Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Akron Zips play Ohio State on August 31, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see below.
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2024 Akron Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ 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
- The Zips are facing the 73rd-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, Akron will be facing the 58th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- In terms of toughness, using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be playing the 85th-ranked conference schedule this year.
- In 2024, Akron’s schedule will feature seven games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and two games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
- 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 ranked fifth-worst in total offense (278.6 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 33rd with 335.6 yards allowed per contest.
- Akron ranked fourth-worst in scoring offense last season (16.3 points per game), but it played slightly better on defense, ranking 81st with 28 points allowed per contest.
- The Zips owned the 99th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (197.6 passing yards per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd-best with only 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 the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 60th in FBS (148.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
- The Zips ranked 20th-worst in third-down conversion rate (33.3%) last season, but they were 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) for a turnover margin of -10, the eighth-worst in college football.
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