2011 Akron Zips Additional Information

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2011 Akron Zips Additional Information​

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:
Official School Bio - Rob Ianello

Assistant Coaches:
Official School Bios - Assistant Coaches (below Ianello's)
Mitch Browning - Offensive Line
Charlie Camp - Linebackers
Kevin Cosgrove - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends
Frisman Jackson - Wide Receivers
John Latina - Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
Kim McCloud - Defensive Backs
Jim Miceli - Assistant HC/Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs
Vinve Okruch - Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Tackles
Ron Powlus - Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks
John Palmer - Director of Football Operations
Jordan Heighway - Assistant Director of Football Operations
Craig Sowers - Director of Strength and Conditioning
Matt Arshinkoff - Graduate Assistant
John Bear - Graduate Assistant
Tony Bouie - Graduate Assistant
Sean Lewis - Graduate Assistant
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Recruiting

2012 Verbal Commitments

Daryan Martin LB 6-4 210 Cincinnati, OH - 2*/NR
Reggie McAdams QB 6-6 195 Elida, OH - NR/NR
Steve Franco QB 6-3 180 Tyrone, PA - 2*/NR

2011 Recruiting Class
Scout.com - #89 overall class - 1-4*, 1-3*, 1-2*, 22-NR - 2.13* average
Rivals.com - class unranked (7th in MAC) - 4-3*, 19-2*, 1-NR - 2.17* average

Andrew Bohan OL 6-5 254 Avon Lake, OH - 2*/2*
Karl Bostick RB 5-9 190 Oradell, NJ - 2*/2*
Dylan Brumbaugh DE 6-5 255 Uniontown, OH - 2*/2*
Bryce Cheek DB 5-11 175 Lewis Center, OH - 2*/2*
John Clay, Jr. OL 6-3 330 East St. Louis, IL - 2*/2*
Bre' Ford RB 5-10 205 Bethel Park, PA - 2*/2*
A.J. Fox K 5-10 198 Youngstown, OH - 2*/2*
[strike]Tyrell Goodman QB 6-2 206 White Plains, NY - 2*/2*[/strike]
Cody Grice RB 6-0 240 Arkon, OH - 2*/2*
John Griggs DE 6-5 200 Garden City, NJ - 2*/2*
Justin March LB 6-0 205 Danville, IL - 2*/3*
Clayton Moore QB 6-2 220 Perkinston, MS - 2*/2*
Devonte Morgan DB 6-1 185 Cleveland, OH - 2*/2*
Dajour Morris DT 6-2 285 Johnstown, PA - 2*/2*
Kyle Pohl QB 6-3 205 Farmersville, OH - 2*/3*
A.J. Price WR 6-4 190 Franklin, MA - 2*/2*
James Price DT 6-2 260 Pittsburgh, PA - 3*/2*
Vinnie Rizzo OL 6-3 275 Garden City, NY - 2*/2*
Johnny Robinson DB 5-10 180 Cleveland, OH 2*/2*
Nick Rossi LB 6-0 229 Taylor, PA - 4*/3*
Travis Switzer OL 6-3 265 Lancaster, PA - 2*/2*
[strike]Jabari Thomas WR 5-9 155 Washington, DC - 2*/NR[/strike]
Isaiah Williams DE 6-3 250 Cleveland, OH - 2*/2*
Tyler Williams ATH 5-7 160 Cincinnati, OH - 2*/3*

2010 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #88 overall class - 1-4*, 1-3*, 21-2*, 0-N/R - 2.13* average
Rivals.com - class unranked (5th in MAC) - 4-3*, 20-2*, 0-N/R - 2.17* average

