Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:12 am Friday, August 9, 2024
The Akron Zips will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus Ohio State. See below for more.
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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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (69), the Zips have the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (66), Akron has the 58th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be playing the 85th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Akron has seven games scheduled against teams that had 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 games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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Akron Stat Insights (2023)
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking fifth-worst with 278.6 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 33rd in FBS (335.6 yards allowed per game).
- Akron was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking fourth-worst with 16.3 points per contest. Defensively, it ranked 81st in FBS (28 points allowed per game).
- On the defensive side of the ball, the Zips were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 22nd-best by allowing just 187.3 passing yards per game. They ranked 99th on offense (197.6 passing yards per game).
- Akron was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking third-worst with 81 rushing yards per game. Defensively, it ranked 60th in FBS (148.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
- The Zips ranked 20th-worst in third-down conversion rate (33.3%) last season, but they played better on defense, ranking 38th with a 36.1% third-down conversion rate allowed.
- With 11 forced turnovers (123rd in FBS) against 21 turnovers committed (99th in FBS), Akron’s -10 turnover margin was the eighth-worst in college football last season.
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