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

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1891 <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024

2018 Season Highlights

Terry Bowden enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Akron.

2018 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Morgan State	41	7	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Northwestern	39	34	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Iowa State	13	26	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Miami Ohio	17	41	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Buffalo	6	24	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Kent State	24	23	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Central Michigan	17	10	W
Thu., Nov. 1	vs. Northern Illinois	26	36	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Eastern Michigan	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Bowling Green	6	21	L
Fri., Nov. 23	@ Ohio	28	49	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ South Carolina	3	28	L

2018 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	227
Scoring Average	18.9
Points Allowed	326
Defense Average	27.2
Opponents Record	70-72
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-5

2018 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2018 Mid-American-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Buffalo	10-4	484	363	Lost 32-42	7-1	284	197	Lance Leipold
Ohio	9-4	521	320	Won 27-0	6-2	337	167	Frank Solich
Miami Ohio	6-6	337	306		6-2	276	193	Chuck Martin
Akron	4-8	227	326		2-6	131	231	Terry Bowden
Bowling Green	3-9	292	480		2-6	195	279	Mike Jinks
Kent State	2-10	287	440		1-7	182	294	Sean Lewis

2018 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2018 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).