The 2008 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and played in the East Division.
Before the season 2007 starter Reggie Corner was selected 114th overall in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He is the 15th player from Akron to be selected in the draft, and he is the fifth-highest historically. Four other players signed with professional teams in the National Football League. These players are: Jabari Arthur with the Kansas City Chiefs, Davanzo Tate with the New York Jets, Nate Robinson with the New York Giants, and Kris Kasparek with the Miami Dolphins.
Six different Akron players made their ways to Preseason All-MAC Teams. Five players were selected each for the teams published by MAC Report Online and Athlon. On the list published by MAC Report Online, Almondo Sewell was named First-Team Defense, and Bryan Williams as well as Andre Jones were named First-Team Specialists. Chris Kemme and Ryan Bain were named Second-Team Offense and Defense, respectively.
Schedule
Game summaries Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 10:37 WIS Graham 3-yard pass from Evridge (Welch kick) 7-0 WIS 7:20 WIS Hill 2-yard run (Welch kick) 14-0 WIS
2nd Quarter 14:52 WIS Welch 32-yard field goal 17-0 WIS 10:44 AKR Poindexter 3-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 17-7 WIS 0:02 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 17-10 WIS
3rd Quarter 10:00 WIS Hill 1-yard run (Welch kick) 24-10 WIS 6:20 WIS Brown 2-yard run (Welch kick) 31-10 WIS
4th Quarter 11:48 WIS Clay 9-yard run (Welch kick) 38-10 WIS 0:38 AKR Owen 11-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 38-17 WIS
Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 11:39 AKR Jones 33-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 7-0 AKR 1:41 AKR Kennedy 35-yard run (Iveljic kick) 14-0 AKR
2nd Quarter 14:14 SYR Owen 32-yard pass from Dantley (Shadle kick) 14-7 AKR 7:35 AKR Allen 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-7 AKR 2:17 SYR Brinkley 1-yard run (Shadle kick) 21-14 Akron 0:22 AKR Allen 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 28-14 Akron
3rd Quarter 11:30 SYR Owen 4-yard pass from Dantley (Shadle kick) 28-21 Akron
4th Quarter 12:56 SYR Provo 15-yard pass from Dantley (Shadle kick) 28-28 7:28 AKR Jones 21-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 35-28 Akron 2:43 AKR Poindexter 18-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 42-28 Akron
Ball State at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 12:26 BSU Orsbon 21-yard pass from Davis (McGarvey kick) 7-0 BSU 10:50 AKR Iveljic 34-yard field goal 7-3 BSU
2nd Quarter 13:32 BSU McGarvey 31-yard field goal 10-3 BSU 10:18 AKR Allen 5-yard run (Iveljic kick) 10-10 1:11 BSU Lewis 3-yard run (McGarvey kick) 17-10 BSU
3rd Quarter 9:26 BSU Baker 33-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick) 24-10 BSU 5:16 BSU Lewis 2-yard run (McGarvey kick) 31-10 BSU
4th Quarter 13:06 AKR Johnson 26-yard run (Iveljic kick) 31-17 BSU 10:17 BSU Hill 25-yard pass from Davis (McGarvey kick) 38-17 BSU 8:27 AKR Jones 13-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 38-24 BSU 3:04 BSU McGarvey 32-yard field goal 41-24 BSU
Army at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 7:21 AKR Iveljic 25-yard field goal 3-0 AKR
2nd Quarter 6:14 AKR Jones 25-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick failed) 9-0 AKR 0:00 ARMY Campbell 36-yard field goal 9-3 AKR
3rd Quarter 8:22 AKR Iveljic 36-yard field goal 12-3 AKR
4th Quarter 8:22 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 19-3 AKR 4:02 AKR Iveljic 37-yard field goal 22-3 AKR
Cincinnati at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 10：47 CIN Gilyard 14-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick) 7-0 CIN 4:02 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 7-3 CIN
