2018 Akron Zips football team

2018 Akron Zips football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 2–3 (0–2 MAC)
Head coach Terry Bowden (7th season)
Offensive coordinator A. J. Milwee (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Todd Stroud (1st season as coordinator, 7th overall season)
Home stadium InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Buffalo  3 –0     6 –1  
Miami  3 –1     3 –4  
Ohio  1 –1     3 –3  
Akron  0 –2     2 –3  
Bowling Green  0 –3     1 –6  
Kent State  0 –3     1 –6  
West Division
Northern Illinois  4 –0     4 –3  
Western Michigan  3 –0     5 –2  
Ball State  2 –1     3 –4  
Toledo  1 –1     3 –3  
Eastern Michigan  1 –3     3 –4  
Central Michigan  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Akron Zips football team represents the University of Akron in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Terry Bowden and play their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2017 season 7–7, 6–2 in MAC play to win the East Division. They lost to Toledo in the MAC Championship. They received an invitation to play in the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Florida Atlantic.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Ulysees Gilbert LB SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] Kwadarrius Smith WR SR
Jim Thorpe Award[3] Kyron Brown CB SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] Ulysees Gilbert LB SR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Zips predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[5]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Ohio140 (21)
2Buffalo112 (1)
3Miami95 (2)
4Akron74
5Bowling Green58
6Kent State25

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 8:00 p.m. at Nebraska *
 FOX Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
September 83:30 p.m.Morgan State*
ESPN+W 41–718,413
September 157:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNW 39–3440,014
September 2211:00 a.m.at Iowa State*
FSNL 13–2654,028
October 63:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
ESPN+L 17–4122,437
October 1312:00 p.m.at Buffalo
CBSSNL 6–2419,506
October 203:30 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+
October 27Central Michigan
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
November 17:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
ESPNU/CBSSN
November 1012:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN3
November 173:30 p.m.Bowling Green
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
ESPN3
November 23at Ohio
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ Game was cancelled due to inclement weather.[6]

Game summaries

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Zips 17 10 14 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2009 AKR, 41–0

at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 3 23 13 39
Wildcats 7 14 7 6 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 3 3 0 13
Cyclones 7 10 0 9 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 ISU, 41–14

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 14 10 17 41
Zips 0 10 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–17–1 2017 MIOH, 24–14

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 3 3 0 0 6
Bulls 7 3 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–6 2017 AKR, 21–20

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0
Golden Flashes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–24–2 2017 AKR, 24–14

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0
Zips 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–16–1 2015 CMU, 14–6

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Zips 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–9 2013 NIU, 27–20

at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0
Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–12 2015 AKR, 47–21

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0
Zips 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–9 2013 AKR, 34–23

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0
Bobcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–20–1 2017 AKR, 37–34

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
  6. ↑ "Akron–Nebraska Football Game Cancelled". Akron Athletics. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ 2018 Akron Zips football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 7, 2018.
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