Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Akron Zips will open their 2024 college football schedule against Ohio State on August 31 — see below for their entire schedule.
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2024 Akron Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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@ 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
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Zips will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season, Akron will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- According to their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (47), the Zips have the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, Akron will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that picked up three or fewer wins a year ago.
- 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. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 33rd in FBS (335.6 yards allowed per game).
- Akron was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking fourth-worst with 16.3 points per contest. Defensively, 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 defensive 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 contest. On defense, 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 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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