Austin Bailey RB 6-0 238 Hyattsville, MD - 2* /2*
[strike]Mike Bizarro WR 6-2 175 Erie, PA - 2*/2*[/strike]
Micklos Blake DB 5-11 175 Staten Island, NY - 2*/2* JUCO
[strike]Giorgio Bowers RB 5-9 192 Rich Central, IL - 2*/3*[/strike]
Nico Caponi LB 6-2 255 Sandusky, OH - 2*/2*
Seth Cunningham DB 6-0 170 Lakewood, OH - 3*/2*
Zach D'Orazio QB 6-1 185 Cuyahoga Hts, OH - 2*/2*
[strike]Richard Hall DE 6-3 240 Wheeling, WV - 2*/2*[/strike]
Anthony Holmes DB 6-1 185 New Berlin, NY - 2*/3*
[strike]Erick Howard RB 5-10 210 North Canton, OH - 4*/3*[/strike]
[strike]El'Rico Jones WR 6-0 190 Hermitage, PA - 2*/2*[/strike]
Micah Lio OL 6-8 265 Saxonburg, PA - 2*/2*
Patrick McCloskey OL 6-4 290 Nassau, NY - 2*/2* JUCO
ShelDon Miller DB 6-0 195 Monessen, PA - 2*/2*
Dylan Potts QB 6-0 190 Hannibal, OH - 2*/2*
Anthony Ritossa TE 6-5 220 Kirtland, OH - 2*/2*
[strike]Anthony Schrock WR 6-3 175 Wadsworth, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
Keith Sconiers WR 6-3 175 Oak Lawn, IL - 2*/3*
Lawrence T. Smith WR 6-0 190 Painesville, OH - 2*/2*
Marvin Staten RB 5-10 195 Staten Island, NY - 2*/2*
Marquelo Suel WR 6-3 195 Santa Maria, CA - 2*/2* JUCO
[strike]Tamir Turpin RB 6-2 215 East Orange, NJ - 2*/2*[/strike]
Carl Washington DB 5-10 175 Columbus, OH - 2*/2*
Jamar Williams LB 6-0 210 Columbus, OH - 2*/2*

2009 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #116 overall class - 0-4*, 0-3*, 25-2*, 0-NR - 2.00* average
Rivals.com - class unranked (2nd in MAC) - 1-4*, 6-3*, 17-2*, 1-NR - 2.32* average

Bill Alexander DB 5-8 165 Columbus, GA - 2*/3*
Broderick Alexander RB 6-2 215 Columbus, GA - 2*/2*
[strike]David Anderson LB 6-3 210 Cincinnati, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Deonte Ball CB 6-0 190 Yuma, AZ - 2*/NR JUCO[/strike]
[strike]Jake Brandt OL 6-6 255 Bexley. OH - 2*/3*[/strike]
[strike]Josh Couch K 6-3 220 Carlisle, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Jake Delmonico DB 5-11 178 Beaver Falls, PA - 2*/2*[/strike]
Jerrod Dillard WR 6-5 176 Adrian, MI - 2*/2*
Blake Fraley LB 6-1 225 Hilliard, OH - 2*/2*
Devon Frieson WR 5-9 165 Jacksonville, FL - 2*/2*
[strike]Randy Greenwood ATH 6-0 185 Mentor, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Christopher Henderson DT 6-3 313 New Berlin, NY - 2*/4*[/strike]
[strike]Abdallah Homayed LB 6-4 235 Dearborn, MI - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Jordan Houser DB 5-11 175 Fairborn, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Jeremy LaFrance WR 6-1 200 Fullerton, CA - 2*/3* JUCO[/strike]
Anthony Meriwether WR 6-2 185 Midpark, OH - 2*/2*
Patrick Nicely QB 6-4 205 Willoughby, OH - 2*/3*
Joe Petrides DE 6-5 245 Baltimore, MD - 2*/2*
Nolan Procter WR 5-10 175 Birmingham, MI - 2*/2*
Joe Root TE 6-5 210 Erie, PA - 2*/2*
Adam Steiner OL 6-3 211 Canton, OH - 2*/2*
Phil Tonga DE 6-4 285 Wilmington, CA - 2*/3* JUCO
[strike]Joe Vidovic OL 6-7 245 Willoughby, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Diamond Weaver DB 5-10 185 San Rose, CA - 2*/3* JUCO[/strike]
[strike]Grant Williams TE 6-4 200 Louisville, KY - 2*/2*[/strike]

2008 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #84 overall class - 1-4*, 1-3*, 20-2* - 2.14* average
Rivals.com - class unranked (4th in MAC) - 4-3*, 18-2* - 2.18* average

