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#134 Akron

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0-4 in Mid-American play, T-12th in the Mid-American

No awards yet this season. A sticker lands on the helmet each time this team earns one.

2026 season recap (through week 8)

Akron (Mid-American) is ranked 134th in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 1-7 and a score of 12.7 out of 100. That is down 1 from week 7. That puts it in the Oh Crap tier (ranks 126 and below). Its strongest factor is opponent record at game time (31.2 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The wins so far have come against FCS opponents, which count for little in the formula, so the record is still waiting on a result against a fellow FBS team. The loss that stings most in the formula is the week 5 loss, 41-17 to #116 Central Michigan on the road.

Akron has lost its last 6 games in a row. On the road it is 0-5. The average margin is -13.8 points per game, with a biggest win of 35 points. 1 of 8 games was decided by a touchdown or less.

Akron is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 134th.

Next up is #19 Ohio in week 10, at home. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 10 against #19 Ohio. 1 of the 4 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1Wake Forest (away)L 16-38
2Robert Morris (home)W 45-10
3Minnesota (away)L 7-41
4UNLV (home)L 10-38
5Central Michigan (away, conference game)L 17-41
6Eastern Michigan (home, conference game)L 23-25
7Miami (OH) (away, conference game)L 14-34
8Kent State (away, conference game)L 20-35

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
10Ohio (home, conference game) (ESPN2)
11Western Michigan (home, conference game)
12Massachusetts (away, conference game)Wed Nov 18, time TBD
13Buffalo (home, conference game)

Ranking history 2026

Now #134, Oh Crap (week 8). Best #69 (week 2). Lowest #135 (week 6). Higher on the chart is a better rank. The shaded bands are rank tiers, with each tier's sticker at its left.

Week 8 TDR #134 (12.7, 1-7) Oh Crap

Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)Oh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#75#100#12512345678WkOh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#134
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#9611.00-1-
2#6950.51-1-
3#11625.31-2Sick of It
4#12819.81-3Oh Crap
5#13017.41-4Oh Crap
6#13515.01-5Oh Crap
7#13313.71-6Oh Crap
8#13412.71-7Oh Crap

Score breakdown

Each factor is scored 0–100, then weighted into the composite score. Full methodology & weights

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record12.5
recent results0.0
road-win bonus28.6
opponent record at game time31.2
opponent record today28.3

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