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Akron Football Team History


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University of Akron
 Akron, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Joe Moorhead
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Akron 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1891  
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1944 - Did not field a team.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  None
Division Championships
  2017
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 531-601-36
 Winning Pct. 47%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 531-601-36
 Winning Pct. 47%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 60-118-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 348-256-22
 Away Record 181-342-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 63
 Losing Seasons (#1)56
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (1976)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2019)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 66 (1893)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 435 (2003)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (10/14/1995)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 474 (2021)
 Largest Margin of Victory 62 (1893)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (10/31/1914)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 127 (11/24/2001)
 Last Shutout 11/27/2015
 Last Time Shutout 11/8/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 160
 Been Shutout All-Time 168
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 11 (10/4/1969-10/3/1970)
 Longest Losing  21 (11/1/2018-11/28/2020)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 2-3-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  9-42
 2010-19  37-86
 2000-09  51-67
 1990-99 40-68
 1980-89 56-52-2
 1970-79 64-40-3
 1960-69 56-32-3
 1950-59 40-44-4
 1940-49 18-37-6
 1930-39 48-33-6
 1920-29 48-33-3
Next Game
 11/13/2024 (Wed)  
@ Northern Illinois in a Conference Game
Last Time: Akron lost 14-55 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Akron vs. Northern Illinois 6-12-0 33.3% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Ohio State  6-52 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Rutgers  17-49 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Colgate  31-20 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ South Carolina  7-50 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Ohio  10-30 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Bowling Green  20-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Western Michigan  24-34 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Eastern Michigan  25-21 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Buffalo  30-41 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 13  @ Northern Illinois  
 Tue., Nov. 19  @ Kent State  
 Tue., Nov. 26  vs. Toledo  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Scoring170-324
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-5
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 4-42-0
Ohio 5-32-0
Akron 2-71-2
Ball State 3-51-2
Bowling Green 4-41-1
Buffalo 5-41-1
Central Michigan 3-51-1
Eastern Michigan 5-41-2
Toledo 6-31-1
Western Michigan 4-41-1
Kent State 1-70-2
Northern Illinois 4-40-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Akron & Mount Union have played 48 games.
Akron has won 23 games.
Mount Union has won 24 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-49
 10 or more 97-146
 20 or more  89-80
 30 or more 63-23
 40 or more 25-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 19-2
 10 or more 78-193
 20 or more 49-181
 30 or more 11-134
 40 or more 2-79
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.