2nd Quarter 0:09 AKR Bowser 7-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick blocked) 9-7 AKR
3rd Quarter 13:05 CIN Gilyard 67-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick) 14-9 CIN
4th Quarter 14:13 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (2PAT failed) 15-14 AKR 7:45 CIN Rogers 48-yard field goal 17-15 CIN
Kent State at Dix Stadium, Kent, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 13:09 AKR Jones 29-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 7-0 AKR 3:53 KENT Thompson 1-yard pass from Edelman (Reed kick) 7-7 0:06 AKR Iveljic 33-yard field goal 10-7 AKR
2nd Quarter 10:55 KENT Bayes 14-yard pass from Edelman (Reed kick) 14-10 KENT 3:06 KENT Terry 1-yard run (Reed kick) 21-10 KENT
3rd Quarter 8:45 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-17 KENT
4th Quarter 1:28 AKR Bowser 24-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 24-21 AKR 0:00 KENT Reed 32-yard field goal 24-24
Overtime OT KENT Reed 34-yard field goal 27-24 KENT OT AKR Iveljic 32-yard field goal 27-27 2OT AKR Iveljic 25-yard field goal 30-27 AKR
Bowling Green at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 1:05 AKR Kennedy 3-yard run (Iveljic kick) 7-0 AKR
2nd Quarter 5:54 AKR Bowser 37-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 14-0 AKR 3:50 BGSU Parks 34-yard pass from Sheehan (Vrvilo kick) 14-7 AKR 2:58 AKR Kennedy 19-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-7 AKR 0:42 BGSU Partridge 8-yard pass from Sheehan (Vrvilo kick) 21-14 AKR
3rd Quarter 10:06 AKR Iveljic 47-yard field goal 24-14 AKR 5:00 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 27-14 AKR
4th Quarter 13:04 Sheehan 19-yard run (Vrvilo kick) 27-21 AKR 11:38 BGSU Sheidler 5-yard pass from Anthony Turner (Vrvilo kick) 28-27 BGSU 7:47 AKR Poindexter 13-yard pass from Jacquemain (2PAT failed) 33-28 AKR 4:52 BGSU Partridge 21-yard pass from Sheehan (2PAT failed) 34-33 BGSU 2:20 Vrvilo 44-yard field goal 37-33 BGSU
Eastern Michigan at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 12:08 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 3-0 AKR
2nd Quarter 12:16 AKR Jones 16-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 10-0 AKR 9:29 EMU Blevins 3-yard run (Carithers kick) 10-7 AKR 9:21 AKR Jones 45-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 17-7 AKR 4:17 EMU Jones 5-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 17-14 AKR 2:51 AKR Kennedy 33-yard run (Iveljic kick) 24-14 AKR
3rd Quarter 9:06 EMU Blevins 1-yard run (Carithers kick) 24-21 AKR 7:42 AKR Kennedy 10-yard run (Iveljic kick) 31-21 AKR
4th Quarter 14:10 AKR Iveljic 27-yard field goal 34-21 AKR 5:31 EMU Sanders 19-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 34-28 AKR 3:49 EMU Leduc 6-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 35-34 EMU 0:14 AKR Kennedy 4-yard run (Kennedy rush) AKR 42-35
Toledo at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 11:39 AKR Bruce 23-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 7-0 AKR 9:58 AKR A. Williams blocked punt return (Iveljic kick) 14-0 AKR 4:22 AKR Poindexter 19-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 21-0 AKR 0:04 TOL Steigerwald 28-yard field goal 21-3 AKR
2nd Quarter 5:11 TOL Opelt 6-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 21-10 AKR 0:02 AKR Iveljic 23-yard field goal 24-10 AKR
3rd Quarter 12:19 TOL Stafford 22-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick blocked) 24-16 AKR 12:19 AKR Lemon PAT return 26-16 AKR 6:29 TOL Williams 8-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) AKR 26-23 3:04 AKR Miller 9-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 33-23 AKR
4th Quarter 12:51 AKR Kennedy 2-yard run (Iveljic kick) 40-23 AKR 8:01 AKR A. Johnson 33-yard run (Iveljic kick) 47-23 AKR 5:01 TOL Williams 16-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 47-30 AKR
