2011 Akron Zips football team

2011 Akron Zips football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East
2011 record 1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach Rob Ianello (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator John Latina (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Home stadium InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 –2     10 –4  
Temple  5 –3     9 –4  
Kent State  4 –4     5 –7  
Bowling Green  3 –5     5 –7  
Miami  3 –5     4 –8  
Buffalo  2 –6     3 –9  
Akron  0 –8     1 –11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Toledo x  7 –1     9 –4  
Western Michigan  5 –3     7 –6  
Ball State  4 –4     6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4     6 –6  
Central Michigan  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Zips were led by second-year head coach Rob Ianello and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. This was the Zips second consecutive 1–11 season.

Following the season, Ianello was fired after going 2–22 in two seasons.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 PM at No. 16 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN L 0–42   105,001
September 10 6:00 PM Temple InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 L 3–41   15,156
September 17 3:30 PM at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 L 14–59   24,991
September 24 2:00 PM VMI* InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH W 36–13   14,257
October 1 1:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI L 23–31   3,375
October 8 2:00 PM Florida International*dagger InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH L 17–27   16,016[1]
October 22 3:30 PM Ohio InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH L 20–37   14,760[2]
October 29 12:00 PM Central Michigan InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 L 22–23   14,327
November 3 7:30 PM at Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPNU L 3–35   12,968[3]
November 12 2:00 PM Kent State InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel) L 3–35   19,889[4]
November 19 12:00 PM at Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY L 10–51   14,509[5]
November 25 1:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L 19–68   16,582[6]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Akron Zips Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ohio vs Akron (10/22/2011)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Akron Zips vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks Box Score". ESPN. November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kent St. 35 Akron 3". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Akron 10 Buffalo 51". Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Akron 19 Western Michigan 68". November 25, 2011.
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