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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: J.D. Brookhart
Conference: Mid-American-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024

2004 Season Highlights
 J.D. Brookhart enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Akron.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Penn State  10   48   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Middle Tennessee State  24   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Virginia  0   51   L       
 Thu., Sep. 23  @ Kent  24   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Northern Illinois  19   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Buffalo  44   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Central Florida  26   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Ball State  35   23   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Marshall  31   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Ohio  31   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Miami Ohio  27   37   L       
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored271
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed347
  Defense Average31.5
  Opponents Record48-67
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-3
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2004 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 8-5407298Lost  13-177-1282158  Terry Hoeppner
Bowling Green 9-3532282Won  52-356-2337181  Gregg Brandon
Akron 6-5271347 6-2237217  J.D. Brookhart
Marshall 6-6291266Lost  14-326-2238180  Bob Pruett
Kent State 5-6335264 4-4269186  Doug Martin
Ohio 4-7221271 2-6148217  Brian Knorr
Buffalo 2-9197351 2-6167247  Jim Hofher
Central Florida 0-11175362 0-8136246  George OLeary

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.