Our side
MoneylineOHIO to win
ours 46%
Projected score
25–28
OHIO – AKR
2026-11-03 · 7:00 PM
InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH
MAC game
Early season
The books
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Series
Ohio lead
23–10
· 33 meetings since 1992
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
4 ranks apart
Ohio Bobcats #66 rush offense
Akron Zips #62 run defense
Pass game
even
33 ranks apart
Ohio Bobcats #155 pass offense
Akron Zips #122 pass defense
Run game
edge Ohio Bobcats
105 ranks
Akron Zips #215 rush offense
Ohio Bobcats #110 run defense
Pass game
edge Ohio Bobcats
96 ranks
Akron Zips #201 pass offense
Ohio Bobcats #105 pass defense
Ohio Bobcats
Run-heavy · 62% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 70 rush ypg
Akron Zips
Balanced · 50% run
Ball-control
John Hauser · 1-0
Joe Moorhead · 27-47 · defense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Ohio Bobcats
DL
Ike Ackerman
13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#34 DL
DL
Tyler Gillison
6 tkl · 1.5 TFL
#117 DL
WR
Riley Neer
10 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD
#74 WR
LB
Jack Fries
19 tkl · 0.5 TFL
#82 LB
Akron Zips
TE
Elijah Alexander
7 rec · 61 yds · 3 TD
#9 TE
QB
Cibastian Broughton
338 pass yds · 4 TD · 0 INT
#17 QB
DL
Omari Abor
8 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#84 DL
RB
Sean Patrick
100 rush yds · 6 rec
#134 RB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Ohio offense vs Akron defense+2.7 pts
Akron offense vs Ohio defense-0.7 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.