Akron Zips
Mid-AmericanAkron, OHInfoCision Stadium
2026: 1–6 (0–3 Mid-American). Last: lost at Miami (OH) 34–14. Next: at Kent State, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- L 16–38at Wake Forest
- W 45–10Robert Morris
- L 7–41at Minnesota
- L 10–38UNLV
- L 17–41at Central Michigan
- L 23–25Eastern Michigan
- L 14–34at Miami (OH)
- Oct 24at Kent State
- Nov 3Ohio
- Nov 10Western Michigan
- Nov 18at Massachusetts
- Nov 27Buffalo
- Outfitted by Nike
Akron has played football since 1891 and is officially 534–608–36; 516 of its 1,178 games are in our file. They have won one Mid-American Conference title (2005), counting shared titles. Since 1987, the NFL Draft has taken 10 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Akron. Lee Owens (1995–2003) won more games here than any other coach: 40. The most-played rival is Kent State: 46 meetings, Akron leads 26–19–1. This season, under Joe Moorhead, they’re 1–6.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 534–608–36 official; 187–325–4 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–2 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1328 133rd of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 136 · Composite No. 132 in FBS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 1 last in 2005
- Seasons
- 64 since 1913, 516 games
Identity
2026 season 1–6
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Wake Forest | L 16–38 | 28% |
| Sep 12 | vs Robert Morris | W 45–10 | 76% |
| Sep 19 | at Minnesota | L 7–41 | 29% |
| Sep 26 | vs UNLV | L 10–38 | 37% |
| Oct 3 | at Central Michigan | L 17–41 | 32% |
| Oct 10 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 23–25 | 47% |
| Oct 17 | at Miami (OH) | L 14–34 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | at Kent State | Preview | 37% |
| Nov 3 | vs Ohio | Preview | 24% |
| Nov 10 | vs Western Michigan | Preview | 23% |
| Nov 18 | at Massachusetts | Preview | 41% |
| Nov 27 | vs Buffalo | Preview | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–33- 20274 games: 1 home, 3 away, non-conference only
- at Arizona State
- at Rutgers
- at UNLV
- Maine
- 20284 games: 1 home, 3 away, non-conference only
- 20294 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20304 games: 1 home, 3 away, non-conference only
- 20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- 20331 game: 1 home, non-conference only
Akron’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of August 24, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Donelius Johnson67 tackles (No. 6 in FBS in tackles)
- Jordan Gant452 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Akron in rushing yards)
- Brayden Roggow1,068 passing yards, 7 TD (leads Akron in passing yards)
- Cibastian Broughton380 passing yards, 4 TD
- Dwight Nunoo40 tackles
- Tairan Davis35 tackles, 1 INT
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Akron.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- University of Akron Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Zippy · Official source
- The University of Akron; read 2026-10-10
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Roo Zoo · Single source
- TicketSmarter; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- Andrew T. Goodrich · Official source
- University of Akron Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Tim Tibesar · Official source
- University of Akron Athletics; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. New multi-year deal announced in March 2026 with BSN Sports.
- Akron Athletics, Mar 12, 2026: New deal with Nike and BSN Sports
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1913
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Rodney Nelson has 142 rushing yards and 2 TDs, Miami (Ohio) beats Akron 34-14, winnipegfreepress.com,
- Kessinger's 4 FGs, Kim's TD pass push Eastern Michigan over Akron 25-23, winnipegfreepress.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Moorhead | 2022–2026 | 14–41 |
| Oscar Rodriguez | 2021 | 0–3 |
| Tom Arth | 2019–2021 | 3–24 |
| Terry Bowden | 2012–2018 | 35–52 |
| Rob Ianello | 2010–2011 | 2–22 |
| J.D. Brookhart | 2004–2009 | 30–42 |
| Lee Owens | 1995–2003 | 40–61 |
| Gerry Faust | 1987–1994 | 36–49–3 |
 Jim Dennison | 1975 | 7–4 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Kent State
26–19–1 in 46
- 2016 W 31–27
- 2017 W 24–14
- 2018 W 24–23
- 2019 L 3–26
- 2020 L 35–69
- 2021 L 0–38
- 2022 L 27–33
- 2023 W 31–27
- 2024 W 38–17
- 2025 L 35–42
Lost the last one.
Next: Oct 24
- Eastern Michigan
18–15 in 33
- 2009 W 28–21
- 2011 L 23–31
- 2014 W 31–6
- 2015 W 47–21
- 2018 L 7–27
- 2019 L 14–42
- 2022 L 28–34
- 2023 L 27–30
- 2024 W 25–21
- 2026 L 23–25
Lost the last one.
