American college football season
The 2016 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:30 p.m. | VMI* | | ESPN3 | W 47–24 | 11,061 |
September 10 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Wisconsin* | | BTN | L 10–54 | 77,331 |
September 17 | Noon | at Marshall* | | CBSSN | W 65–38 | 24,258 |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State* | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ASN | L 38–45 | 15,381 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPN3 | W 31–27 | 20,167 |
October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | W 35–13 | 11,094 |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Western Michigan | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| CBSSN | L 0–41 | 11,321 |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN3 | W 35–25 | 10,739 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | | BCSN | L 20–41 | 15,012 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN2 | L 17–48 | 6,559 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPNU | L 28–38 | 6,605 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | | ESPNU | L 3–9 | 18,025 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Keydets | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Zips | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#10 Badgers | 9 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 54 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 7 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 65 |
Thundering Herd | 21 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Zips | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
RedHawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Zips | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#24 Broncos | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Bulls | 3 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
Zips | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Zips | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Bobcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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