Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Akron Zips will meet Ohio State in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Akron schedule, 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (69), the Zips have the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football.
- Akron is facing the 58th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- According to their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (47), the Zips have the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, Akron’s schedule will see seven games against teams which finished with 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 will play seven games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Akron Stat Insights (2023)
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking fifth-worst with 278.6 yards per contest. On defense, they ranked 33rd in FBS (335.6 yards allowed per game).
- Akron was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking fourth-worst with 16.3 points per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 81st in FBS (28.0 points allowed per game).
- The Zips had the 99th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (197.6 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd-best with just 187.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- Akron was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking third-worst with 81.0 rushing yards per contest. On defense, it ranked 60th in FBS (148.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down percentage. Defensively, they ranked 38th in FBS (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) to register a turnover margin of -10, the eighth-worst in college football.
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