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: Conference: Mid-American-
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 533-602-36
Winning Pct. 47%
Vacated Wins 0
Forfeit Games 0
Adjusted Record 533-602-36
Winning Pct. 47%
National Championships 0
Conference Titles 0
Division Titles 1
Conference Record 62-121-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record 349-256-22
Away Record 182-343-14
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 11-43
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
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
16-29 L Tue., Nov. 19 @
Kent State
38-17 W Tue., Nov. 26 vs.
Toledo
21-14 W
2024 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Scoring 245-384
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-6
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 99-147
20 or more
91-80
30 or more 64-23
40 or more 25-4
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 19-2
10 or more 80-194
20 or more 49-182
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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.