American college football season
The 2020 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Zips were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio. They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In their fifth game, the Zips defeated Bowling Green, 31–3, to break their 21-game losing streak dating back to the 2018 season.[2]
Akron had non-conference games scheduled against Clemson, Youngstown State, New Mexico State, and UMass, which all were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
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vs Western Michigan
[edit] Pregame line | Over/under |
WMU –20.5 | 52.5 |
Game information |
- First quarter
- 10:33 WMU – Thiago Kapps 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27; Western Michigan 3–0)
- 7:32 AKR – Michael Mathison 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson (Cory Smigel kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:56; Akron 7–3)
- 3:48 WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 5-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:33; Western Michigan 10–7)
- 1:52 WMU – A. J. Thomas 38-yard interception return (Thiago Kapps kick failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:50; Western Michigan 16–7)
- Second quarter
- 13:04 AKR – Cory Smigel 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:48; Western Michigan 16–10)
- 7:33 WMU – Sean Tyler 12-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Western Michigan 23–10)
- 3:41 AKR – Cory Smigel 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:52; Western Michigan 23–13)
- 1:34 WMU – Jaylen Hall 68-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Western Michigan 30–13)
- Third quarter
- 13:09 WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 76-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:53; Western Michigan 37–13)
- 9:14 WMU – Jaxson Kincaide 14-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23; Western Michigan 44–13)
- 0:32 WMU – La'Darius Jefferson 1-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51; Western Michigan 51–13)
- Fourth quarter
- 6:14 WMU – Christian Singleton 5-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:40; Western Michigan 58–13)
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Statistics | Western Michigan | Akron |
First downs | 21 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 58–484 | 64–256 |
Rushes–yards | 39–218 | 32–130 |
Passing yards | 266 | 126 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–19–0 | 19–32–1 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:53 | 29:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Western Michigan | Passing | Kaleb Eleby | 12/16, 262 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | La'Darius Jefferson | 9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | D'Wayne Eskridge | 3 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD |
Akron | Passing | Zach Gibson | 18/30, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jeremiah Knight | 11 carries, 74 yards |
Receiving | Michael Mathison | 6 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD |
Pregame line | Over/under |
OHIO –27.5 | 59.5 |
Game Two – Akron Zips (0–1) at Ohio Bobcats (0–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio
- Date:
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 1,182
- Referee: Tim O'Dey
- TV: CBSSN
Game information |
- First quarter
- 12:10 OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 9-yard run (Tristian Vandenberg kick) – Ohio 7–0, Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50
- Second quarter
- 12:27 OHIO – Armani Rogers 1-yard run (Tristian Vandenberg kick) – Ohio 14–0, Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13
- 4:25 AKR – Nate Stewart 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson (Cory Smigel kick) – Ohio 14–7, Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:22
- Third quarter
- 9:47 AKR – Cory Smigel 35-yard field goal – Ohio 14–10, Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13
- 6:27 OHIO – Tristian Vandenberg 44-yard field goal – Ohio 17–10, Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:14
- Fourth quarter
- 2:02 OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 1-yard run (Jonah Fortkamp kick) – Ohio 24–10, Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:23
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Statistics | Akron | Ohio |
First downs | 20 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 72–434 | 50–307 |
Rushes–yards | 42–216 | 33–185 |
Passing yards | 218 | 122 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–30–2 | 10–17–0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 34:53 | 25:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Akron | Passing | Zach Gibson | 18/30, 218 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Teon Dollard | 22 carries, 165 yards |
Receiving | George Qualls Jr. | 3 receptions, 64 yards |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 8/14, 92 yards |
Rushing | De'Montre Tuggle | 22 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs |
Receiving | Shane Hooks | 4 receptions, 73 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Golden Flashes | 14 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 69 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
RedHawks | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Zips | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 24 Bulls | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
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