American college football season
The 2012 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF* | | ESPN3 | L 14–56 | 12,616 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU* | | ESPN3 | L 38–41 OT | 15,685 |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State* | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | W 66–6 | 9,933 |
September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Tennessee* | | CSS | L 26–47 | 81,719 |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | L 49–56 | 8,211 |
October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Bowling Green![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| | L 10–24 | 10,102 |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | | ESPN3 | L 28–34 | 25,542 |
October 20 | Noon | Northern Illinois | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN+ | L 7–37 | 7,074 |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan | | | L 14–35 | 10,172 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kent State | | STO | L 24–35 | 18,265 |
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Massachusetts | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| | L 14–22 | 7,716 |
November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | | ESPN2 | L 23–35 | 14,589 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Knights | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Zips | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
Golden Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Zips | 14 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 66 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
Volunteers | 10 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
RedHawks | 13 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 56 |
Zips | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
Zips | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Bobcats | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
Zips | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Chippewas | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Rockets | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
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