2003 Akron Zips football team

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2003 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 head coach Lee Owens.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 p.m.	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 38–41	26,814
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	L 31–48	75,401
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 24–17	10,262
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Howard*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 65–7	20,259
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 38–21	6,385
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 20–45	20,157
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 45–14	8,319
October 18	6:00 p.m.	Central Florida	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 38–24	8,113
October 25	Noon	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		L 37–38	36,074
November 1	4:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPNGP	L 24–42	29,884
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 40–28	9,222
November 15	Noon	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 35–28	9,102
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2003 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Matthew Cherry	Sr
QB	`5`	Charlie Frye	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Rickey McKenzie	Sr
DB	`4`	Sekai Greer	Jr
DB	`23`	Domenik Hixon	So
DB	`24`	Montae Russell	Jr
LB	`44`	Chase Blackburn	Jr
LB	`58`	Matt Robinson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P/K	`14`	Billy Sullivan	So

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Venues	League Park (c. 1910) (c. 1915–1939) 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 ""
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 10 Miami x$		8	–	0		13	–	1
Marshall		6	–	2		8	–	4
Akron		5	–	3		7	–	5
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
UCF		2	–	6		3	–	9
Ohio		1	–	7		2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x		7	–	1		11	–	3
Northern Illinois		6	–	2		10	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		8	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4		5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Central Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll