2013 Akron Zips football team

2013 Akron Zips football
2013 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	7	–	6
Akron	4	–	4	5	–	7
Kent State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Miami (OH)	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x	8	–	0	12	–	2
Ball State	7	–	1	10	–	3
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	5
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Michigan	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference and finished the season with a 5–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at UCF*	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN3	L 7–38	35,115
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) James Madison*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 35–33	19,653
September 14	Noon	at No. 11 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 24–28	107,120
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 30–35	18,809
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 14–31	13,262
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 3–43	19,775
October 12	5:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 20–27	23,595
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 24–17	15,164
October 26	Noon	Ball State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 24–42	16,119
November 2	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	TWCS	W 16–7	20,239
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	W 14–13	10,599
November 29	Noon	Toledo	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 31–29	12,506
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2013 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Mykel Traylor-Bennett	Fr
RB	`2`	Broderick Alexander	Sr
WR	`3`	L. T. Smith	Jr
QB	`6`	Dalton Easton	Fr
RB	`7`	Jawon Chisholm	Jr
QB	`8`	Curtis Watson	Sr
RB	`10`	Hakeem Lawrence	So
WR	`11`	Zach D'Orazio	So
WR	`12`	Imani Davis	So
QB	`13`	Tyler Foster	Fr
QB	`13`	Tommy Woodson	Fr
WR	`14`	Nice Bice	Jr
QB	`15`	Nick Hirschman	Jr
QB	`16`	Kyle Pohl	So
WR	`17`	Wade Edwards	Fr
TE	`18`	Will Fleming	Sr
RB	`22`	Tyler Williams	Jr
RB	`25`	D. J. Jones	Fr
RB	`26`	Rayshawn Walton	Jr
RB	`28`	Marvin Staten	Jr
RB	`30`	Bryan Green	Fr
RB	`34`	Conor Hundley	So
WR	`35`	Keith Sconiers	Sr
WR	`37`	Danny Seafler	So
FB	`39`	Sean Crandall	Fr
WR	`48`	Rufus Walls	Sr
FB	`49`	Christian Allen	Fr
OL	`56`	Isaiah Williams	Jr
OL	`62`	Rodney Carroll	Fr
OT	`65`	Kevin Mills	Fr
G	`67`	Travis Switzer	Jr
OL	`70`	Michael Casimos	Fr
OL	`71`	Quaison Osborne	So
OL	`72`	Joe Petrides	Sr
OL	`74`	Brett Lee	So
OL	`75`	Dylan Brumbaugh	So
OT	`76`	Jarrod Pughsley	Sr
OL	`77`	Andrew Bohan	So
OL	`78`	Micah Lio	Jr
OL	`79`	Drew Deneher	So
WR	`80`	Andrew Pratt	So
WR	`81`	Tyrell Goodman	So
WR	`83`	Dee Frieson	Sr
WR	`85`	L.J. Chambers	Jr
TE	`86`	Jon Root	Sr
TE	`87`	Anthony Ritossa	Jr
WR	`88`	Jerrod Dillard	Sr
FB	`97`	Jeff Allen	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`4`	Anthony Holmes	Sr
LB	`5`	Justin March	Jr
CB	`6`	DeAndre Scott	Fr
DL	`8`	Keontae Hollis	Jr
DE	`9`	C. J. James	Sr
CB	`14`	Donte Williams	Jr
CB	`19`	John Senter	So
CB	`20`	Malachi Freeman	Sr
CB	`21`	Bill Alexander	Sr
CB	`21`	Alex Mack	Sr
S	`23`	Bre' Ford	Jr
CB	`24`	Carl Washington	So
CB	`25`	Josh Smith	Fr
S	`26`	Devonte Morgan	Jr
S	`27`	Johnny Robinson	Jr
CB	`29`	Bryce Cheek	So
CB	`31`	Emmanuel Lartey	Sr
CB	`32`	Martel Durant	Jr
S	`33`	Sean Graves	Sr
S	`35`	Cory Morrow	Fr
DL	`36`	Cody Grice	So
S	`39`	James Turner	So
DL	`40`	Austin Bailey	Sr
S	`43`	Benny Cunningham	Fr
LB	`44`	Nick Rossi	Jr
LB	`47`	Gary Ransom	Jr
LB	`50`	Jamar Williams	Sr
LB	`52`	Jon Shelby	Jr
LB	`53`	Jatavis Brown	So
LB	`54`	Dylan Evans	So
DL	`55`	Jamel Turner	So
DE	`58`	Nico Caponi	Sr
LB	`59`	John Rachel	Fr
LB	`60`	Robert Smith-Harris	Sr
LB	`61`	Ben Karam	Jr
DL	`63`	Varnell Garrett	Jr
DL	`66`	Dakota Wagner	Fr
DL	`79`	Mike Davis	So
DL	`90`	Jason Stargel	Fr
DE	`91`	Albert Presley	Sr
DE	`92`	Daryan Martin	Fr
LB	`93`	Connor Seeman	Sr
DL	`95`	Robert Young	Sr
DL	`96`	Alfonso Horner	So
DL	`99`	James Price	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`38`	Zach Paul	So
K	`48`	Robert Stein	So
K	`68`	Sam Scifo	Fr
LS	`98`	Paul Skolmutch	Sr

Chuck Amato (defensive coordinator / associate head coach)
Jeff Bowden (special teams coordinator / outside receivers)
A. J. Milwee (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach)
Trent Boykin (running backs)
John Pont (Recruiting coordinator / Inside Receivers)
Alan Arrington (offensive line); with Arrington's accidental death, this position is vacant^[1]
Todd Stroud (defensive line)
Terrell Buckley (Cornerbacks)
Mike Woodford (Safeties)
Ben Murphy (Director of football operations)
Mark Ouimet (assistant director of football operations)
Kyle Futch (offensive graduate assistant)
Jason Morgan (offensive graduate assistant)
Dan Webb (strength and conditioning)
Matt Gildersleeve (strength and conditioning graduate assistant)
Tommie Westbrook (strength and conditioning graduate assistant)
Jason Sanders (Coordinator of Video Services)
Nick Andrusisian (Coordinator of Video Services Graduate Assistant)