2022 Akron Zips football team

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2022 Akron Zips football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumInfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 1     10 4  
Buffalo   5 3     7 6  
Bowling Green   5 3     6 7  
Miami (OH)   4 4     6 7  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 3     9 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 3     9 4  
Western Michigan   4 4     5 7  
Ball State   3 5     5 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6     3 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Zips played home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)* ESPN3 W 30–23 OT 8,752
September 10 4:00 p.m. at No. 14 Michigan State* BTN L 0–5270,079
September 17 7:00 p.m. at No. 15 Tennessee* ESPN+/SECN+ L 6–63 101,915
September 24 6:00 p.m. at Liberty* ESPN+ L 12–21 20,004
October 1 3:30 p.m. Bowling Greendagger
  • InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
  • Akron, OH
ESPN+ L 28–31 8,093
October 8 2:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN+ L 34–55 23,108
October 15 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
  • Akron, OH
ESPN+ L 21–28 14,814
October 22 12:00 p.m. at Kent State ESPN+ L 27–33 20,472
October 29 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH)
  • InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
  • Akron, OH
ESPN+ L 9–27 11,749
November 8 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
  • Akron, OH
CBSSN L 28–34 12,589
November 26 1:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois ESPN3 W 44–12 6,288
December 2 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN+ L 22–23 12,247
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Saint Francis (PA)

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Red Flash 3 10 3 70 23
Zips 3 7 7 67 30
Pregame line Over/under
AKR –17.0 53
Statistics Saint Francis Akron
First downs 18 19
Total yards 453 384
Rushing yards 189 98
Passing yards 264 286
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 32:46 27:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Francis Passing Justin Sliwoski 11/17, 162 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Damon Horton 18 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dawson Snyder 3 receptions, 92 yards
Akron Passing DJ Irons 22/37, 286 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cam Wiley 21 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Shocky Jacques-Louis 8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD

At No. 14 Michigan State

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Week Two: Akron at No. 14 Michigan State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Zips 0 0 000
No. 14 Spartans 14 10 28052

at Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Cloudy, Wind: SW 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 70,079
  • Referee: Brian Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
  • Sources:[2]
Game information

At No. 15 Tennessee

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Game Three: Akron Zips (1–1) at No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Zips 0 0 336
No. 15 Volunteers 14 14 211463

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

At Liberty

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 3 3 6 12
Flames 7 7 0 7 21

Bowling Green

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 14 0 7 31
Zips 7 7 7 7 28

At Ohio

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Akron Zips (1–4, 0–1) vs. Ohio Bobcats (2–3, 0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Akron 0 13 71434
Ohio 14 14 20755

at Peden StadiumAthens, OH

  • Date: Saturday, October 9, 2022
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny, Temperature:56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,108
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Anthony Lima, Rob Generelli
  • Pregame line: OHIO −10.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:48) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 75 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 7–0)
  • (03:31) OHIO – McCormick, Nolan 8 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 07:06 (OHIO 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:26) AKR – Perez, Noah 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:59 (OHIO 14–3)
  • (09:29) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 12 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 03:50 (OHIO 21–3)
  • (06:28) AKR – Perez, Noah 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:01 (OHIO 21–6)
  • (00:45) AKR – Irons, DJ 18 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 01:46 (OHIO 21–13)
  • (00:00) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:41 (OHIO 28–13)
Third Quarter
  • (11:38) AKR – Price III, Clyde 4 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:22 (OHIO 28–20)
  • (09:14) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 30 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:16 (OHIO 35–20)
  • (05:13) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 25 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (kick failed) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:13 (OHIO 41–20)
  • (04:45) OHIO – McCrory, Jack 13 yd fumble recovery (Vakos, Nathanial kick) (OHIO 48–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:54) AKR – Price III, Clyde 3 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:54 (OHIO 48–27)
  • (05:24) AKR – Price III, Clyde 1 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:24 (OHIO 48–34)
  • (03:08) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:15 (OHIO 55–34)
Statistics AKR OHIO
First downs 33 25
Total yards 473 561
Rushes/yards 26/60 31/134
Passing yards 418 427
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 43–54–1 24–27–0
Time of possession 32:24 27:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Akron Passing DJ Irons 43/54, 418 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Clyde Price III 14 rushes, 47 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Shocky Jacques-Louis 11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 24/27, 427 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Sieh Bangura 16 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Sam Wiglusz 7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 0 7 7 21
Chippewas 7 7 7 7 28

At Kent State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 10 7 3 27
Golden Flashes 0 21 9 3 33

Miami (OH)

