2015 Akron Zips football team

2015 Akron Zips football

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champions
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Utah State, W 23–21
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2015 record	8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (4th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3		8	–	5
Akron		5	–	3		8	–	5
Buffalo		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kent State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Miami		2	–	6		3	–	9
UMass		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2		8	–	6
Western Michigan x		6	–	2		8	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2		10	–	2
Central Michigan x		6	–	2		7	–	6
Ball State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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, only the second bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Utah State for their first ever bowl victory.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	at #19 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN PPV	L 3–41	85,370
September 12	6:00 PM	Pittsburgh*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 7–24	23,425
September 19	12:00 PM	Savannah State*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 52–9	16,763
September 26	7:00 PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 35–14	24,679
October 3	2:00 PM	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 12–14	17,301
October 10	3:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 47–21	5,638
October 17	3:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 10–59	20,021
October 31	2:00 PM	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 6–14	18,981
November 7	12:00 PM	at UMass	Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA	CBSSN	W 17–13	6,228
November 14	12:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 37–28	15,629
November 21	3:30 PM	Buffalo	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 42–21	15,727
November 28	12:00 PM	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ASN	W 20–0	16,391
December 22	3:30 PM	vs. Utah State*	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	18,876
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings 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

References

↑ "2015 Akron Zips Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

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 2016

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