Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Akron Zips meet Ohio State on August 31, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, 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
- The Zips will face the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (69).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year (66), Akron has the 58th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Taking into account their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (47), the Zips have the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Akron has a schedule that includes 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 picked up three or fewer wins).
- The Zips will have seven teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Akron Stat Insights (2023)
- While the Zips ranked 33rd in total defense with 335.6 yards allowed per game last season, they were slightly less successful on offense, ranking fifth-worst (278.6 yards per game).
- Akron ranked fourth-worst in scoring offense last season (16.3 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 81st with 28.0 points allowed per contest.
- The Zips ranked 99th in passing yards last year (197.6 per game), but they thrived on defense, ranking 22nd-best in FBS with 187.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- Akron was a bottom-25 run offense last season, ranking third-worst with 81.0 rushing yards per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 60th in FBS (148.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
- While the Zips’ third-down defense ranked 38th with a 36.1% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down conversion rate.
- Akron owned the eighth-worst turnover margin in college football last season at -10, forcing 11 turnovers (123rd in FBS) while turning it over 21 times (99th in FBS).
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