern	+13.5	47.5	L 6 - 35	U	N
Sat 10/2	Ohio at Akron	-10.0	55.0	W 34 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/9	Ohio vs Central Michigan	+5.0	58.0	L 27 - 30	U	Y
Sat 10/16	Ohio at Buffalo	+7.5	54.5	L 26 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/23	Ohio vs Kent State	+5.0	68.5	L 27 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/2	Ohio vs Miami (OH)	+7.0	54.5	W 35 - 33	O	Y
Tue 11/9	Ohio at Eastern Michigan	+6.0	61.5	W 34 - 26	U	Y
Tue 11/16	Ohio vs Toledo	+7.5	57.5	L 23 - 35	O	N
Fri 11/26	Ohio at Bowling Green	-6.0	48.0	L 10 - 21	U	N

2026 class: 172 points   #102
2025 class: 141 points   #126
2024 class: 156 points   #105
2023 class: 141 points   #102
2022 class: 54 points   #125

Average Class Ranking:   #112
Average Recruiting Points: 133

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #110 - Best: #102 Worst: #126

CFB Crootin Averages
Mid-American Class: 164  #110
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 141 points   #100
2020 class: 120 points   #129
2019 class: 139 points   #109
2018 class: 111 points   #127
2017 class: 121 points   #87

Average Class Ranking:   #110
Average Recruiting Points: 126

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #127 - 20 players, 83 Avg
2025 Portal Class #122 - 21 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #108 - 23 players, 83 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 4 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #153 - 3 players, 81 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Scott Isphording (in his second season) #108

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Matt Vezza (Tr)	226	369	61%	2673	19	7	7.2
Nick Poulos	4	8	50%	19	0	0	2.4

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Matt Vezza (Tr)	150	605	8	4.0	35
Duncan Brune	120	585	8	4.9	66
Victor Rosa (Tr)	30	155	2	5.2	31
Nick Poulos	8	34	0	4.3	19

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Victor Rosa (Tr)	15	147	1	9.8	65
Dom Dorwart	11	119	0	10.8	35
Max Rodarte	7	86	0	12.3	24
Eian Pugh	6	75	0	12.5	25

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Kurt Mattix (in his first season) #23

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Charlie Christopher	63	3	2	2	2
Michael Molnar	62	5	2	2	3
DJ Walker	55	6	0	1	1
Jack Fries	54	3	1	1	5

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Joseph Marsh	8	2	2	0	0
Charlie Christopher	63	3	2	2	2
Michael Molnar	62	5	2	2	3
Derek Reagans	8	2	2	3	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jack Fries	54	3	1	1	5
Nehemiah Dukes	28	2	1	0	3
Michael Molnar	62	5	2	2	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 56% #99
Offense Returning Production: 40% #133
Defense Returning Production: 71% #10
Ohio's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #127
20 Commits, 83.3 Avg Rating
33% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 20% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 496.00 #119
Offense Talent #119 | Defense Talent #118
2025 #101 | 2024 #122 | 2023 #123 | 2022 #119

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 9 - 4
2025 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 6 - 6 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

2024 Record: 11 - 3
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 9 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 8

2023 Record: 10 - 3
2023 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 9

Four Year Record: 30 - 10
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 22 - 17 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 20 - 5

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 10 - 4
2022 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 9 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 8 - 6

2021 Record: 3 - 9
2021 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

2020 Record: 2 - 1
2020 Conf Record: 2 - 1
Spread: 1 - 2 - 0 | Totals: 2 - 1

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Eight Year Record: 52 - 30
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 41 - 39 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 43 - 16

Ohio Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Frisco Bowl	Ohio vs UNLV	+6.5	64.5	W 17 - 10
2024	Cure Bowl	Ohio vs Jacksonville State	-6.5	57.5	W 30 - 27
2023	Beach Bowl	Ohio vs Georgia Southern	+1.5	48.5	W 41 - 21
2022	Arizona Bowl	Ohio vs Wyoming	-3.0	43.0	W 30 - 27
2019	Potato Bowl	Ohio vs Nevada	-10.5	62.5	W 30 - 21
2018	Frisco Bowl	Ohio vs San Diego State	-2.5	49.0	W 27 - 0
2017	Bahamas Bowl	Ohio vs UAB	-6.5	54.5	W 41 - 6
2016	General Bowl	Ohio vs Troy	+5.0	50.0	L 23 - 28

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	.21 (42)	1.23 (84)	45% (41)	3.55 (84)	29.9 (49)	42%	59%	.12 (54)	1.27 (75)	41% (63)	2.83 (13)	28.6 (60)

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	.24 (40)	1.24 (92)	46% (30)	4.15 (47)	27.9 (94)	48%	60%	.1 (23)	1.31 (92)	37% (10)	3.79 (68)	29.6 (84)

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	13	32:07	21.6	42%	59%	6.2	48.3	1.5	1.3	4.9	1.7	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
2024	14	32:43	21.9	48%	60%	5.5	44.9	1.6	1.5	6.3	2.5	3

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	13	27.8	36.3	21	44.9% (41)	3.55 (84)	1.5	22	412	228	184	5.4	60% (11)	38% (127)	45% (57)	46% (29)	12% (17)	.21 (42)
2025 Defense	13	21.9	20	25.8	41.3% (63)	2.83 (13)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	50% (73)	48% (65)	42% (69)	40% (57)	15% (86)	.12 (54)