Adam Bice OL 6-5 255 Dresden, OH - 2*/2*
[strike]Deryn Bowser WR 6-3 215 Los Angeles, CA - 4*/3* JUCO[/strike]
[strike]Nadir Brown WR 6-5 182 East Orange, NJ - NR/2*[/strike]
[strike]Marvase Byrd DB 5-9 179 McKeesport, PA - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Andrew Colosimo TE 6-6 232 Columbus, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Kevin Davis DB 6-0 180 Soquel, CA - 2*/2*[/strike]
Will Fleming DB 6-4 196 Akron, OH - 2*/3*
[strike]Kevin Funches - DB 6-0 190 Coffeyville, KS - 2*/2* JUCO[/strike]
Tony Gilmer - RB 6-1 203 Huber Heights, OH - 2*/2*
James Harvey DE 6-4 262 Cochranton, PA - 2*/2*
Hasan Hazime DE 6-5 235 Pickering, Ontario - 2*/3*
Rhyne Ladrach TE 6-6 225 Orrville, OH - 2*/2*
[strike] Dashan Miller WR 6-1 190 Bakersfield, CA -2*/2* JUCO[/strike]
[strike]Jordan Miller QB 6-3 207 New Philadelphia, OH - 3*/2*[/strike]
Joe Pachuta OL 6-8 295 New Concord, OH - 2*/2*
[strike]Jared Province DB 6-1 180 Warren, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
Josh Richmond DB 6-0 181 New Berlin, NY - 2*/3*
[strike]Nate Schuler LB 6-1 208 New Middleton, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Norman Shuford RB 5-9 165 Farmington Hills, MI - 2*/2*[/strike]
Mitch Straight OL 6-6 285 Russell, PA - 2*/2*
Brian Wagner LB 6-2 215 Dayton, OH - 2*/2*
Manley Waller ATH 5-8 149 Decatur, GA - 2*/2*

2007 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #77 overall class - 6-3*, 14-2*, 4-NR - 2.25* average
Rivals.com - class unranked (2nd in MAC) - 7-3*, 17-2*, 0-NR - 2.29* average

Jake Anderson OL 6-4 278 Erie, PA - 2*/2*
[strike]Brian Britkowski LB 6-4 215 Erie, PA - NR/2*[/strike]
[strike] Jalil Carter WR 6-1 173 Toledo, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike] Marquinn Davis DE 6-6 265 Youngstown, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Casey Estrada OL 6-5 285 Sacramento CA - 3*/3* JUCO[/strike]
[strike]Sean Fobbs DB 6-1 205 Miamisburg, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Miguel Graham DB 5-9 162 Coffeyville, KS - 2*/2* JUCO[/strike]
[strike]Vincent Hill WR 5-10 174 Fort Washington, MD - 3*/3*[/strike]
Zac Kasparek OL 6-6 299 New Brighton, PA - 2*/2*
Matt Little LB 6-3 195 Durham, NC - 2*/2*
Dan Marcoux DT 6-4 250 Ramsey, NJ - 2*/2*
[strike]Da'von Moore DB 6-0 201 Pittsburgh, PA - 3*/3*[/strike]
[strike]Odeni Odofin LB 6-4 230 Endicott, NY - NR/2*[/strike]
[strike]Gary Pride ATH 5-9 180 Cincinnati, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Joe Rash DE 6-3 257 Pittsburgh, PA - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Matt Rodgers QB 6-2 193 Pittsburgh, PA - 2*/3*[/strike]
[strike]Dan Ronsman OL 6-3 250 Lindenhurst, IL - NR/2*[/strike]
[strike]Jerome Royal WR 6-2 180 Cleveland Hts, OH - 2*/2*[/strike]
[strike] Almondo Sewell LB 6-2 235 Chatham, VA - 3*/3*[/strike]
Shane Shead DE 6-5 225 Chatham, VA - 2*/2*
Paul Simkovich OL 6-4 298 Latrobe, PA - 3*/3*
[strike]Ryan Simpson DT 6-2 270 Xenia, OH - NR/2*[/strike]
[strike]Aaron Williams LB 6-1 196 Pittsburgh, PA - 3*/2*[/strike]
[strike]Bryan Williams DB 6-0 197 Wayne, PA - 2*/3* JUCO[/strike]

Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown Scout/Rivals Rating
Unranked players given 2* for averaging purposes
Bold indicates starter
[strike]No longer on team [/strike]
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Behind the Numbers

Something happened with the Akron Zips last year. Well, a lot of things happened, most of them bad; but something good happened between game 9 and game 10 that had a dramatic effect on the way the team played. Sure, they still lost game 10, but they actually showed up. Yes, they lost game 11 too, but they took eventual MAC champion Miami (hookerless) to the wire. In the last game of the 2010 season, the Zips eked out their first and only victory of the season. It wasn't much, but it was something to build on. Where it came from, we may never know.

What is important is that the team knows. Many of the denizens of Buckeye Planet have been on teams with a new head coach, some of us have even been that new head coach. We know that something happens during that first year - or not at all. Some time during that first year, the team turns a corner (or not). Numbers can tell you that it happened; but the team knew the moment it happened.

