Akron Zips
| Akron Zips | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 2016 |
| Head coach | Darkage 4th season, 22–13 (.629) |
| Stadium | InfoCision Stadium (Capacity: 27,000) |
| Year built | 2009 |
| Field surface | ProGrass |
| Location | Akron, OH |
| League | NCAA |
| Division | East Division |
| All-time record | 28–45 (.384) |
| Bowl record | 1–1 (.500) |
| Playoff record | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 |
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | "Akron Blue and Gold" |
| Mascot | Zippy |
| Rivals | Kent State |
The Akron Zips are a CFBHC team playing in the Mid American Conference, with their first year of play beginning in the 2016 season. They play in the somewhat newly built InfoCision stadium, and have a rivalry with Kent State University. They battle with Kent State for the Wagon Wheel trophy.
Contents
History
embarious Era (2016)
Fever_ful Era (2016-2017)
2016 Season
The 2016 Season was the inaugural season of Akron Zips football, as well as the rest of the MAC. Akron had a paltry start to the year, starting 0-4 before replacing their past head coach with the fresh faced fever_ful. While the team continued to struggle to finish the year, they managed to recruit one of the better classes in the MAC and squeak out a few close wins, most notably defeating rival Kent State University in the final week of the season in the battle for the Wagon Wheel.
2017 Season
HaiThere Era (2018-2019)
2018 Season
Darkage Era (2019-present)
2019 Season
As the 2019 season starts Haithere went inactive who was the leading coach of 2018. Akron ended up hiring Darkage who took over Akron at the record of 1-2 preparing to face 2 top ten ranked teams. Standing behind QB T.J. Zamora, RB Nathaniel Ruff, and the Akron defense, He will try to make Akron a winning team as said in this interview "I know i can turn the talent on this team into something great and I know come Thursday nights or any nights for that matter, our opponents Will FEAR THE ROO".
2020 Season
As the 2020 season starts the time for an Akron bowl is now with the bad recruiting of 2019. Just missing the bowl game in 2019 by one game they will try and get that needed 6 wins and maybe a conference title along the way.
2021 Season
2022 Season
Season-by-Season Records
| Coach(es) | Year | Conference | Record | Bowl | Final CP Ranking | |
| Wins | Losses | |||||
| Akron Zips | ||||||
| embarious | 2016 | MAC | 2 | 8 | - | NR |
| fever ful | 2 | 8 | - | NR | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | - | NR | ||
| HaiThere | 2018 | 2 | 9 | - | NR | |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | - | NR | ||
| Darkage | 4 | 5 | - | NR | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | Miami Beach Bowl, Loss vs. Temple 9-13 | NR | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Win vs. Boise St. 31-27 | NR | ||
| Total | 28 | 45 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth |
Bowl games
The Zips have appeared in 2 bowl games, posting a record of 1-1.
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Result | ||
| 2020 | Miami Beach Bowl | Temple | L, 9-13 | ||
| 2021 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Boise State | W, 31-27 | ||
| Total | 2 Bowl Games | 1-1 | |||
All-time record vs. MAC opponents
This is the Zips' football record against current Middle American Conference opponents through the 2021 season.
| School | Total Games | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | First Year | Last Year | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 112 | 99 | 2016 | 2021 | W3 |
| Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 132 | 125 | 2016 | 2021 | W2 |
| Buffalo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 129 | 143 | 2016 | 2021 | W2 |
| Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 37 | 2016 | 2016 | L1 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 38 | 2016 | 2018 | L2 |
| Kent State | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 93 | 127 | 2016 | 2021 | W1 |
| Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 113 | 179 | 2016 | 2021 | L1 |
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 27 | 2018 | 2018 | L1 |
| Ohio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 165 | 135 | 2016 | 2021 | W3 |
| Toledo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 63 | 108 | 2016 | 2021 | L1 |
| Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 143 | 95 | 2016 | 2021 | L1 |
| 11 Opponents | 47 | 19 | 28 | 0 | .404 | 994 | 1,113 | 6 Seasons |
History and Awards
Head Coaches
| Coach | Years | Seasons | Record | Pct | Cnf. Record | Pct | Cnf. Titles | Bowls | Nat. Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| embarious | 2016 | 1 | 0-4 | .000 | 0-4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| fever_ful | 2016-2017 | 2 | 3-15 | .167 | 3-10 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HaiThere | 2018-2019 | 2 | 3-6 | .333 | 3-11 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darkage | 2019–present | 3 | 22-14 | .611 | 14 | .636 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Individual Award Winners
All-Americans
- 2021
- ILB Devin Frazier
Players
- 2020
- DT Marlon Bailey: MAC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2021
- ILB Devin Frazier: Dick Butkus Award, MAC Defensive Newcomer of the Year
1st Team All-MAC Players
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