American college football season
The 2018 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by seventh-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.
On December 2, Akron fired head coach Terry Bowden.[2] He finished at Akron with a seven-year record of 35–52. On December 14, the school hired Chattanooga head coach Tom Arth for the head coaching job.[3]
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll [ edit ] The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Zips predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[8]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Ohio 140 (21) 2 Buffalo 112 (1) 3 Miami 95 (2) 4 Akron 74 5 Bowling Green 58 6 Kent State 25
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 8 3:30 p.m. Morgan State * ESPN+ W 41–718,413 September 15 7:30 p.m. at Northwestern * BTN W 39–3440,014 September 22 11:00 a.m. at Iowa State * FSN L 13–2654,028 October 6 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN+ L 17–4122,437 October 13 Noon at Buffalo CBSSN L 6–2419,506 October 20 3:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN+ W 24–23 OT 18,774 October 27 Noon Central Michigan InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 W 17–1017,582 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH CBSSN L 26–3616,401 November 10 Noon at Eastern Michigan ESPN3 L 7–2712,403 November 17 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 L 6–2117,742 Noon at Ohio CBSSN L 28–4912,938 December 1[a] Noon at South Carolina * SECN L 3–2853,420 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Akron and Nebraska , originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather.[9] The Zips agreed to schedule South Carolina, who also canceled a game earlier in the year due to Hurricane Florence . Game summaries [ edit ] Morgan State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 7 7 Zips 17 10 14 0 41
At Northwestern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 3 23 13 39 Wildcats 7 14 7 6 34
At Iowa State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 7 3 3 0 13 Cyclones 7 10 0 9 26
Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 14 10 17 41 Zips 0 10 7 0 17
At Buffalo [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 3 0 0 6 Bulls 7 3 7 7 24
At Kent State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Zips 7 3 7 0 7 24 Golden Flashes 3 7 7 0 6 23
Central Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 0 0 10 0 10 Zips 7 10 0 0 17
Northern Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 17 5 7 36 Zips 7 3 16 0 26
At Eastern Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 7 0 0 7 Eagles 7 3 0 17 27
Bowling Green [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 7 7 7 21 Zips 3 3 0 0 6
At Ohio [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 7 7 14 28 Bobcats 21 7 7 14 49
At South Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 0 0 0 3 Gamecocks 14 14 0 0 28
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" . University of Akron. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020 . ^ "Akron fires Terry Bowden following 4-8 season" . December 2, 2018. ^ Caron, Emily (December 14, 2018). "UT-Chattanooga's Tom Arth Named Akron Football Coach" . si.com . Retrieved December 26, 2018 . ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club" . Maxwell Football Club . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 . ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . ^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" . July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 . ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 . ^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll" . ^ "Akron–Nebraska Football Game Cancelled" . Akron Athletics. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018 . ^ 2018 Akron Zips football schedule . FBSchedules.com . Accessed April 7, 2018.
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