| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 114.4 (103rd) | 211.1 (101st) |
| Passing | 312.8 (16th) | 238.9 (65th) |
| Overall | 45th | 99th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 21 | Bill Alexander | CB | 5-8 | 170 | Sr. | Whingham, GA |
| 2 | Broderick Alexander | RB | 6-0 | 218 | Sr. | Covington, GA |
| 49 | Christian Allen | FB | 6-0 | 243 | Fr. | Morgantown, WV |
| 40 | Austin Bailey | DL | 5-11 | 247 | Sr. | West Friendship, MD |
| 57 | Keionne Baines | LB | 5-11 | 226 | Fr. | Seffner, FL |
| 14 | Nick Bice | WR | 5-8 | 160 | Jr. | Dresden, OH |
| 77 | Andrew Bohan | OL | 6-3 | 262 | Soph. | Avon Lake, OH |
| 999 | Cedric Brittnum | OL | 6-6 | 330 | Jr. | Chicago, IL |
| 53 | Jatavis Brown | LB | 5-11 | 203 | Soph. | Belle Glade, FL |
| 75 | Dylan Brumbaugh | OL | 6-5 | 287 | Soph. | Green, OH |
| 58 | Nico Caponi | DL | 6-3 | 270 | Sr. | Sandusky, OH |
| 62 | Rodney Carroll | OL | 6-5 | 284 | Fr. | Orange, VA |
| 70 | Michael Casimos | OL | 6-2 | 271 | Fr. | Upper Saddle River, NJ |
| 85 | L.J. Chambers | WR | 5-11 | 189 | Soph. | Bedford, OH |
| 29 | Bryce Cheek | CB | 6-0 | 184 | Soph. | Lewis Center, OH |
| 7 | Jawon Chisholm | RB | 6-1 | 190 | Jr. | Harrisburg, PA |
| 43 | Benny Cunningham | S | 6-1 | 180 | Fr. | Medina, OH |
| 37 | Seth Cunningham | CB | 6-0 | 181 | Sr. | Medina, OH |
| 11 | Zach D'Orazio | WR | 6-2 | 201 | Soph. | Avon Lake, OH |
| 12 | Imani Davis | WR | 5-9 | 165 | Soph. | Miami, FL |
| 79 | Mike Davis | DL | 6-0 | 280 | Soph. | Powell, OH |
| 74 | Drew Deneher | OL | 6-4 | 225 | Soph. | Dover, OH |
| 88 | Jerrod Dillard | WR | 6-5 | 199 | Sr. | Adrian, MI |
| 6 | Martel Durant | CB | 5-10 | 167 | Jr. | Akron, OH |
| 6 | Dalton Easton | QB | 6-0 | 192 | Fr. | Key Biscayne, FL |
| 54 | Dylan Evans | LB | 6-2 | 191 | Soph. | Nazareth, PA |
| 18 | Will Fleming | TE | 6-4 | 230 | Sr. | Akron, OH |
| 23 | Bre' Ford | S | 5-10 | 204 | Jr. | Bethel Park, PA |
| 5 | Steve Franco | QB | 6-2 | 190 | Fr. | Tyrone, PA |
| 20 | Malachi Freeman | CB | 5-9 | 174 | Sr. | Newark, DE |
| 83 | Dee Frieson | WR | 5-8 | 181 | Sr. | Jacksonville, FL |
| 63 | Varnell Garrett | DL | 6-3 | 223 | Jr. | Cleveland, OH |
| 81 | Tyrell Goodman | WR | 6-2 | 198 | Soph. | Yonkers, NY |
| 18 | Sean Graves | S | 5-11 | 177 | Sr. | Akron, OH |
| 30 | Bryan Green | RB | 5-10 | 195 | Fr. | Farmington, MI |
| 36 | Cody Grice | DL | 5-11 | 272 | Soph. | Akron, OH |
| 4 | Anthony Holmes | CB | 6-0 | 192 | Sr. | Harrisburg, PA |
| 96 | Alfonso Horner | DL | 6-3 | 200 | Soph. | Miami, FL |
| 34 | Conor Hundley | RB | 5-10 | 203 | Soph. | Hamilton, OH |
| 42 | C.J. James | DE | 6-3 | 245 | Sr. | Orlando, FL |
| 94 | Rakhim Johnson | DL | 6-0 | 225 | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH |
| 25 | D.J. Jones | RB | 5-8 | 196 | Fr. | Ravenna, OH |
| 61 | Ben Karam | LB | 6-1 | 199 | Jr. | Massillon, OH |
| 31 | Emmanuel Lartey | CB | 5-11 | 183 | Sr. | College Park, PA |
| 10 | Hakeem Lawrence | RB | 5-7 | 164 | Soph. | Miami, FL |
| 78 | Micah Lio | OL | 6-8 | 308 | Jr. | Butler, PA |
