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Ohio's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Wed 8/27	Ohio at Rutgers	+12
Fri 9/5	Ohio vs West Virginia	-0
Fri 9/12	Ohio at Ohio State	+36
Fri 9/19	Ohio vs Gardner-Webb	-20.5
Fri 9/26	Ohio vs Bowling Green	-11.5
Fri 10/3	Ohio at Ball State	-17.5
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/17	Ohio vs Northern Illinois	-12
Fri 10/24	Ohio at Eastern Michigan	-9
	BYE WEEK
Mon 11/3	Ohio vs Miami (OH)	-12
Mon 11/10	Ohio at Western Michigan	-13
Mon 11/17	Ohio vs Massachusetts	-22
Thu 11/27	Ohio at Buffalo	-2.5

Record Prediction: 8.0 - 4.0 #32
Schedule Rating: #102
Future 2026 Schedule

Ohio's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
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

2024 Schedule Rating: #128
2024 Record: 11 - 3 (MAC: 8 - 1)
Spread Record 9 - 5 - 0 | O/U 6 - 8

Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 0 Avg, 2 Bad, 8 Poor

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

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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

Ohio's 2020 Schedule
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/4	Ohio at Central Michigan	-3.0	54.5	L 27 - 30	O	N
Tue 11/10	Ohio vs Akron	-27.0	58.0	W 24 - 10	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/28	Ohio vs Bowling Green	-22.5	55.0	W 52 - 10	O	Y
Sat 12/5	Ohio vs Buffalo	+11.0	58.0		U	Y
Sat 12/12	Ohio at Kent State	+4.0	68.5		U	Y

2025 class: 115 points #119
2024 class: 156 points #91
2023 class: 141 points #95
2022 class: 54 points #132
2021 class: 138 points #99

Average Class Ranking: #107
Average Recruiting Points: 121

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

2020 class: 117 points #129
2019 class: 138 points #103
2018 class: 111 points #121
2017 class: 121 points #103
2016 class: 110 points #115

Average Class Ranking: #114
Average Recruiting Points: 119

Offensive Coordinator Scott Isphording

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Parker Navarro	195	295	66%	2423	13	11	8.2
Nick Poulos	22	49	45%	271	2	1	5.5

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Parker Navarro	160	1047	18	6.5	55
Nick Poulos	28	149	1	5.3	22
Tim Carpenter (Tr)	11	86	0	7.8	27
Duncan Brune	26	84	1	3.2	8

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Chase Hendricks	40	471	1	11.8	56
Rodney Harris II	23	299	0	13.0	52
Mason Williams	19	211	2	11.1	21
Caleb Gossett	16	158	0	9.9	34

(Tr) - new transfer in 2025

Defensive Coordinator John Hauser

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Dustin Johnson	77	2	0	0	4
DJ Walker	53	7	0	0	7
Tank Pearson	50	2	0	0	6
Ben McNaboe	44	7	4	7	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ben McNaboe	44	7	4	7	3
Kadin Schmitz	32	4	4	0	0
Kaci Seegars	12	5	1	2	0
Austin Mitchell	3	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
DJ Walker	53	7	7
Tank Pearson	50	2	6
Dustin Johnson	77	2	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 59% #53
Offense Returning Production: 55% #75
Defense Returning Production: 62% #33

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #128
12 Commits, 82.2 Avg Rating
22% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 17% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 510.00 #103
Offense Talent #100 | Defense Talent #111
2024 #122 | 2023 #118 | 2022 #119 | 2021 #117

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

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

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

Four Year Record: 31 - 10
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 25 - 15 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 21 - 5

2021 - 2018 Records
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

2018 Record: 9 - 4
2018 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Eight Year Record: 52 - 30
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 43 - 38 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 44 - 16

Ohio Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
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
2015	Camellia Bowl	Ohio vs App State	+9.5		L 29 - 31

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

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	.18 (76)	45% (33)	3.61 (92)	31.2 (18)	46%	50%	.02 (3)	35% (8)	2.45 (2)	29.9 (91)

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	14	32:43 (2)	21.9 (10)	48%	60%	5.5 (81)	44.9 (70)	1.6 (110)	1.5	6.3 (15)	2.5 (18)	3

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	13	33:23 (10)	20.8 (55)	46%	50%	5.6 (60)	51.8 (79)	1 (19)	1.8	7.4 (7)	2.8 (12)	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	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)

