2001 Akron Zips football team

2001 Akron Zips football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2001 record 4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Lee Owens (7th season)
Captain Zac Derr, Tim Ritley, Chris Smith, Scott Smith
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall x  6 –0     8 –0     11 –2  
Miami  4 –2     6 –2     7 –5  
Bowling Green  4 –2     5 –3     8 –3  
Kent State  3 –3     5 –3     6 –5  
Akron  3 –3     4 –4     4 –7  
Buffalo  1 –5     1 –7     3 –8  
Ohio  0 –6     1 –7     1 –10  
West Division
#23 Toledo xy$  4 –1     5 –2     10 –2  
Northern Illinois x  4 –1     4 –3     6 –5  
Ball State x  4 –1     4 –3     5 –6  
Western Michigan  2 –3     4 –4     5 –6  
Central Michigan  1 –4     2 –6     3 –8  
Eastern Michigan  0 –5     1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Air Force Falcons football team represented Akron University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by seventh–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They were outscored by their opponents 281–360 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
August 30 Ohio Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 31–29  
September 8 at No. 22 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 14–28  
September 22 at No. 24 Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 14–33  
September 29 Kent State Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH (Rivalry) W 14–10  
October 6 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L 14–31  
October 13 at Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH L 27–30  
October 20 Bowling Green Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH L 11–16  
October 27 at Marshall Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV L 33–50  
November 3 at UCF* Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL L 17–57  
November 17 at Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY W 41–14  
November 24 Eastern Michigan Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 65–62 3OT 
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. ↑ "2001 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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