Sometimes a coach says something profound at practice or during a game. It doesn't have to be a big speech. Maybe it was as simple as an act of kindness or understanding to a player who was hurting. Sometimes it's one of the players who says or does something memorable; perhaps in how he responds to the coach. Sometimes it's a big play or a fluke play or even a bad call. Sometimes it'sbeing treated unfairly by the outside world. Whatever it was, something happened to the Zips and they became a different team.

Darkest Before the Dawn

As it has been with so many other teams with first year coaches, the Zips turned the corner immediately following their worst performance of the year. In their case you could extend it and say they were coming off one of the worst three game stretches in team history.

Against Ohio, Western Michigan and Temple last year (games 7, 8 and 9); the Zips did not score when the game was in doubt. Against Ohio their loan touchdown came late in the fourth quarter. Against Western Michigan, their touchdown came on a fumble return and was immediately followed by a Bronco touchdown on the ensuing kick-off return. They did not score at all against Temple, having been shut out 30-0. They managed 15 first downs against the Bobcats, 14 against the Broncos and only 8 against the Owls.

The Zips posted those paltry performances playing teams well south of the Silver Bullets in the defensive statistics. None of those teams ranked in the top-25 in Differential Scoring Defense (DSD), and none ranked in the top-40 in Differential Total Defense (DTD). The Bobcats and Broncos were actually below average in both categories.

The Corner - Turned

Whatever happened after the Temple game, whether it was in the locker room immediately after it, on the practice field that week or in the locker room before the Ball St. Lettermans game; the results are undeniable. Not only did the Zips score when the game was in doubt, they scored first. They also scored late in the fourth to force an overtime. Though they fell to the Fighting Lettermans in the 2nd overtime, the corner had been turned.

In their next game, the defense stepped up and actually held the opponent to fewer points than the opponent's average scoring offense, something they had not done all year. While most true football fans eschew the concept of moral victories; losing to the eventual MAC champion by less than a touchdown was a clear sign of progress.

Finally, the Zips were able to put it all together against Buffalo and prevent a winless season. More importantly in terms of implications for the future, the passing game than new coach Rob Ianello had brought with him from Notre Dame finally started to click.

Passing efficiency was 162.97 for the game, which was even higher than the 138.86 that Akron had managed against FCS Gardner-Webb, a game which they had unfortunately lost. Considering the fact that Akron's average passing efficiency was 95.35 against FBS teams in 2010 (ranked 119 out of 120), the performance against Buffalo had to have been a huge relief.

Year Two

While Akron posted almost unbelievably bad statistics across the board, they appear to be poised to make vast improvement in Coach Ianello's 2nd year. As Buckeye fans are well aware, improvements in a head coach's 2nd year are quite common, so most are wishing them the best. It is unfortunate however, that they open their 2011 campaign against a team that is vastly superior to any that they faced in 2010. While they are almost certain to be a much better football team than they were last year; they may well start the year with a worse beating than they've had in years.

Enjoy your time at the Horseshoe Akron. Have a good season after Labor Day.
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The Lighter Side

At least it was a quiet off-season, right? As you may recall heading into the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas there were issues that 5 players had exchanged various trinkets they had been awarded for tattoos. While they were permitted to play in the game - a victory - we knew heading into 2011 that they'd be out for 5 games. Thank god nothing else came of that mess, right? It could have been a dreadful summer filled with ESPN doing its hatchet job on Ohio State as best it could (remember the Alamo!). It could have ended up causing all kinds of trouble - local media getting in on the story, maybe finding former players paying nothing for cars, or whatever. It may sound ridiculous, but it could have even caused Ohio State to have to forced the resignation of it's coach or even lead to the loss of a 3 year returning starter at quarterback. But... none of that hap....

The lighter side has to confess, this off-season has taken a lot out of the excitement for college football. It's not the game itself which is unanticipated, it's the whole ball of wax. The media, the NCAA, conference expansion, the whole of it. We're in a new era where the main media outlet, ESPN, has been unabashedly biased towards its own financial interests rather than fair and impartial. We are in an era where the NCAA has lost any semblance of credibility - letting suspended players play in a bowl game, letting a player's father solicit $180,000.00 and accepting the excuse "I didn't know," suspending players for taking direct benefits from an actual booster for 1 game, etc. A player trades a pair of gold pants he earned for a tattoo from a guy who has no connection to the school and he sits for five games. A player takes cash from a booster and he sits one game. Seriously?

