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The 2015 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, only the second bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Utah State for their first ever bowl victory.
Schedule
September 57:00 PMat No. 19 Oklahoma*
FSN PPVL 3–41 85,370
September 126:00 PMPittsburgh*
ESPN3L 7–24 23,425
September 1912:00 PMSavannah State*
- InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
ESPN3W 52–9 16,763
September 267:00 PMat Louisiana–Lafayette*
ESPN3W 35–14 24,679
October 32:00 PMOhio![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png)
- InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
ESPN3L 12–14 17,301
October 103:00 PMat Eastern Michigan
ESPN3W 47–21 5,638
October 173:00 PMat Bowling Green
ESPN3L 10–59 20,021
October 312:00 PMCentral Michigan
- InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
ESPN3L 6–14 18,981
November 712:00 PMat UMass
CBSSNW 17–13 6,228
November 1412:00 PMat Miami (OH)
ESPN3W 37–28 15,629
November 213:30 PMBuffalo
- InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
CBSSNW 42–21 15,727
November 2812:00 PMKent State
ASNW 20–0 16,391
December 223:30 PMvs. Utah State*
ESPNW 23–21 18,876
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
at Oklahoma
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Zips
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0
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3
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0
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0 |
3 |
#19 Sooners
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3
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14
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21
|
3 |
41 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
|
First meeting
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Pittsburgh
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
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3
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7
|
7
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7 |
24 |
Zips
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0
|
7
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0
|
0 |
7 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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1–2
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2014
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AKR, 21–10
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Savannah State
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
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3
|
6
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0
|
0 |
9 |
Zips
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7
|
21
|
10
|
14 |
52 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
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at Louisiana–Lafayette
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
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7
|
7
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14
|
7 |
35 |
Ragin' Cajuns
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0
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7
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0
|
7 |
14 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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0–1
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2013
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ULL, 35–30
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Ohio
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
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7
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7
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0
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0 |
14 |
Zips
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3
|
3
|
3
|
3 |
12 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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12–18–1
|
2014
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OHIO, 23–20
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at Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
14
|
26
|
7
|
0 |
47 |
Eagles
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7
|
7
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7
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0 |
21 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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18–12
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2014
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AKR, 31–6
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at Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
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7
|
3
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0
|
0 |
10 |
Falcons
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7
|
21
|
21
|
10 |
59 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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7–14
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2014
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BGSU, 27–10
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Central Michigan
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chippewas
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0
|
7
|
7
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0 |
14 |
Zips
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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9–15–1
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2012
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CMU, 35–14
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at Massachusetts
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
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7
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
Minutemen
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7
|
6
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0
|
0 |
13 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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2–1
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2014
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AKR, 30–6
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at Miami (OH)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
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14
|
13
|
7
|
3 |
37 |
RedHawks
|
7
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0
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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7–16–1
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2014
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AKR, 29–19
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Buffalo
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulls
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0
|
14
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0
|
7 |
21 |
Zips
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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9–5
|
2014
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BUF, 55–24
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Kent State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
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0
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0
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0
|
0 |
0 |
Zips
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
20 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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31–24–2
|
2014
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KENT, 27–24
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Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
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7
|
6
|
7
|
3 |
23 |
Aggies
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
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