Akron
MAC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 11 seasons
- Divisional Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Akron head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 6–6 | L 14–44 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | L 18–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 7–4 | L 10–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–9 | L 7–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 2–9 | W 27–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 2–9 | L 17–32 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 5–6 | L 0–42 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 6–5 | W 10–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 34–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 4–7 | W 21–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 3–8 | L 17–20 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Miami (OH) +6
- Bowling Green +4
- Western Michigan +2
- Northern Illinois +1
- Virginia Tech -2
- Toledo -4
- Ohio -6
- Central Michigan -6
- Eastern Michigan -8
- Illinois -9
- Kent State -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.