2016 Akron Zips football team

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

2016 Akron Zips football
2016 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	VMI*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 47–24	11,061
September 10	3:30 pm	at No. 10 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 10–54	77,331
September 17	Noon	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 65–38	24,258
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ASN	L 38–45	15,381
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	W 31–27	20,167
October 8	3:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 35–13	11,094
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Western Michigan	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 0–41	11,321
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 35–25	10,739
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	BCSN	L 20–41	15,012
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Toledo	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN2	L 17–48	6,559
November 9	8:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 28–38	6,605
November 22	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 3–9	18,025
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

VMI[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	3	14	0	24
Zips	12	7	7	21	47

at Wisconsin[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	10	0	0	10
#10 Badgers	9	21	10	14	54

at Marshall[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	34	7	17	65
Thundering Herd	21	0	10	7	38

Appalachian State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	10	21	7	7	45
Zips	0	14	10	14	38

at Kent State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	7	14	31
Golden Flashes	7	10	0	10	27

Miami (OH)[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	3	7	0	13
Zips	14	7	7	7	35

Western Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Broncos	14	13	7	7	41
Zips	0	0	0	0	0

at Ball State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	14	14	35
Cardinals	7	10	0	8	25

at Buffalo[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	3	7	20
Bulls	3	17	0	21	41

Toledo[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	3	17	14	14	48
Zips	10	0	7	0	17

Bowling Green[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	7	10	38
Zips	0	10	10	8	28

at Ohio[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	3	0	3
Bobcats	0	6	0	3	9

Roster[]

2016 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Kato Nelson	Fr
WR	`2`	Tyrell Goodman	Sr
WR	`3`	Kwadarrius Smith	So
QB	`4`	Tommy Woodson	Jr
QB	`5`	Tra'Von Chapman	Jr
WR	`7`	Jerome Lane	Jr
WR	`8`	Kevin Gladney	Jr
WR	`9`	JoJo Natson	Sr
TE	`10`	Mykel Traylor-Bennett	Jr
QB	`10`	Clayton Uecker	Jr
WR	`11`	A. J. Coney	Jr
WR	`12`	Imani Davis	Sr
WR	`13`	Fransohn Bickley	Jr
QB	`15`	Matthew Hoyer	Sr
ATH	`16`	Jaquavis Dixon	Fr
WR	`17`	Anthony Young	Jr
WR	`19`	Anthony Lauro	So
WR	`21`	Michael Means	Sr
RB	`23`	Van Edwards	So
RB	`25`	Denzel Jones	Sr
RB	`28`	Manny Morgan	Jr
RB	`30`	Chuck Turfe	Fr
RB	`34`	Warren Ball	Sr
TE	`35`	Newman Williams	So
WR	`36`	Isaiah Rainey-Nix	So
WR	`38`	Ibrahim Mohammed	Sr
WR	`39`	Jason Grossman	Fr
FB	`43`	Christian Allen	Sr
TE	`45`	Brandon Junk	Fr
WR	`48`	Darian Williams	Sr
OL	`50`	Undrea Bullard	So
OL, TE	`52`	LaVonne Gauthney	Jr
OL	`56`	Brandon Council	Fr
OL	`57`	Stephen Ericksen	Jr
OL	`59`	Trevor Brown	Fr
OL	`60`	Josh Snow	Fr
OL	`63`	Nick Fazio	So
OL	`66`	Kyle Ritz	So
OL	`68`	Andrew Siegman	Fr
OL	`69`	Ryan Kortokrax	Jr
OL	`72`	Logan Tuley-Tillman	Jr
OL	`73`	Jonathan Neeley	Fr
OL	`74`	Xavier Quigley	Jr
OL	`75`	Jovann Letuli	Jr
OL	`76`	Rich Kallay	Fr
OL	`77`	Cedric McCoy	Jr
OL	`78`	Austin Sample	Fr
OL	`79`	Montel Jordan	Fr
WR	`80`	Bryce Dixon	Fr
WR	`81`	Brandon Mitchell	So
WR	`82`	Austin Wolf	Jr
TE	`83`	Michael Kish	Jr
TE	`84`	Avery Cagle	Fr
WR	`85`	Freddie Simmons	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Alvin Davis	Fr
DB	`2`	Larry Hope	Sr
LB	`2`	James King (I)	So
LB	`3`	DeMarkus Glover	Fr
DL	`4`	Davon'te Jest	Fr
LB	`5`	Ulysees Gilbert III	So
CB	`6`	DeAndre Scott	Sr
DL	`8`	Darius Copeland	Jr
LB	`9`	Jamal Davis	So
LB	`10`	Brian Bell	So
LB	`11`	John Rachal	Sr
CB	`12`	Kyron Brown	Fr
DL	`13`	Christopher Spruill	Sr
S	`14`	James Turner	Sr
S	`15`	Cory Morrow	Sr
LB	`16`	DeMarcus Lloyd	Jr
DB	`17`	Bryce Jones	Sr
S	`18`	Tyler Gilchrist	Fr
ATH	`19`	Vince Lockett	Fr
DE	`19`	Daumantuas Venckus	Sr
DE	`20`	Shawn Featherstone	So
DB	`21`	Michael Butler	Sr
CB	`22`	Mikee Hayes	Jr
DB	`23`	Nathan Bischof	So
DB	`24`	Jordan George	So
LB	`25`	Travonte Junius	So
CB	`26`	Darian Dailey	So
CB	`28`	Mark Ellis	Fr
S	`31`	Jamal Baggett	So
S	`32`	Zach Guiser	Jr
DL	`34`	Jamal Marcus	Sr
DB	`38`	Denzel Butler (I)	So
LB	`40`	John Lako	Fr
LB	`42`	Youssef Barakat	Fr
LB	`42`	Andrew Hauser	Jr
DB	`46`	Zachary Sweat	Sr
DL	`50`	Brock Boxen	So
S	`51`	Devon Jones	Fr
LB	`52`	Josh Ward	Fr
LB	`55`	Tony Jones	Jr
DE	`56`	Deon'Tae Moore	Jr
DL	`65`	Andy Jean-Baptiste	Fr
DL	`90`	Se'Von Pittman	Sr
DL	`91`	Ibrahima Camara	Jr
DL	`94`	Brian Reinke	So
DL	`97`	Brennan Williams	So
DL	`99`	Jelani Hamilton	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`37`	Tom O'Leary	So
PK	`39`	Zach Gingerich	Jr
P	`41`	Kyle Foster	So
PK, P	`44`	Jon Semerene	Jr
PK, P	`47`	Jerry Fitschen	Fr
PK, P	`49`	James Fonseca	So
PK, P	`60`	Nick Gasser	So
LS	`65`	Hayden Grover	So
LS	`88`	Michael Buddenberg	Jr

Head coach

Terry Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Chuck Amato (Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator)
Todd Stroud (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator)
A. J. Milwee (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Jeff Bowden (Special Teams Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
Trent Boykin (Tight Ends / H-Backs)
Brett Ekkens (Offensive Line)
Erick Hickson (Running Backs)
Otis Mounds (Cornerbacks / Defensive Passing Game Coordinator)
Mike Woodford (Safeties)
Hunter Bowden (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
Tim Hargrett (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
Kory Gribbin (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
Nick Verna (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
Ben Murphy (Director of Football Operations)
John Nemec (Director of Player Personnel)
Mark Ouimet (Assistant Director of Football Operations)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2016

References[]

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2016 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		8	–	6
Miami x		6	–	2		6	–	7
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$		8	–	0		13	–	1
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	6
Central Michigan		3	–	5		6	–	7
Ball State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll