Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A matchup versus Ohio State on August 31 is what stands out when glancing at the Akron Zips’ college football schedule in 2024. See below to find dates and times for every game.
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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 will face the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (69).
- Akron will have the 58th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (66).
- According to their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (47), the Zips have the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Akron will take on seven teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule features three teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last year.
- The Zips’ schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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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 game. 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 defense, it ranked 81st in FBS (28 points allowed per game).
- The Zips ranked 99th in passing yards last season (197.6 per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking 22nd-best in FBS with 187.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- Akron was a bottom-25 run offense last season, ranking third-worst with 81 rushing yards per contest. On defense, it ranked 60th in FBS (148.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
- While the Zips’ third-down defense ranked 38th with a 36.1% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down conversion rate.
- Akron owned the eighth-worst turnover margin in college football last season at -10, forcing 11 turnovers (123rd in FBS) while turning it over 21 times (99th in FBS).
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