So, in times like these it's probably best to just enjoy the product on the field. We don't know who will score Ohio State's first touchdown of 2011 - but there is at least hope that when that young man crosses the goal line this sense of frustration being carried around will begin to dissipate. Perhaps we Ohio State fans will be simply able to enjoy a victory without immediately turning our attention to negatives like "Yeah, we won 49-0 but it should have been 63-0", because, frankly, its past time to focus on something good. To just breathe in the joy that Ohio State football brings us, accept it for what it is, and to be happy about it. Oh, it's always fun to point the finger at other programs and enjoy some schadenfreude - it's part of the fun of college football. But - it should always be in fun and not as a consequence of making us feel better about the skeletons in our own closets.

So, what do we have to look forward to in 2011? Well - for one thing, we have a new head coach at the helm. A young man who's been groomed for the position he now holds. Some out there are wondering - will Ohio State hire this guy or that for 2012? The lighter side hopes that Fickell keeps the job. If he's as good as hoped, he could have a 30 year career here. Rather than worrying about what Urban Meyer may be up to the lighter side would rather that Fickell be the guy for a long time coming. For another, the team has as much talent on the roster as ever. Sure there are key starters being replaced, but that's always been part of the fun of college football. Who will become the next great? I don't know, but I do know he's on the roster right now. I am looking forward to watching it happen.

Yes siree, someone kick that ball and lets get this season on with! I don't care what Mark May has to say. I don't care what sleepy thinks about what teams are the best in the country and which ones stink on ice. I don't care if the NCAA never rules on Cam Newton and Auburn. All I want to see are some friggin' touchdowns. It's time again. The off season gives way to what really matters... as we sing

Time and change will surely show .... how firm thy friendship. O - Hi - O!
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Traditions & Opponent Perspective

The University of Akron's storied Athletics history dates back nearly 135 years. One of the most important dates in Zips Athletics History was June 26, 1991. On this date The University of Akron Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the Mid-American Conference. The University's Athletics program took the long anticipated step by joining the MAC for the 1992-93 academic year.

One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron.

In 1925, a campus-wide contest was held to choose a nickname for UA. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos and Cheveliers.

After a three-way vote - one by the student body, one by the University lettermen and one by the local sports writers and faculty representatives - the winner was the "Zippers," inspired from a very popular rubber overshoe (over 500,000 sold the first year) invented by Akron's B.F. Goodrich Co.

Goodrich introduced its rubber galoshes in 1923 and it made a lasting impression on the world. The footwear featured an ingenious invention, a slide fastener with interlocking metal teeth. With a quick pull of a tab, the overshoes opened wide or sealed shut.

The product's original suggested name was the "Mystik Boot," but the name just did not work for Goodrich President Bertram G. Work.

"What we need is an action word," he told a group of sales representatives. "Something that will dramatize the way the thing zips." From that he said, "Why not call it the Zipper?"

Kangaroo is mascot

The evolution of Zippy, The University of Akron's mascot, began in 1953 when the student council, under president Dave Frye and committee for a mascot chairman Bob Savoy (an All-American diver for UA), decided the University needed a mascot.

"Zippy" the kangaroo was officially declared UA's mascot on May 1, 1953.

The selection of the kangaroo for a mascot brought forth the wrath of The Buchtelite and the Akron Beacon Journal as the name was chosen without the benefit of a campus-wide vote. There was support for the new mascot with defenders saying, "the kangaroo is fast, agile, and powerful with undying determination - all the necessary qualities of an athlete."
It is difficult to imagine such dissent given that Zippy is one of the most beloved symbols of the University. In fact, during an eleven week national mascot contest, Zippy defeated all challengers. Zippy, after a first-round bye in the playoffs, cruised to victories over Syracuse's Otto in the semifinals and Minnesota's Goldy Gopher in the final to become the 2007 Capital One Mascot of the Year.

Dick Hansford, UA student council adviser, liked the kangaroo when Akron chose "Zippers" as its nickname. He recalled the suggestion was also inspired by a popular comic strip at the time called "Kicky, the fighting kangaroo." No one recalls who made the arrangements for the first costume, but a paper-mache head was produced along with a brown furry uniform that zipped up the back. Pete Demming debuted that first mascot uniform in 1954, at the inaugural Acme-Zip Game - not as "Zippy" but as "Mr. Zip".

The first known printed reference to the mascot as "Zippy" was a 1965 Zip football press brochure. The Buchtelite's first use of the name "Zippy" came Sept. 24, 1965, in an identification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing "Mascot - 'Zippy' - Charles Huettner."