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1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 10 0 10 27
Zips 0 3 0 6 9

Eastern Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 14 7 3 34
Zips 7 7 0 14 28

At Northern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 20 7 17 44
Huskies 6 0 3 3 12

At Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 9 7 0 6 22
Bulls 0 10 7 6 23

Roster

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2022 Akron Zips football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 0 D. J. Irons  Jr
RB 1 Cam Wiley  So
RB 2 Anthony Williams Jr.  So
QB 3 Dijon Jennings Fr
WR 4 Bobby Golden Fr
TE 5 T. J. Banks  Jr
RB 6 Jonzell Norrils So
WR 7 Alex Adams So
QB 8 Ryan Jankowski So
TE 10 Marquell Darnell Fr
TE 11 Nik Ognenovic Sr
WR 16 Tony Grimes Jr. So
WR 18 Shocky Jacques-Louis Sr
WR 19 Clayton Bone Fr
RB 22 Charles Kellom Fr
TE 25 Tristian Bank So
RB 26 Dae'Vontay Latimer So
TE 28 Grant Gainer So
WR 30 Jalen Knight  So
RB 35 Blake Hester So
TE 49 Jacob Shaffer  So
OL 51 Jourden Hale-Frater Fr
OL 52 Kamarii Landers Fr
OL 54 Tyhler Williams Fr
OL 63 Alex Robarge  So
OL 65 Tony Georges So
OL 66 Ryan Beckman  So
OL 70 Caleb Herring  So
OL 71 Max Banes  Jr
OL 72 Colin Lyons So
OL 73 Owen Murphy  So
OL 74 Ronan Chambers So
OL 75 Jordan Daniels  So
OL 76 Nate Williams So
OL 77 Xavior Gray  So
OL 78 Brian Kilbane  Fr
WR 80 Jasaiah Gathings So
WR 81 Shawn Naim  So
WR 82 Jameel Williamson So
WR 83 Myles Walker So
TE 87 Brycen Yarmo  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Bryce Wilson Jr
OLB 2 Corey Thomas Jr.  So
DL 3 Zach Morton  Sr
DL 4 Ryan Johnson Jr
DL 5 Curtis Harper  Sr
DL 6 Curtis Fann Jr.  So
OLB 7 Julian Richardson Jr
S 8 Jaylen Kelly-Powell  Sr
MLB 9 Jeslord Boateng  Jr
DL 10 Quevan Lawson  So
DL 11 Nazir Sy  Jr
DB 12 Charles Amankwaa Sr
CB 13 Chu Ogbonna  Sr
S 14 Noel Roach So
DB 15 K. J. Martin Jr
OLB 17 Juan Jarrett So
S 19 MyJaden Horton So
LB 20 Brian McCoy Fr
DB 21 Cam Threatt So
S 22 Adetutu Daranijo Jr
CB 23 Ronald Jackson Jr. So
LB 25 Tim Terry  Sr
LB 27 Bubba Arslanian  Sr
CB 29 Jalen Hooks Sr
S 30 Joe Malchesky So
CB 34 Tyson Durant So
CB 35 Darrian Lewis So
S 38 Rishad Hence So
S 39 DiMarco Johnson So
DB 43 Logan Day  Sr
DL 44 Victor Jones  Sr
OLB 45 Ryan McClain Sr
DB 47 Dontae Pollard So
DB 48 Kavari Adams  Jr
S 49 Sean Conroy  Jr
MLB 51 Luke Bauer So
LB 52 Zach DiLauro  Jr
LB 53 Camari Harris  So
DL 54 Kiawan Murphy Fr
LB 58 Emmett Hanna  Fr
MLB 59 Andrew Behm So
DL 90 Angelo Howze  Sr
DL 93 Bennett Adler So
DL 95 Andre Proffitt So
DL 97 Janirr Wade So
DL 98 Logan Hawkins  Jr
DL 99 Devon Robinson  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 12 Cory Smigel  Jr
LS 41 Tyler Rieger So
P 42 Kyle Romenick  So
LS 50 Kyle Bauman  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tim Tibesar (Defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Allen Tucker (special teams coordinator)
  • Reno Ferri (Tight ends)
  • Terry Richardson (running backs)
  • Tre' Bell (cornerbacks)
  • Winston DeLattibourdere III (defensive line)
  • Billy Fessler (Co-Pass Game coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • David Gilbertson (Co-Pass Game coordinator / Wide receivers)
  • Neal Renna (safeties)
  • Joel Rodriguez (Run Game coordinator / Offensive line)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 26, 2022

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Akron Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Football vs Akron on 9/10/2022 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.