American college football season
The 2016 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field . They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:30 p.m. VMI * ESPN3 W 47–2411,061 September 10 3:30 pm at No. 10 Wisconsin * BTN L 10–5477,331 September 17 Noon at Marshall * CBSSN W 65–3824,258 September 24 3:30 p.m. Appalachian State * InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ASN L 38–4515,381 October 1 3:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN3 W 31–2720,167 October 8 3:00 p.m. Miami (OH) InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 W 35–1311,094 October 15 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Western Michigan InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH CBSSN L 0–4111,321 October 22 3:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN3 W 35–2510,739 7:30 p.m. at Buffalo BCSN L 20–4115,012 7:30 p.m. Toledo InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN2 L 17–486,559 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPNU L 28–386,605 7:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPNU L 3–918,025 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
VMI
1
2
3
4
Total
Keydets
7
3
14
0
24
Zips
12
7
7
21
47
At Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
10
0
0
10
#10 Badgers
9
21
10
14
54
At Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
34
7
17
65
Thundering Herd
21
0
10
7
38
Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountaineers
10
21
7
7
45
Zips
0
14
10
14
38
At Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
3
7
7
14
31
Golden Flashes
7
10
0
10
27
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
3
3
7
0
13
Zips
14
7
7
7
35
Western Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
#24 Broncos
14
13
7
7
41
Zips
0
0
0
0
0
At Ball State
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
7
14
14
35
Cardinals
7
10
0
8
25
At Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
3
7
3
7
20
Bulls
3
17
0
21
41
Toledo
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
3
17
14
14
48
Zips
10
0
7
0
17
Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
7
14
7
10
38
Zips
0
10
10
8
28
At Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
0
3
0
3
Bobcats
0
6
0
3
9
Roster
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