Akron Zips
Akron is No. 134 of 138 in the model after week 6 (1-5, 0-2 in conference play). Its projected final record is 2.4-9.6, with a <1% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #134in the model (– from last week)
- 2.4-9.6projected final record
- −18.1points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Akron's best unit is its rush offense (No. 83 in FBS); its weakest is its pass defense (No. 134). Overall, the offense ranks No. 96 and the defense No. 136, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 6 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 134, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Akron's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 134) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Akron would usually have won 1.8 games; it has won 1.
Postseason odds: 0% to win the Mid-American, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 1% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 19.7points per game
- 32.2points allowed per game
- 41%offensive success rate
- 45%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Brayden Roggow, 834 yards, 6 TD, 5 INT
- Rushing: Jordan Gant, 406 yards on 83 carries, 3 TD
- Receiving: Kyan Mason, 16 catches, 162 yards, 0 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at No. 22 Wake Forest | L 16-38 | 1% win |
| 2 | vs Robert Morris | W 45-10 | 97% win |
| 3 | at Minnesota | L 7-41 | 1% win |
| 4 | vs UNLV | L 10-38 | 2% win |
| 5 | at Central Michigan | L 17-41 | 3% win |
| 6 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 23-25 | 77% win |
| 7 | at Miami (OH) | 17% to win | |
| 8 | at Kent State | 30% to win | |
| 10 | vs Ohio | 24% to win | |
| 11 | vs Western Michigan | 17% to win | |
| 12 | at Massachusetts | 17% to win | |
| 13 | vs Buffalo | 39% to win |
Mid-American in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Western Michigan | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.3-3.7 |
| 75 | Toledo | 4-2 | 1-1 | 8.0-4.0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.1-3.9 |
| 98 | Miami (OH) | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.5-5.5 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 4-2 | 1-2 | 7.4-4.6 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 4-3 | 3-0 | 6.0-6.0 |
| 119 | Central Michigan | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.0-6.0 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 2-4 | 2-0 | 4.4-7.6 |
| 126 | Kent State | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4.8-7.2 |
| 131 | Ball State | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3.5-8.5 |
| 134 | Akron | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2.4-9.6 |
| 138 | Sacramento State | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2.1-9.9 |
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