This shows the lyrics to the Akron fight song as it plays the music:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLX92RP8foU&feature=related"]The University of Akron Fight Song- Akron Blue & Gold - YouTube[/ame]

At the crescendo moment of the Zips fight song, when throngs of Akron fans madly croon, "Zip go the Zippers," the student section stands in unison, turns to the feverishly frenzied crowd, and unzips and re-zips their zippers.

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Historical Data

The University of Akron (Akron, OH) Founded in 1870

Football 1st Season: 1891
Stadium: InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field
Constructed: 2009
Seating Capacity: 30,000
Playing Surface: Prograss
Conference: Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Colors: Blue and Gold
Mascot: Kangaroo "Zippy"
College Classification: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly D-IA) or equivalent since 1987. Previously 1937-72 NCAA College Division (Small College), 1973-79 NCAA Division II and 1980-86 NCAA Division I-AA.
Conference Championships: 1 - 2005 MAC Championship
Consensus All-Americans: 0
College Hall-of-Famers: 1 - John Heisman (yep, that's the guy)
Pro Hall-of-Famers: 0
Award Winners: 0
National Championships: 0
Number of final rankings: None in major polls
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Records

All Time: 486-485-37 (.500496)
Bowl Games: 0-1-0 (0.000) A 38-31 loss to Memphis in the 2005 Motor City Bowl
Lower Division Bowl Games: 1-2-0 (.333) Most recently a 24-13 loss to Montana St. in the 1976 Pioneer Bowl - Division II Championship Game
All Time vs the BigTen: 1-21-0 (.045) The only win was a 12-6 victory in 1894.
All Time vs the Ohio State Buckeyes: 1-6-0 (.143) Most recently a 20-2 loss to OSU in 2007, and a 28-12 loss in 2001. Those are the only games vs. Ohio State since 1895.
Coach's Record: Rob Ianello, 2010-current, 1-11-0 (.083)

2010 Season: 1-11 (.083)
Sep 04 - L vs. Syracuse, 3-29
Sep 11 - L vs. Gardner-Webb, 37-38
Sep 18 - L at Kentucky, 10-47
Sep 25 - L at Indiana, 20-35
Oct 02 - L vs. N. Illinois, 14-50
Oct 09 - L at Kent State, 17-28
Oct 16 - L at Ohio, 10-38
Oct 23 - L vs. W. Michigan, 10-56
Oct 30 - L at Temple, 0-30
Nov 06 - L at Ball State, 30-37
Nov 17 - L vs. Miami, OH, 14-19
Nov 26 - W vs. Buffalo, 22-14

2011 Schedule (all times ET)
Sep 03 - at Ohio State, Noon
Sep 10 - Temple, 6:00 p.m.
Sep 17 - at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m.
Sep 24 - Virginia Military, 2:00 p.m.
Oct 01 - at E. Michigan, 1:00 p.m
Oct 08 - Florida International, 2:00 p.m.
Oct 15 - Bye
Oct 22 - Ohio, 3:30 pm
Oct 29 - Central Michigan, Noon
Nov 03 - at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 12 - Kent State, 2:00 p.m.
Nov 19 - at Buffalo, Noon
Nov 25 - at Western MIchigan, TBA​

Links

Official Sites:
Official School Site - The University of Akron
Student Newspaper - The Buchtelite
Official Athletic Site - GoZips
Official Conference Site - MAC Conference

Message Boards & Team Pages:
Message Board - Zips Nation (Independent)
Message Board - U of A Zips - Roo Zoo (Independent)
Message Board (MAC) - NCAA BBS(Independent)
Message Board - Akron Insider (Scout)
Team Page - NCAA
Team Page - ESPN
Team Page - USA Today
Team Page - Fox Sports
Team Page - Sporting News
Team Page - CBS Sportsline
Team Page - CNN/SI
Team Page - Yahoo Sports
Team Page - Covers

Local News Sources:
Akron Beacon Journal - Local News
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Local News
MAC Report Online - Local News

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Note: Statistical data was complied using a variety of sources, including:
Stassen (Chris Stassen) - Data
College Football Data Warehouse - Data
American College Football-RSFC (Dave Wilson) - Data
D1A Football (Formerly WALJ 10 College Football) - Data
National Champs.net - Data

Link to 2011 Akron Zips Game Preview​

 

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Conference: Mid-American Athletic Conference (MAC)

Sorry, BB, for being a pedantic ass, but it's just Mid-American Conference. Otherwise, you're talking about the MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). I've got to "stick up" for my Eagles/Hurons every once in a while, ya know.