Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 3:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In their 2024 season opener, on August 31, the Akron Zips will play Ohio State. For the full Akron schedule, keep scrolling.
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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
- In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule this year.
- Akron is playing the 58th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- In terms of difficulty, using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be playing the 85th-ranked conference schedule this year.
- Akron will play seven games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and two of them totaled three or fewer wins).
- The Zips have seven teams who 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 slightly 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 contest. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 81st in FBS (28 points allowed per game).
- The Zips ranked 99th in passing yards last year (197.6 per game), but they excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd-best in FBS with 187.3 passing yards allowed 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 were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down percentage. On defense, 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) resulting in a turnover margin of -10, the eighth-worst in college football.
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