2004 Akron Zips football team

2004 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2004 record	6–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	J. D. Brookhart (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Fleming (1st year)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl (Capacity: 35,202)

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Miami x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2		6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2		6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6		4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6		2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8		0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1		9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1		9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8		1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I -A college football during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his first year as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	ESPN+	L 10–48	98,866
September 11	6:00 PM	Middle Tennessee*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		L 24–31	17,263
September 18	3:00 PM	at #12 Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		L 0–51	57,868
September 23	7:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		W 24–19	25,186
October 2	4:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 19–49	26,266
October 9	6:00 PM	Buffalo	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 44–21	7,123
October 16	6:00 PM	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 26–21	18,401
October 23	6:00 PM	Ball State	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 35–23	7,826
November 5	7:00 PM	Marshall	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	ESPN2	W 31–28	29,621
November 13	1:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		L 31–19	11,775
November 20	6:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 37–27	17,410
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://gozips.com/sports/fball/htmlstatsarchive/football/2004/teamstat.htm

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

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

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