- Ohio
10–23 in 33
- 2015 L 12–14
- 2016 L 3–9
- 2017 W 37–34
- 2018 L 28–49
- 2019 L 3–52
- 2020 L 10–24
- 2021 L 17–34
- 2022 L 34–55
- 2023 L 14–25
- 2024 L 10–30
Lost the last seven.
Next: Nov 3
| Opponent | Games | AKR record |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 46 | 26–19–1 |
| Eastern Michigan | 33 | 18–15 |
| Ohio | 33 | 10–23 |
| Bowling Green | 31 | 10–21 |
| Miami (OH) | 31 | 8–23 |
| Central Michigan | 28 | 8–19–1 |
| Buffalo | 25 | 12–13 |
| Temple | 21 | 6–15 |
Rivals the program names: Kent State, Youngstown State.
Every opponent (100)
Every program Akron has played, A to Z, with Akron’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- App State 0–1
- Arkansas State 1–1
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1–0
- Army 2–3
- Auburn 0–2
- Ball State 7–11
- Bowling Green 10–21
- Bryant 1–0
- Buffalo 12–13
- Cal Poly 1–0
- Cal State Fullerton 2–0
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Central Michigan 8–19–1
- Central State 1–0
- Cincinnati 2–4
- Colgate 1–1
- Dayton 2–2
- Delaware 0–1
- Delaware State 0–1
- Duquesne 1–0
- East Carolina 0–1
- Eastern Illinois 1–1
- Eastern Michigan 18–15
- Florida 0–1
- Florida Atlantic 0–1
- Florida International 0–2
- Gardner-Webb 0–1
- Howard 2–0
- Illinois 0–2
- Illinois State 1–1
- Indiana 0–4
- Indiana State 3–2
- Iowa 0–1
- Iowa State 0–2
- James Madison 1–0
- Kansas State 0–1
- Kent State 26–19–1
- Kentucky 0–2
- Liberty 1–1
- Long Beach State 1–0
- Louisiana 1–1
- Louisiana Tech 1–1
- Louisville 0–1
- LSU 0–1
- Marshall 5–8
- Maryland 0–1
- Massachusetts 4–2
- Memphis 0–1
- Miami (OH) 8–23
- Michigan 0–1
- Michigan State 0–0 †
- Middle Tennessee 1–1
- Minnesota 0–1
- Morehead State 0–1
- Morgan State 4–0
- Murray State 0–0–1
- Navy 1–1
- NC State 1–0
- Nebraska 0–2
- New Mexico 1–0
- New Mexico State 1–0
- Nicholls 1–0
- North Texas 2–0
- Northern Arizona 2–0
- Northern Illinois 6–12
- Northern Michigan 1–0
- Northwestern 1–0
- Ohio 10–23
- Ohio State 0–5
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oregon State 0–1
- Penn State 0–6
- Pittsburgh 1–2
- Purdue 0–2
- Robert Morris 1–0
- Rutgers 0–2
- Saint Francis 1–0
- Savannah State 1–0
- South Carolina 0–2
- Southern Illinois 0–1
- Syracuse 1–2
- Tampa 1–4
- Temple 6–15
- Tennessee 0–3
- Toledo 4–12
- Troy 0–2
- UAB 0–2
- UCF 3–4
- UConn 0–3
- UNLV 0–1
- Utah State 1–0
- Virginia 0–2
- Virginia Tech 0–5
- VMI 2–1
- Wake Forest 0–1
- West Virginia Wesleyan 1–0
- Western Michigan 4–16
- Wisconsin 0–3
- Wyoming 0–1
- Youngstown State 3–6–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
1, counting shared titles- Mid-American Conference 1
- 2005
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1891–1896, 1899–1900, 1902–1903 and 1908–1914
- Ohio Conference 1915–1936
- Independent 1937–1942 and 1946–1947
- Ohio Conference 1948–1965
- Independent 1966–1977
- OVC 1980–1986
- Independent 1987–1991
- Mid-American Conference since 1992
- 1987Went independent from the OVC. Source
- 1992Joined the Mid-American Conference from independence. Source
Akron’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Consensus All-Americans 1
| 2000 | Dwight Smith S |
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 1954 | John Heisman coach, career 1892–1927 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 10 since 1987
- First-round picks
- 0
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
University of Akron Main Campus- Enrollment
- 13,332 11,160 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Akron, Ohio
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1870
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $46,600 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @zipsfbInstagram @ZipsAthleticsFacebook ZipsFB
- Athletics department