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	14	29.3	33.7	23.3	45.8% (30)	4.15 (47)	1.6	22	406	214	193	5.2	59% (13)	41% (119)	47% (35)	45% (35)	14% (42)	.24 (40)
2024 Defense	14	18.1	13.8	23.5	36.9% (10)	3.79 (68)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	45% (15)	54% (121)	34% (3)	40% (57)	20% (14)	.1 (23)

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	13	60% (11)	45% (57)	42.5	228.2	5.4	32 (26)	.21 (23)	3.32 (14)	79% (23)	7% (17)	1.1 (16)
2025 Defense	13	50% (73)	42% (69)	-	-	-	-	.08 (56)	2.98 (87)	67% (32)	9% (86)	0.99 (89)

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	14	59% (13)	47% (35)	40.7	213.5	5.2	35 (8)	.24 (18)	3.1 (52)	78% (31)	9% (52)	1.12 (13)
2024 Defense	14	45% (15)	34% (3)	-	-	-	-	-.03 (6)	2.49 (8)	74% (69)	13% (13)	1 (72)

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	13	38% (127)	46% (29)	14.8	24	184.2	7.7	12.5	14 (86)	11 (60)	.27 (60)	1.4 (119)	29% (31)	33% (35)	.24 (94)	5% (35)	1.6 (135)
2025 Defense	13	48% (65)	40% (57)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (31)	.21 (54)	1.6 (88)	31% (71)	28% (39)	.2 (26)	6% (75)	2 (55)

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	14	41% (119)	45% (35)	15.5	24.7	192.5	7.8	12.4	15 (98)	12 (85)	.23 (80)	1.4 (128)	29% (32)	37% (13)	.45 (23)	5% (43)	1.8 (120)
2024 Defense	14	54% (121)	40% (57)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (52)	.22 (60)	1.5 (53)	35% (22)	24% (2)	.18 (19)	7% (40)	2.2 (107)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/24) HC Houser was DC LY under B Smith (fired LY) ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #112SP+ #84

Record Prediction: Record Predition Coming Soon

Coaching staff Rank #66

Record

0 - 0
MAC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (5-3)(0-0 under J.H.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Top G5

'26 Profile

Down to Average G5

Performance #73

Special Teams #106

Returning Production

From 2025

55% #109

OHIO lost their 25 starting QB

Offense 40% #133

Defense 71% #10

Returning Starters: 11 (Off: 2) - (Def: 9)

Proj Portal Starters: 0 (Off: 0) - (Def: 0)

Exp'd Depth: 6 (Off: 2) - (Def: 4)

OL Prod: 13% #1380 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 1,507 #124From Portal: 1350 #49

Rush Prod: 40% #104

Rec Prod: 19% #130

Front Seven: 79% #7

Secondary: 59% #65

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #119

Blue Chips (0%) #103

Offense Talent #119

Defense Talent #118

Portal Class #12720 players (83 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1024 YR Class Rating #110

Talent Profile

Improving Below Avg G5

33% of Roster from Portal, 20% TY

44% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Scott Isphording 2

#108

(DC) Kurt Mattix 1

#23

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #75

Ohio plays 0 opps off a bye

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 9 - 4 (6 - 6 - 1) (MAC: 6 - 2)

2024 Record: 11 - 3 (9 - 5 - 0) (MAC: 8 - 1)

Win History

Past 5 years 7.8

4 Yr Record (30 - 10)

8 Yr Record (52 - 30)

Notes

Live Team Notes

HC Houser was DC LY under B Smith (fired LY)

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

10,547 (55%) #110

69%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 3,688 #128

Defense: 6,859 #62

Players with Starting Exp (23) 7 on Off, 16 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 9 of 22 (40.9%)2-Deep 14 of 44 (31.8%)

Senior/Gr starters: 5 (22.7%) (Off: 1, Def: 4)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 14 of 44 (31.8%)

Upperclass on Roster: 59.4%(60 of 101)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Preston Bowman (WR)3★ (.85)

Tyler Gillison (EDGE)3★ (.84)

KJ Sejour (CB)3★ (.84)

Eli Thompson (CB)3★ (.83)

Isaiah Street (EDGE)3★ (.82)

Jake Furtney (TE)3★ (.00)

Cody Raymond (EDGE)3★ (.00)

Victor Rosa (RB)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Matt Vezza (QB)(2673 Yds, 19 TD)

Darren James-Hamilton (S)(2 Int, 0 Pd)

Eli Thompson (CB)(4 Int, 0 Pd)

DJ Walker (S)(2 Int, 1 Pd)

KJ Sejour (CB)(1 Int, 0 Pd)

Barry Dillon (CB)(0 Int, 0 Pd)

Charlie Christopher (LB)(63 Tac, 3 TFL)

Michael Molnar (LB)(62 Tac, 5 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Malachi Taylor (ATH)3★ (.86)

Kaden Page (WR)3★ (.86)

Levi Davis (QB)3★ (.86)

Danny Fortson Jr. (OT)3★ (.86)

James Brewer III (S)3★ (.86)

Kindall Brown (CB)3★ (.85)

Colton Crosley (IOL)3★ (.85)

Mike Montgomery (OT)3★ (.85)

Overall

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Offense

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Defense

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