| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 114.4 (95th) | 219.6 (103rd) |
| Passing | 163.3 (99th) | 207.6 (36th) |
| Overall | 111th | 91st |
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Rodney Carroll
Position: OL, DL Height: 6'6 Weight: 280 School: Orange County (Orange, VA) | ||
| Rest of the Class | School | Position |
| Arlington McClinton | Midview (Grafton, OH) | DE |
| DeAndre Scott | Governor Thomas Johnson (Frederick, MD) | DB |
| James Turner | Cincinnati Christian (Fairfield, OH) | LB |
| Malachi Freeman | Glasgow (Newark, DE) | DB |
| Mid American | ||
| East | Conf. W-L | Overall W-L |
| Ohio | 6-3 | 10-4 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Kent St. | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Bowling Green | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Miami (Ohio) | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Buffalo | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Akron | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| West | Conf. W-L | Overall W-L |
| Northern Illinois | 8-1 | 11-3 |
| Toledo | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| W. Michigan | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Ball St. | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| E. Michigan | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| C. Michigan | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Expanded Standings | ||
| 2011 Schedule | Buy Akron Tickets |
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| Sep 3 | @Ohio St. | Lost 0-42 |
| Sep 10 | Temple | Lost 3-41 |
| Sep 17 | @Cincinnati | Lost 14-59 |
| Sep 24 | VMI | Won 36-13 |
| Oct 1 | @E. Michigan | Lost 23-31 |
| Oct 8 | FIU | Lost 17-27 |
| Oct 22 | Ohio | Lost 20-37 |
| Oct 29 | C. Michigan | Lost 22-23 |
| Nov 3 | @Miami (Ohio) | Lost 3-35 |
| Nov 12 | Kent St. | Lost 3-35 |
| Nov 19 | @Buffalo | Lost 10-51 |
| Nov 25 | @W. Michigan | Lost 19-68 |
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| AKRON vs. MIAMI (OH) October 27, 2011 2:01 PM ET | |
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