Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Akron Zips will face Ohio State in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. 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 difficulty, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule this year.
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Akron will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Zips are playing the 85th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last 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 had less than four wins).
- The Zips have seven teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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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. On defense, 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 less successful on offense, ranking fourth-worst (16.3 points per game).
- Defensively, the Zips were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 22nd-best by allowing only 187.3 passing yards per game. They ranked 99th on offense (197.6 passing yards per game).
- Akron ranked third-worst in rushing offense (81 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 60th with 148.3 rushing yards allowed per contest.
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down conversion rate. On the defensive side of the ball, 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) to register a turnover margin of -10, the eighth-worst in college football.
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