- X @akronzipsInstagram @ZipsAthleticsFacebook AkronZips
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones gozips.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–6 | 0–3 | Joe Moorhead | 1328 | -22.4 | ||
| 2025 | 5–7 | 4–4 | Joe Moorhead | 1375 | -13.9 | ||
| 2024 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Joe Moorhead | 1345 | -17.9 | ||
| 2023 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Joe Moorhead | 1262 | -21.6 | ||
| 2022 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Joe Moorhead | 1298 | -23.4 | ||
| 2021 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez | 1253 | -23.1 | ||
| 2020 | 1–5 | 1–5 | Tom Arth | 1259 | -23.7 | ||
| 2019 | 0–12 | 0–8 | Tom Arth | 1173 | -29.8 | ||
| 2018 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Terry Bowden | 1325 | -19.3 | ||
| 2017 | 7–7 | 6–2 | Terry Bowden | 1424 | -17.6 | ||
| 2016 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Terry Bowden | 1406 | -5.6 | ||
| 2015 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Terry Bowden | 1492 | -0.8 | ||
| 2014 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Terry Bowden | 1371 | -9.4 | ||
| 2013 | 5–7 | 4–4 | Terry Bowden | 1334 | -15.3 | ||
| 2012 | 1–11 | 0–8 | Terry Bowden | 1193 | -19.5 | ||
| 2011 | 1–11 | 0–8 | Rob Ianello | 1186 | -29.1 | ||
| 2010 | 1–11 | 1–7 | Rob Ianello | 1235 | -28.2 | ||
| 2009 | 3–9 | 2–6 | J.D. Brookhart | 1322 | -17.8 | ||
| 2008 | 5–7 | 3–5 | J.D. Brookhart | 1385 | -6.7 | ||
| 2007 | 4–8 | 3–5 | J.D. Brookhart | 1361 | -17.6 | ||
| 2006 | 5–7 | 3–5 | J.D. Brookhart | 1411 | -6.1 | ||
| 2005 | 7–6 | 5–3 | J.D. Brookhart | 1451 | -5.8 | ||
| 2004 | 6–5 | 6–2 | J.D. Brookhart | 1479 | -11.1 | ||
| 2003 | 7–5 | 5–3 | Lee Owens | 1476 | -12.5 | ||
| 2002 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Lee Owens | 1404 | -14.8 |
Every season back to 1913 (39 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4–7 | 4–4 | Lee Owens | 1424 | -10.0 | ||
| 2000 | 6–5 | 5–3 | Lee Owens | 1470 | -7.4 | ||
| 1999 | 7–4 | 5–3 | Lee Owens | 1454 | -9.8 | ||
| 1998 | 4–7 | 3–6 | Lee Owens | 1355 | -14.1 | ||
| 1997 | 2–9 | 2–7 | Lee Owens | 1319 | -12.8 | ||
| 1996 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Lee Owens | 1341 | -19.3 | ||
| 1995 | 2–9 | 2–6 | Lee Owens | 1246 | -20.1 | ||
| 1994 | 1–10 | 1–8 | Gerry Faust | 1239 | -28.5 | ||
| 1993 | 5–6 | 4–4 | Gerry Faust | 1394 | -14.1 | ||
| 1992 | 7–3–1 | 5–3 | Gerry Faust | 1489 | -4.2 | ||
| 1991 | 5–6 | Gerry Faust | 1395 | -21.7 | |||
| 1990 | 3–7–1 | Gerry Faust | 1400 | -9.4 | |||
| 1989 | 6–4–1 | Gerry Faust | 1447 | 0.8 | |||
| 1988 | 5–6 | Gerry Faust | 1361 | -14.1 | |||
| 1987 | 4–7 | Gerry Faust | 1281 | -17.3 | |||
| 1986 | 1–1 | 1359 | |||||
| 1985 | 2–1 | 1353 | |||||
| 1984 | 0–2 | 1309 | |||||
| 1983 | 2–0 | 1346 | |||||
| 1982 | 1–0 | 1291 | |||||
| 1981 | 1–1 | 1262 | |||||
| 1980 | 1–2 | 1223 | |||||
| 1979 | 2–2 | 1236 | |||||
| 1978 | 0–2 | 1209 | |||||
| 1977 | 2–2 | 1274 | |||||
| 1976 | 4–2 | 1294 | |||||
| 1975 | 7–4 | Jim Dennison | 1230 | -5.7 | |||
| 1974 | 0–3 | 1137 | |||||
| 1973 | 0–3 | 1157 | |||||
| 1972 | 0–0–1 | 1187 | |||||
| 1971 | 1–0 | 1199 | |||||
| 1970 | 0–1 | 1151 | |||||
| 1969 | 1–0 | 1162 | |||||
| 1968 | 0–1 | 1119 | |||||
| 1967 | 1–1 | 1126 | |||||
| 1966 | 0–1 | 1084 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–1 | 1099 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–1 | 1107 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 1–0 | 1115 |
Officially 534–608–36 since 1891 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 187–325–4 (516 of its 1,178 games are on file). Our file starts in 1913; the program began in 1891. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1914–37, 1939, 1941–65: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.