Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:12 am Friday, August 9, 2024
On August 31, the Akron Zips will play Ohio State — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.
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2024 Akron Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Ohio State | August 31 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS |
| @ Rutgers | September 7 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Colgate (FCS) | September 14 | 6:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ South Carolina | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Ohio | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Bowling Green | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Western Michigan | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Eastern Michigan | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Buffalo | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Northern Illinois | November 13 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Kent State | November 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Toledo | November 26 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
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Akron 2024 Strength of Schedule
- The Zips are facing the 73rd-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- Akron is playing the 58th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- Using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Zips will be playing the 85th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
- Akron has seven games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and two with less than four wins last year.
- The Zips have seven teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Akron Stat Insights (2023)
- The Zips ranked fifth-worst in total offense (278.6 yards per game) last season, but they played a little better on defense, ranking 33rd with 335.6 yards allowed per game.
- Akron was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking fourth-worst with 16.3 points per game. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 81st in FBS (28 points allowed per game).
- Defensively, the Zips were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 22nd-best by giving up just 187.3 passing yards per game. They ranked 99th on offense (197.6 passing yards per game).
- While Akron’s run defense ranked 60th with 148.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking third-worst (81 rushing yards per game).
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense on third down last year, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down conversion rate. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 38th in FBS (36.1% third-down conversion rate allowed).
- Akron forced 11 total turnovers (123rd in FBS) last season and turned it over 21 times (99th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -10, the eighth-worst in college football.
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