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Wk 4 · 2026

UNLV Rebels at Akron Zips — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH · ESPN+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Mountain West · 4-2
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at
12:00pET
UNLV -13.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings opened +14 · 0.5 toward AKR
Ratings differential UNLV by 13.3
MAC · 1-5
10

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

UNLV: -2.2#77
Efficiency margin
Akron: -17.9#131
UNLV: 29.0
Offense (pts/100)
Akron: 22.6
UNLV: 22.2
Defense (pts/100)
Akron: 31.5
UNLV: 66.7
Pace (plays/g)
Akron: 64.0
UNLV: 5.54
Yards / play
Akron: 5.37
UNLV: 5.48
Yards / play allowed
Akron: 6.58
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

UNLV: 23.0
Points / game
Akron: 19.7
UNLV: 20.8
Points allowed
Akron: 32.2
UNLV: 370
Yards / game
Akron: 344
UNLV: 370
Yards allowed
Akron: 422
UNLV: 229
Pass yds allowed
Akron: 243
UNLV: 141
Rush yds allowed
Akron: 180
UNLV: 1.17
Turnovers / game
Akron: 1.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

UNLV form

W 13-7vs NDSUW 39-31vs CALW 38-10at AKRL 6-44at UNTW 21-6at HAW
2026 season

Akron form

L 23-25vs EMUL 17-41at CMUL 10-38vs UNLVL 7-41at MINNW 45-10vs RMU
2026 season

UNLV this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

Akron this season

Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, UNLV leads 1–0 · UNLV won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 28.0 points toward UNLV
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-26UNLV 38 — 10 Akronat AKRUNLV

UNLV leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJackson Arnold QB #1179/133, 1063 YDS, 8 TD
Alex Orji QB #11/5, 9 YDS, 1 INT
RushingJai'Den Thomas RB #973 CAR, 383 YDS, 2 TD
Jackson Arnold QB #1173 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD
Jaylon Glover RB #016 CAR, 89 YDS
ReceivingTaz Reddicks WR #214 REC, 272 YDS, 2 TD
Kayden McGee WR #68 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD
Taeshaun Lyons WR #811 REC, 120 YDS
Jai'Den Thomas RB #912 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesCam Santee LB #2337
Jake Pope S #736
Tre Fulton DB #1036
SacksTre Fulton DB #103.5
Kal-El Togafau DL #443
Elias Rudolph LB #912
InterceptionsQuandarius Keyes DB #52
Mumu Bin-Wahad DB #11
Tre Fulton DB #101

Akron leaders 2026 regular season

PassingBrayden Roggow QB #653/94, 605 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT
Cibastian Broughton QB #1153/66, 380 YDS, 4 TD
RushingJordan Gant RB #162 CAR, 293 YDS, 3 TD
Sean Patrick RB #1335 CAR, 195 YDS
Cibastian Broughton QB #1130 CAR, 170 YDS
ReceivingMarcel Williams WR #920 REC, 201 YDS
Kyan Mason WR #315 REC, 143 YDS
Jordan Gant RB #19 REC, 93 YDS
Sean Patrick RB #1311 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesDonelius Johnson LB #3241
Rodrick Hunter S #1330
Dwight Nunoo LB #1829
SacksOmari Abor DE #561
Cyrus Durham DL #11
InterceptionsOmari Abor DE #561
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.