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] Chattanooga head coach Tom Arth for the head coaching job.[3]
Previous season [ ] The Zips finished the 2017 season 7–7, 6–2 in MAC play to win the East Division. They lost to Toledo in the MAC Championship . They received an invitation to play in the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Florida Atlantic .
Preseason [ ] Award watch lists [ ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll [ ] 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 [ ] 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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^[a] Nebraska , originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather.[9] Hurricane Florence .Game summaries [ ] Morgan State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
7
7
Zips
17
10
14
0
41
at Northwestern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
3
23
13
39
Wildcats
7
14
7
6
34
at Iowa State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
3
3
0
13
Cyclones
7
10
0
9
26
Miami (OH) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
14
10
17
41
Zips
0
10
7
0
17
at Buffalo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
3
3
0
0
6
Bulls
7
3
7
7
24
at Kent State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Zips
7
3
7
0 7
24
Golden Flashes
3
7
7
0 6
23
Central Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
0
0
10
0
10
Zips
7
10
0
0
17
Northern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
7
17
5
7
36
Zips
7
3
16
0
26
at Eastern Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
7
0
0
7
Eagles
7
3
0
17
27
Bowling Green [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
0
7
7
7
21
Zips
3
3
0
0
6
at Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
7
7
14
28
Bobcats
21
7
7
14
49
at South Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
3
0
0
0
3
Gamecocks
14
14
0
0
28
Players drafted into the NFL [ ] References [ ]
^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF) . University of Akron. p. 172. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .^ "Akron fires Terry Bowden following 4-8 season" . 2 December 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 . 2018-07-16. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17 .^ "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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