American college football season
The 2017 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-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. The Zips finished the 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.
Notable Players: Ulysees GilbertIII, Kyron Brown, Jamal Davis, Kwadarrius Smith.
Preseason
In a preseason poll Aof league media, Akron was picked to finish fourth in the East Division.[1]
Coaching staff
Source:[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | Noon | at No. 6 Penn State* | | ABC | L 0–52 | 101,684 |
September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | | ESPN3 | W 52–3 | 17,464 |
September 16 | Noon | Iowa State* | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| CBSSN | L 14–41 | 22,811 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Troy* | | ESPN3 | L 17–22 | 27,324 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | | ESPN3 | W 34–23 | 15,111 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Ball State | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | W 31–3 | 20,199 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | CBSSN | W 14–13 | 16,568 |
October 21 | Noon | at Toledo | | WTOL/ESPN3 | L 21–48 | 20,414 |
October 28 | 11:30 a.m. | Buffalo | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| CBSSN | W 21–20 | 17,427 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN2 | L 14–24 | 12,813 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN2 | W 37–34 | 17,832 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | | ESPNU | W 24–14 | 21,683 |
December 2 | Noon | vs. Toledo | | ESPN | L 28–45 | 16,225 |
December 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | ESPN | L 3–50 | 25,912 |
- *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
At No. 6 Penn State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
No. 6 Nittany Lions
|
14
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
52 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Lions
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Zips
|
14
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
Iowa State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cyclones
|
14
|
6
|
14
|
7 |
41 |
Zips
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
At Troy
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
Trojans
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
6 |
22 |
At Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Falcons
|
6
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
23 |
Ball State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinals
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Zips
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
At Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Broncos
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
10 |
13 |
At Toledo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Rockets
|
21
|
3
|
14
|
10 |
48 |
Buffalo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulls
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
Zips
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
At Miami (OH)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
RedHawks
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
14
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
34 |
Zips
|
10
|
20
|
0
|
7 |
37 |
Kent State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Zips
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
24 |
2017 MAC Championship Game
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
28 |
Rockets
|
7
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
45 |
2017 Boca Raton Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Owls
|
7
|
14
|
15
|
14 |
50 |
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