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Akron Football Team History


Akron Zips
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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Terry Bowden enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Akron.
 The Zips won the Mid-American Conference East Championship.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Penn State  0   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff  52   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Iowa State  14   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Troy  17   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Bowling Green  34   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Ball State  31   3   W       
 Sun., Oct. 15  @ Western Michigan  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Toledo  21   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Buffalo  21   20   W       
 Tue., Nov. 7  @ Miami Ohio  14   24   L       
 Tue., Nov. 14  vs. Ohio  37   34   W       
 Tue., Nov. 21  vs. Kent State  24   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2   Toledo  28   45   L    @ Detroit, MI   
 Tue., Dec. 19   Florida Atlantic  3   50   L    @ Boca Raton, FL   Boca Raton Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record7-7
  Points Scored310
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed392
  Defense Average28.0
  Opponents Record95-71
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-4
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Akron 7-7310392Lost  3-506-3224224  Terry Bowden
Ohio 9-4508315Won  41-65-3287185  Frank Solich
Buffalo 6-6342298 4-4251219  Lance Leipold
Miami Ohio 5-7293289 4-4202175  Chuck Martin
Bowling Green 2-10304456 2-6247313  Mike Jinks
Kent State 2-10153421 1-7109271  Paul Haynes

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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