Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Akron Zips face 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
- In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule this year.
- In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Akron will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
- Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (47), the Zips have the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, Akron’s schedule will see seven games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and two games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
- The Zips will go toe-to-toe with seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Akron Stat Insights (2023)
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking fifth-worst with 278.6 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 33rd in FBS (335.6 yards allowed per game).
- While Akron’s defense ranked 81st with 28 points allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking fourth-worst (16.3 points per game).
- 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 rushing yards per game. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 60th in FBS (148.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
- The Zips ranked 20th-worst in third-down percentage (33.3%) last season, but they played better on defense, ranking 38th with a 36.1% third-down percentage allowed.
- 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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