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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.

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