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	13	24.3	24.8	21	45.2% (33)	3.61 (92)	1	21	348	144	204	3.9	52% (46)	47% (91)	44% (61)	48% (17)	15% (53)	.18 (76)
2023 Defense	13	15.8	16.8	14	35% (8)	2.45 (2)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	44% (10)	54% (123)	35% (9)	36% (12)	21% (9)	.02 (3)

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	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)

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	13	52% (46)	44% (61)	37.3	144.4	3.9	18 (77)	.1 (95)	2.99 (90)	73% (75)	9% (39)	0.81 (131)
2023 Defense	13	44% (10)	35% (9)	-	-	-	-	-.06 (3)	2.54 (8)	70% (47)	15% (3)	1.07 (101)

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	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)

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	13	47% (91)	48% (17)	18.4	29.5	203.6	6.9	11.1	16 (92)	9 (40)	.31 (57)	1.4 (123)	30% (31)	35% (30)	.32 (72)	6% (84)	1.7 (131)
2023 Defense	13	54% (123)	36% (12)	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 (15)	.14 (14)	1.5 (30)	36% (15)	23% (5)	.19 (15)	5% (94)	1.9 (27)

Team Notes (5/5) QB Navarro back, JAG passer but strong runner ❌
(5/5) RB rebuild, Brune starter in spring, track runner ❌
(5/5) Def OK LY, returns good prod. 8 portal adds ❌
(3/26) WR rebuild, have a lot of depth. TE exp'd ❌
(3/26) OL 3/5 back, OK LY. Have depth ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes (5/5) HC Smith was OC/PGC for past 3 years ❌
(5/5) LY HC Albin left Ohio for Charlotte? Bad sign ❌

Power Ratings Overall: -3.89 #78
Offense: 11.21 #84
Defense: 15.10 #71
SP+ Overall: -1.8 #72
SP+ Offense: 24.3 #91
SP+ Defense: 26.1 #54

Returning Prod '24 QB Parker Navarro returns
Returning Production: 59% #53
Offense: 55% #75 | Defense: 62% #33
OL Prod: 37% #111, 2 clear starters
OL Snaps: 2385 #90 | From Portal: 23 #91
Rush Prod: 47% #75 | Rec Prod: 48% #69
Def Front Seven: 45% - Secondary: 82%

Roster Team Talent #103 Blue Chips: 0% #99
Offense Talent #100 Defense Talent #111
Crootin Class #119 - 4 YR Rank #107
Portal Class #128 - 12 players, 82 Avg
22% of Roster from Portal, 17% TY
27 New Players, 27% of '25 Roster #21

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 8.0 - 4.0 #32
Schedule Rating: -91 #102
View Schedule & Predicted Results
Opps: Elite: 1, Good: 1, Avg: 0, Bad: 2, Poor: 8

Scoring Scoring: 29.3 - 18.1 (24 - 16) in '24
Scoring at Home: 34 - 14 | Road: 23 - 24
OC: Scott Isphording - in his second season
DC: John Hauser - in his second season

Records 2024 Record: 11 - 3 (9 - 5 - 0) (MAC: 8 - 1)
2023 Record: 10 - 3 (7 - 6 - 0) (MAC: 6 - 2)
2022 Record: 10 - 4 (9 - 4 - 1) (MAC: 7 - 2)
4 Yr Record: (31 - 10) | 8 Yr Record: (52 - 30)

'24 OffenseVery Run heavy Offense 59%, Pass: 41%
Good Offense Success Rate of 46%
Good Offensive Explosiveness
Avg in Scoring Position 4.15 PPO
Good Run Success 47%
Good Pass Success 45%
Poor Offensive Turnovers
Bad OL Grades, Avg OL Yds Per Rush
Good 1st/2nd Down Success 71%
Great when off Schedule 37%

'24 DefenseGood DL Grades, Great Sacks/Turnovers
Great Defense Success Rate of 37%
Bad in Scoring Position 3.79 PPO
Great Run Def Success 34%
Avg Pass Def Success 40%
Great Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Good at Forcing Turnovers
Bad Penalty Team, Avg Field Position
Great 1st/2nd Down Success 65%
Great when Opp is off Schedule 24%

Team NotesQB Navarro back, JAG passer but strong runner
RB rebuild, Brune starter in spring, track runner
Def OK LY, returns good prod. 8 portal adds
HC Smith was OC/PGC for past 3 years
LY HC Albin left Ohio for Charlotte? Bad sign
WR rebuild, have a lot of depth. TE exp'd
OL 3/5 back, OK LY. Have depth