American college football season
The 2024 Akron Zips football team will represent the University of Akron in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Zips are led by Joe Moorhead in his third year as the head coach. The Zips will play home games at InfoCision Stadium , located in Akron, Ohio .[ 1]
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Akron was picked to finish eleventh in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship .[ 2] [ 3]
MAC Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Miami 119 (9) 2 Toledo 109 (3) T3 Bowling Green 92 T3 Northern Illinois 92 5 Ohio 81 6 Eastern Michigan 64 7 Western Michigan 60 8 Central Michigan 59 9 Ball State 42 10 Buffalo 37 11 Akron 24 12 Kent State 13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Miami 10 2 Toledo 2
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Akron Zips (0–0) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 0 3 0 6 No. 2 Buckeyes 7 10 21 14 52
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 102,011Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (CBS ) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (8:44) AKR – Garrison Smith 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:18; Akron 3–0 ) (2:44) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 16-yard pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Ohio State 7–3 ) Second quarter (11:23) OSU – Jayden Fielding 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 0:40; Ohio State 10–3 ) (4:30) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 9-yard pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:30; Ohio State 17–3 ) Third quarter (7:53) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 2-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52; Ohio State 24–3 ) (7:35) OSU – Lathan Ransom 27-yard fumble return (Jayden Fielding kick) (Ohio State 31–3 ) (3:57) AKR – Garrison Smith 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:38; Ohio State 31–6 ) (0:01) OSU – James Peoples 4-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; Ohio State 38–6 ) Fourth quarter (10:16) OSU – Carnell Tate 34-yard pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:53; Ohio State 45–6 ) (2:25) OSU – Gabe Powers 29-yard interception return (Jayden Fielding kick) (Ohio State 52–6 )
Statistics Akron Ohio State First downs 11 24 Plays–yards 64–177 64–404 Rushes–yards 35–47 33–170 Passing yards 130 234 Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–2 18–31–0 Time of possession 34:03 25:57
Team Category Player Statistics Akron Passing Tahj Bullock 9/13, 68 yards Rushing Tahj Bullock 14 carries, 42 yards Receiving Jake Newell 2 receptions, 41 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 17/28, 228 yards, 3 TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 8 carries, 65 yards Receiving Jeremiah Smith 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
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