2020 Akron Zips season

2020 Akron Zips
Conference	Middle American Conference East Division
2020 record	9-4 (6-2 MAC)
Head coach	Darkage (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Base defense	3-4
Captain	T.J. Zamora, QB Marlon Bailey, DT Josh Booth, K
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium (Capacity: 27,000)
Seasons « 2019 2021 »

2020 MAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Ohio x		7	–	2					9	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					9	–	4
Buffalo		5	–	3					10	–	3
Kent State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Miami (OH)		4	–	4					8	–	5
Bowling Green		1	–	7					2	–	10
West
#9 Western Michigan x†		9	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		5	–	3					8	–	5
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					2	–	10
Northern Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	10
Ball State		1	–	7					1	–	11
MAC Championship Game: Ohio 30 vs. Western Michigan 34
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record	Conference Record	Opponent Record	Opp. Conf. Record
1	Thu. Night	vs Ball State	-	Akron, OH	17-14	1-0	1-0	0-1	0-1
2	Thu. Night	@ Bowling Green	-	Bowling Green, OH	34-24	2-0	2-0	0-2	0-1
3	Bye
4	Thu. Night	vs UTEP	-	Akron, OH	33-17	3-0	2-0	0-2	-
5	Bye
6	Sat. Morning	@ Indiana	-	Bloomington, IN	20-17	4-0	2-0	2-1	OOC
7	Fri.Night	vs Utah	-	Akron, OH	30-21	5-0	2-0	0-5	OOC
8	Sat. Morning	@ Miami (OH)	-	Oxford, OH	37-34(2-OT)	6-0	3-0	4-2	1-2
9	Sat. Morning	vs Kent State	-	Akron, OH	23-28	6-1	3-1	3-4	2-2
10	Bye
11	Sat. Evening	vs Buffalo	-	Akron, OH	30-28	7-1	4-1	6-3	3-3
12	Sat. Evening	@ Western Michigan	-	Kalamazoo, MI	16-38	7-2	4-2	7-1	5-0
13	Sat. Morning	vs South Carolina	-	Akron, OH	10-27	7-3	4-2	5-5	OOC
14	Bye
15	Sat. Afternoon	@ Toledo	-	Toledo, OH	24-23	8-3	5-2	8-4	5-3
16	Sat. Morning	vs Ohio	-	Akron, OH	41-14	9-3	6-2	8-4	7-1
Bowl	Miami Beach Bowl	vs Temple	-	Miami, FL	9-13	9-4	6-2	8-4	-

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Akron	Season in current role
Darkage	Head Coach	2nd	2nd
T.J. Zamora	Quarterback	4th	4th
Nathaniel Ruff	Running Back	3rd	2nd
Marlon Bailey	Defensive Tackle	3rd	2nd
Jadon Boykin	Strong Saftey	4th	4th
Corey Brantley	Defensive Tackle	4th	3rd
Jacob Alves	Center	4th	4th

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2020 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Zamora, T.J.T.J. Zamora 57.0 !Sr RB Ruff, NathanielNathaniel Ruff  3.5 !Jr FB Caldwell, JordanJordan Caldwell 57.0 !Sr WR Fleming, AhmedAhmed Fleming  3.5 !Jr WR Burkett, MasonMason Burkett  3.5 !Jr WR Dockery, JaredJared Dockery 5.0 !Jr WR White, JadonJadon White 57.0 !Sr TE McNeal, DarnellDarnell McNeal 57.0 !Sr OT Owens, MarcMarc Owens 57.0 !Sr OT Evans, BrendanBrendan Evans  3.5 !Jr OG Garrett, GrantGrant Garrett 57.0 !Sr OG Blanchard, JeremyJeremy Blanchard 5.0 !Jr C Alves, JacobJacob Alves 57.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE McMillan, OusmaneOusmane McMillan  3.5 !Jr DE Hite, ChrisChris Hite 5.0 !Jr DT Bailey, MarlonMarlon Bailey  3.5 !Jr LB Smith, RaymondRaymond Smith  2.5 !So LB McCall, KameronKameron McCall  3.5 !Jr LB Carpenter, HudsonHudson Carpenter 5.0 !Jr LB Lang, LukasLukas Lang 3.0 !So CB Galloway, TroyTroy Galloway 57.0 !Sr CB Holloway, JeffreyJeffrey Holloway 5.0 !Jr LB Lopez, JavierJavier Lopez 57.0 !Sr LB Boykin, JadonJadon Boykin 57.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Booth, JoshJosh Booth 57.0 !Sr P May, GeorgeGeorge May 57.0 !Sr	Head coach Darkage Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 6/17/2017

Depth chart

Defense FS Javier Lopez Aron Ricketts WLB ILB ILB SLB Hudson Carpenter Kameron McCall Chase Brantley Raymond Smith Patrick Oleary Chase Brantley Kameron McCall Lukas Lang SS Jadon Boykin Michael Miller CB Troy Galloway Jeffrey Holloway DE NT DE Chris Hite Marlon Bailey Timothy Key Calvin Jenkins Corey Brantley Romeo Campos CB Jeffrey Holloway Abdul McCain Offense WR Ahmed Fleming Mason Burkett WR Jared Dockery Jadon White LT LG C RG RT Marc Owens Grant Garrett Jacob Alves Jeremy Blanchard Brendan Evans Josh Dyer Julius Cahill Rocco Conroy Alexander Decker Josh Dyer TE Darnell McNeal Thomas Noel WR Mason Burkett Jared Dockery QB T.J. Zamora Griffin Donahue Special Teams PK Josh Booth P George May KR Nathaniel Ruff PR Nathaniel Ruff LS Jacob Alves H Griffin Donahue RB Nathaniel Ruff Troy Blackman