Akron Zips
Mid-American
2-10 (1-7 conf)
SP+ #127
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- -23.1 (#127)
- SP+ Offense
- 20.3
- SP+ Defense
- 41.7
- SRS
- -22.6
- FPI
- -25.2
- Elo
- 895
- Talent
- 331
- Recruiting
- 113 (#119)
Schedule
record 2–10
Schedule
99th
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
84th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
104th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Auburn | +11 | 10-60 | -50 | L |
| 2 | vsTemple | -19.1 | 24-45 | -21 | L |
| 3 | vsBryant | FCS | 35-14 | +21 | W |
| 4 | @Ohio State | +29.3 | 7-59 | -52 | L |
| 5 | vsOhio | -11.6 | 17-34 | -17 | L |
| 6 | @Bowling Green | -12.4 | 35-20 | +15 | W |
| 7 | @Miami (OH) | +1.5 | 21-34 | -13 | L |
| 8 | vsBuffalo | -9.5 | 10-45 | -35 | L |
| 10 | vsBall State | -11.2 | 25-31 | -6 | L |
| 11 | @Western Michigan | +0.6 | 40-45 | -5 | L |
| 12 | vsKent State | -6.4 | 0-38 | -38 | L |
| 13 | @Toledo | +6.9 | 14-49 | -35 | L |
Quarterbacks · 4
2021 · 84
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Zach Gibson | SR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | DJ Irons | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Kato Nelson | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Joey Marousek | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jonzell Norrils | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Blake Hester | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Anthony Williams Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Dae'Vontay Latimer | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Anthony Williams Jr. | FR | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| RB | — | Jaylen Ball | FR | 5'9" | 192 | — |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Michael Mathison | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Konata Mumpfield | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Oran Singleton Jr. | SR | 5'9" | 165 | — |
| WR | 4th | George Qualls Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Andre Williams | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Anthony Grimes | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Shawn Naim | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Bryce Profitt | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Gavin Blunt | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Ethan Johnson | FR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Tristian Brank | — | — | — | ★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Nik Ognenovic | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Kenyon Sholty | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Matthew Monaghan | FR | 6'5" | 240 | — |
Offensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Vincent Fonte | SO | 6'4" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Deacon Allen | FR | 6'1" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Shawn Muldowney II | JR | 6'4" | 291 | — |
| OL | — | Joe Gavriloff | FR | 6'2" | 288 | — |
| OL | — | Owen Murphy | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Zach Morton | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Bryce Wilson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Ryan Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Logan Hawkins | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Curtis Fann Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Nazir Sy | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Angelo Howze | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Bennett Adler | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | David Hooks | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 10th | Andre Proffitt | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | — | Kirk Popelas | FR | 6'1" | 260 | — |
| DL | — | Eseosa Obas | FR | 6'4" | 240 | — |
Linebackers · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Jeslord Boateng | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Andrew Behm | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Bubba Arslanian | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Michael Scott | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Brandon Bischof | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Ryan McClain | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Julian Richardson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 8th | Juan Jarrett | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Reggie Corner Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 10th | Dean Ramicone | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 11th | Zach DiLauro | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 12th | Michael Snowden | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 13th | Jake Miller | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | S.L. McCall IV | FR | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| LB | — | Kyle Bischof | FR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| LB | — | Nicholas Mayle | FR | 6'2" | 255 | — |
| LB | — | Collier Brown | FR | 6'2" | 232 | — |
| LB | — | Connor Francz | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LB | — | Beau Bachie | FR | 5'11" | 222 | — |
| LB | — | Rey'Noi Summersett | FR | 6'4" | 230 | — |
Defensive Backs · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Jalen Hooks | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Randy Cochran Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Chukwudifu Ogbonna | — | — | — | — |
| CB | — | Quentin Woodall | SO | 5'10" | 175 | — |
| DB | 1st | Charles Amankwaa | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | A.J. Watts | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Tyson Durant | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Corey Thomas Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Ronald Jackson Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 203 | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Rishad Hence | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Jaylen Kelly-Powell | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| S | 2nd | DiMarco Johnson | SR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| S | 3rd | Kevin Dever | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Sean Conroy | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | MyJaden Horton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Woobendy Guerrier | — | — | — | — |
| S | 7th | Adetutu Daranijo | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | — | Owen Faulkner | FR | 5'11" | 162 | — |
| S | — | Joseph Sarpong | FR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Kyle Bauman | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Ethan Slike | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Cory Smigel | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 3rd | Jerry Fitschen | — | — | — | — |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
20.314
Off PPA
+0.1531
Pass PPA
+0.1822
Rush PPA
+0.1242
Success
41%30
Explosive
1.3377
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.15 | +0.37 |
| Passing | +0.18 | +0.39 |
| Rushing | +0.12 | +0.39 |
| 1st Down | -0.01 | +0.25 |
| 2nd Down | +0.10 | +0.31 |
| 3rd Down | +0.54 | +0.82 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
19.8
PPG Against
39.5
Differential
-19.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 2-10
- Home
- 1-5
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 1-7
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-2
- Avg Margin
- -19.7
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 1-5 | 18.5 | 34.5 |
| Away | 1-5 | 21.2 | 44.5 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| Conference | 1-7 | 20.3 | 37.0 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 19.0 | 44.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 2 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #117 | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #123 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #130 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #127 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #127 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1-5 | 1-5 | #127 | — | — |
| 2019 | 0-12 | 0-8 | #129 | — | — |
| 2018 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #120 | — | — |
| 2017 | 7-6 | 6-3 | #119 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #90 | — | — |
| 2015 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #81 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #100 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 2-10 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-0 |
| As underdog | 4-7 |
| Home | 2-4 |
| Away | 3-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #121 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★72 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #128 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | #101 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | #109 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | #127 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | #119 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | #125 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | #114 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | #127 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | #131 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #132 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #119
Returning prod 63%Departed 37%
Talent composite331.0 #119 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)90 / 79 / 69
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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