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: Lee Owens Conference: Mid-American-East
2002 Season Highlights
Lee Owens enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Akron.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Iowa
21
57
L
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Maryland
14
44
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Central Michigan
17
24
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Virginia
29
48
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Miami Ohio
31
48
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Eastern Michigan
34
42
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Liberty
49
21
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Central Florida
17
28
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Marshall
34
20
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Ohio
10
27
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Buffalo
21
10
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Kent
48
10
W
2002 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 325
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 379
Defense Average 31.6
Opponents Record 70-67
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-6
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.