The 2017 season's largest margin: Akron 52, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3. A 49-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The 2017 Season
Akron's 2017 season (7-7) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Thomas WoodsonQB1,777 passing yards
- Kato NelsonQB989 passing yards
- Manny MorganRB434 rushing yards
- Van Edwards Jr.RB348 rushing yards
- Warren BallRB332 rushing yards
- Kwadarrius SmithWR726 receiving yards
- A.J. ConeyWR551 receiving yards
- Austin WolfWR476 receiving yards
- Ulysees GilbertLB140 tackles
- Alvin DavisDB83 tackles
- Jordan GeorgeDB71 tackles
- Brian ReinkeDL3.5 sacks
- Deon'Tae MooreDE3 sacks
- Justin SampsonLB2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Akron 0, Penn State 52. A 52-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Akron fell to Florida Atlantic 3-50 in the postseason.
"Fear the Roo"
2017 is a middle chapter for Akron — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.