2016 Akron Zips football team

2016 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (5th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2		6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
No. 12 Western Michigan xy$%		8	–	0		13	–	0
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	3
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	5
Central Michigan		3	–	5		6	–	6
Ball State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 PM	VMI*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 47–24	11,061
September 10	3:30 PM	at No. 10 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	L 10–54	77,331
September 17	12:00 PM	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 65–38	24,258
September 24	3:30 PM	Appalachian State*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ASN	L 38–45	15,381
October 1	3:30 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	W 31–27	20,167
October 8	3:00 PM	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 35–13	11,094
October 15	3:30 PM	No. 24 Western Michigan	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 0–41	11,321
October 22	3:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 35–25	10,739
October 27	7:30 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	BCSN	L 20–41	15,012
November 2	7:30 PM	Toledo	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN2	L 17–48	6,559
November 9	8:00 PM	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 28–38	6,605
November 22	7:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 3–9	18,025
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	3	14	0	24
Zips	12	7	7	21	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2011	AKR, 36–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	10	0	0	10
#10 Badgers	9	21	10	14	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2008	WIS, 38–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	34	7	17	65
Thundering Herd	21	0	10	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9	2014	MARSH, 48–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	10	21	7	7	45
Zips	0	14	10	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	7	14	31
Golden Flashes	7	10	0	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–24–2	2015	AKR, 20–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	3	7	0	13
Zips	14	7	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–16–1	2015	AKR, 37–28

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Broncos	14	13	7	7	41
Zips	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–13	2011	WMU, 68–19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	14	14	35
Cardinals	7	10	0	8	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–11–1	2014	BALL, 35–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	3	7	20
Bulls	3	17	0	21	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5	2015	AKR, 42–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	3	17	14	14	48
Zips	10	0	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2013	AKR, 31–29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	7	10	38
Zips	0	10	10	8	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–15	2015	BGSU, 59–10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	3	0	3
Bobcats	0	6	0	3	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–19–1	2015	OHIO, 14–12

↑ "2016 Akron Zips Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

Akron Zips football

Venues	Buchtel Field (1923–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)

Culture & lore	Zippy "Akron Blue and Gold" Zips Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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