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American college football season
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 , where they defeated Utah State for their first ever bowl victory. This was Akron's fourth bowl appearance. Previous bowl games are: Grantland Rice Bowl 1968, Pioneer Bowl 1976, Motor City Bowl 2005. They made their fifth bowl game appearance in 2017 at the Boca Raton Cheribundi Bowl.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 5 7:00 PM at No. 19 Oklahoma * FSN PPV L 3–4185,370
September 12 6:00 PM Pittsburgh * ESPN3 L 7–2423,425
September 19 12:00 PM Savannah State * InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 W 52–916,763
September 26 7:00 PM at Louisiana–Lafayette * ESPN3 W 35–1424,679
October 3 2:00 PM Ohio InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 L 12–1417,301
October 10 3:00 PM at Eastern Michigan ESPN3 W 47–215,638
October 17 3:00 PM at Bowling Green ESPN3 L 10–5920,021
October 31 2:00 PM Central Michigan InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 L 6–1418,981
November 7 12:00 PM at UMass CBSSN W 17–136,228
November 14 12:00 PM at Miami (OH) ESPN3 W 37–2815,629
November 21 3:30 PM Buffalo InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH CBSSN W 42–2115,727
November 28 12:00 PM Kent State ASN W 20–016,391
December 22 3:30 PM vs. Utah State * ESPN W 23–2118,876
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [1]
Game summaries
at Oklahoma
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
3
0
0
3
#19 Sooners
3
14
21
3
41
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
3
7
7
7
24
Zips
0
7
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–2
2014
AKR, 21–10
Savannah State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
6
0
0
9
Zips
7
21
10
14
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Louisiana–Lafayette
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
7
14
7
35
Ragin' Cajuns
0
7
0
7
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2013
ULL, 35–30
Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
0
0
14
Zips
3
3
3
3
12
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
12–18–1
2014
OHIO, 23–20
at Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
14
26
7
0
47
Eagles
7
7
7
0
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
18–12
2014
AKR, 31–6
at Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
3
0
0
10
Falcons
7
21
21
10
59
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–14
2014
BGSU, 27–10
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
0
7
7
0
14
Zips
0
6
0
0
6
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–15–1
2012
CMU, 35–14
at Massachusetts
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
0
7
3
17
Minutemen
7
6
0
0
13
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
2014
AKR, 30–6
at Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
14
13
7
3
37
RedHawks
7
0
7
14
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–16–1
2014
AKR, 29–19
Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
0
14
0
7
21
Zips
14
14
7
7
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–5
2014
BUF, 55–24
Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
0
0
0
0
0
Zips
7
7
3
3
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
31–24–2
2014
KENT, 27–24
Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
6
7
3
23
Aggies
0
7
7
7
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Roster
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