2017 Akron Zips football team

2017 Akron Zips football
2017 Akron Zips football
MAC East Division champion
MAC Championship, L 28–45 vs. Toledo
Boca Raton Bowl, L 3–50 vs. Florida Atlantic
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	7–7 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Akron xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
Ohio	5	–	3	9	–	4
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	4	–	4	6	–	6
Bowling Green	2	–	6	2	–	10
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Central Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
Northern Illinois	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips finished the 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.

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2016 season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Preseason

In a preseason poll Aof league media, Akron was picked to finish fourth in the East Division.^[1]

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Years at Akron	Alma mater
Terry Bowden	Head Coach	6	West Virginia
Chuck Amato	Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord.	6	NC State
Todd Stroud	Asst. Head Coach/DL Coach	6	Florida State
A.J. Milwee	Off. Coord./QB Coach	6	North Alabama
Jeff Bowden	ST Coord./WR Coach	6	Florida State
Trent Boykin	TE/H-Backs Coach	6	Youngstown State
Brett Ekkens	OL Coach	2	Mount Union
Eric Hickson	RB Coach	3	Kansas State
Otis Mounds	CB Coach	4	Auburn
Mike Woodford	Safeties Coach	6	Arizona
Matt Gildersleeve	S&C Coach	4	Mount Union
Hunter Bowden	GA, Offense	2	North Alabama
Mike Schuff	GA, Offense	1	Mount Union
Dylan Evans	GA, Defense	1	Akron
Nick Verna	GA, Defense	2	Akron

Source:^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 0–52	101,684
September 9	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 52–3	17,464
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Iowa State*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 14–41	22,811
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 17–22	27,324
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 34–23	15,111
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 31–3	20,199
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	CBSSN	W 14–13	16,568
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	WTOL/ESPN3	L 21–48	20,414
October 28	11:30 a.m.	Buffalo	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 21–20	17,427
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 14–24	12,813
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN2	W 37–34	17,832
November 21	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPNU	W 24–14	21,683
December 2	12:00 p.m.	vs. Toledo	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 28–45	16,225
December 19	7:00 p.m.	vs. Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–50	25,912
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[3]

Game summaries

at No. 6 Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	0	0	0
No. 6 Nittany Lions	14	21	10	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2014	PSU, 21–3

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Zips	14	17	14	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	14	6	14	7	41
Zips	0	14	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	0	7	7	17
Trojans	7	9	0	6	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	13	7	7	7	34
Falcons	6	7	10	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–16	2016	BGSU, 38–28

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	0	3
Zips	7	10	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–11–1	2016	AKR, 35–25

at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	7	0	0	14
Broncos	0	3	0	10	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–14	2016	WMU, 41–0

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	0	14	21
Rockets	21	3	14	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–10	2016	TOL, 48–17

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	6	0	7	20
Zips	7	7	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2016	UB, 41–20

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	0	7	14
RedHawks	7	3	14	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–16–1	2016	AKR, 35–13

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	10	3	7	34
Zips	10	20	0	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–20–1	2016	OHIO, 9–3

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	0	14
Zips	10	14	0	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–24–2	2016	AKR, 31–27

2017 MAC Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	7	21	28
Rockets	7	21	10	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–11	2017	TOL, 48–21

2017 Boca Raton Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	3	0	0	3
Owls	7	14	15	14	50

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

^ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
^ Akron Football Coaching Staff. Akron Zips Athletics. Accessed November 25, 2017.
^ 2017 Akron Zips football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed November 25, 2017.

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[1] "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.

[2] Akron Football Coaching Staff. Akron Zips Athletics. Accessed November 25, 2017.

[3] 2017 Akron Zips football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed November 25, 2017.

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