| 45 | Justin March | LB | 6-0 | 203 | Jr. | Danville, IL |
| 92 | Daryan Martin | DL | 6-0 | 228 | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH |
| 999 | Kevin Mills | OL | 6-5 | 275 | Fr. | Canton, OH |
| 26 | Devonte Morgan | S | 5-10 | 185 | Jr. | Cleveland, OH |
| 71 | Quaison Osborne | OL | 6-3 | 290 | Soph. | Hudson, OH |
| 38 | Zach Paul | P | 6-3 | 218 | Soph. | Broadview Heights, OH |
| 72 | Joe Petrides | OL | 6-5 | 268 | Sr. | Baltimore, MD |
| 16 | Kyle Pohl | QB | 6-3 | 206 | Soph. | Farmersville, OH |
| 9 | Marcus Prather | QB | 6-2 | 198 | Fr. | Steubenville, OH |
| 80 | Andrew Pratt | WR | 6-5 | 205 | Soph. | North Canton, OH |
| 91 | Albert Presley | DE | 6-2 | 226 | Sr. | Marietta, GA |
| 99 | James Price | DL | 6-0 | 305 | Soph. | Braddock, PA |
| 76 | Jarrod Pughsley | OL | 6-5 | 291 | Sr. | Lima, OH |
| 59 | John Rachal | LB | 6-2 | 206 | Fr. | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 47 | Gary Ransom | LB | 5-11 | 215 | Jr. | Zanesville, OH |
| 87 | Anthony Ritossa | TE | 6-4 | 228 | Jr. | Kirtland, OH |
| 27 | Johnny Robinson | S | 5-9 | 184 | Jr. | Cleveland, OH |
| 86 | Jon Root | TE | 6-6 | 242 | Sr. | Fairview, PA |
| 44 | Nick Rossi | LB | 6-0 | 217 | Jr. | Moosic, PA |
| 68 | Sam Scifo | K | 5-9 | 160 | Fr. | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 35 | Keith Sconiers | WR | 6-0 | 171 | Sr. | Calumet Park, IL |
| 6 | DeAndre Scott | CB | 5-11 | 170 | Fr. | Frederick, MD |
| 93 | Connor Seeman | LB | 6-3 | 227 | Sr. | Copley, OH |
| 19 | John Senter | CB | 5-10 | 160 | Soph. | Huber Heights, OH |
| 999 | Jon Shelby | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Jr. | Brockton, MA |
| 98 | Paul Skolmutch | DL | 6-2 | 230 | Sr. | Glenmont, OH |
| 3 | L.T. Smith | WR | 6-0 | 197 | Jr. | Painesville, OH |
| 999 | Jason Stargel | DL | 6-4 | 225 | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH |
| 28 | Marvin Staten | RB | 5-9 | 192 | Jr. | Staten Island, NY |
| 48 | Robert Stein | K | 5-8 | 164 | Soph. | Cincinnati, OH |
| 67 | Travis Switzer | OL | 6-2 | 280 | Jr. | Lancaster, PA |
| 55 | Jamel Turner | DE | 6-3 | 215 | Jr. | Youngstown, OH |
| 39 | James Turner | S | 5-11 | 195 | Soph. | Fairfield, OH |
| 26 | Rayshawn Walton | RB | 5-10 | 181 | Jr. | Cincinnati, OH |
| 24 | Carl Washington | CB | 5-10 | 182 | Soph. | Columbus, OH |
| 8 | Curtis Watson | QB | 6-5 | 250 | Jr. | Bellevue, OH |
| 999 | Donte Williams | CB | 5-10 | 175 | Jr. | Green Belt, MD |
| 56 | Isaiah Williams | DL | 6-3 | 264 | Jr. | Cleveland, OH |
| 50 | Jamar Williams | LB | 5-10 | 217 | Jr. | Columbus, OH |
| 22 | Tyler Williams | RB | 5-7 | 145 | Jr. | Cincinnati, OH |
| 95 | Robert Young | DL | 5-11 | 249 | Sr. | Akron, OH |
| Roster Analysis | |||||
| Team | OLine Avg. Ht | OLine Avg. Wt | DLine Avg. Ht | DLine Avg. Wt | Avg. Age |
| Akron | 6-4 | 280.9 | 6-1 | 244.0 | 20.3 |
| Coaching Staff | |
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Terry Bowden |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs. AKRON October 20, 2012 11:30 AM ET | |
| Football vs. Akron September 22, 2012 6:00 PM ET | |