Buffalo at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 9:36 UB Roosevelt 24-yard pass from Willy (Principe kick) 7-0 UB 5:08 UB Principe 28-yard field goal 10-0 UB 4:53 AKR Kennedy 57-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 10-7 UB
2nd Quarter 4:48 UB Starks 3-yard run (Principe kick) 17-7 UB 0:08 AKR Iveljic 49-yard field goal 17-10 UB
3rd Quarter 11:14 AKR Kennedy 24-yard run (Iveljic kick) 17-17
4th Quarter 11:14 UB Starks 5-yard run (Principe kick) 24-17 UB 0:23 Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 24-24
Overtime OT UB Willy 1-yard run (Principe kick) 31-24 UB OT AKR Miller 4-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 31-31 2OT AKR Iveljic 42-yard field goal 34-31 AKR 2OT UB Principe 24-yard field goal 34-34 3OT UB Starks 1-yard run (2PAT failed) 40-34 UB 3OT AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (2PAT failed) 40-40 4OT UB Principe 40-yard field goal 43-40 UB
Ohio at Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 8:01 AKR Kennedy 3-yard run (Iveljic kick 7-0 AKR 2:49 OHIO Brazill 66-yard punt return (Way kick) 7-7
2nd Quarter 11:19 OHIO Price 4-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 14-7 OHIO 6:42 AKR Jacquemain 9-yard run (Iveljic kick) 14-14 2:45 OHIO Carter 23-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 21-14 Ohio 1:18 AKR Bowser 60-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 21-21 1:01 OHIO Price 19-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 28-21 OHIO
3rd Quarter 9:01 OHIO Price 25-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 35-21 OHIO
4th Quarter 14:57 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 35-28 OHIO 14:42 OHIO Garrett 97-yard kickoff return (Way kick) 42-28 OHIO 8:08 AKR Kennedy 2-yard run (Iveljic kick) 42-35 OHIO 2:12 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 42-42 0:32 Carter 1-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 49-42 OHIO
Temple at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter 9:08 TEM DiMichele 4-yard run (Brownell kick failed 6-0 TEM
3rd Quarter 2:18 AKR Iveljic 24-yard field goal 6-3 TEM
4th Quarter 10:15 AKR Iveljic 18-yard field goal 6-6 7:49 TEM DiMichelle 4-yard run (Brownell kick) 13-6 TEM 4:02 TEM Grigsby 3-yard run (Brownell kick) 20-6 TEM 2:29 TEM Grigsby 9-yard run (Brownell kick) 27-6
Roster (final roster) Quarterback 2 Jared Wackerly - Freshman 5 Matt Ridgers - Freshman 11 Chris Jacquemain - Junior 16 Jordan Miller - Freshman
Wide Receiver 1 Deryn Bowser - Junior 6 Curtis Brown - Freshman 9 Gary Pride II - Freshman 12 Jeremy Bruce - Junior 17 Brandon Williams - Senior 21 Andre Jones - Senior 80 Nadir Brown - Freshman 81 Alphonso Owen - Senior 81 Roberts Shawn - Sophomore 82 Troy Eison - Sophomore 85 Nathan Cope - Sophomore 87 Richard Sandilands - Sophomore 88 Dashan Miller - Junior
Offensive Lineman 51 Elliott Bates - Junior 53 Dan Ronsman - Freshman 61 Mitch Straight - Freshman 63 Joe Pachuta - Freshman 65 Adam Bice - Freshman 66 Sean McCarthy - Freshman 68 Andrew Colosimo - Freshman 69 Casey Estrada - Junior 70 Paul Simkovich - Freshman 71 Mike Ward - Sophomore 72 Zac Kasparek - Freshman 73 Jake Anderson - Freshman 74 Chris Kemme - Senior 75 Corey Woods - Sophomore 78 Zack Anderson - Junior 79 Jason Sekinger - Sophomore Fullback
Running Back 3 Dennis Kennedy - Senior 4 DeVoe Torrence - Freshman 7 Andrew Johnson - Senior 10 Alex Allen - Junior 13 Samuel Bullock II- "Sophomore" 14 Thomas Miller - Freshman 15 Nate Burney - Sophomore 31 Michael Reimer - Freshman 32 Joe Tuzze - Junior 39 Dale Martin - Freshman 42 Matt Harmon - Junior
Tight End 8 Jose Cruz - Sophomore 15 Brian Flaherty - Senior 83 Merce Poindexter - Senior 84 Rhyne Ladrach - Freshman Defensive Lineman 13 Shane Shead - Freshman 45 Joe Rash - Freshman 52 Marquinn Davis - Freshman 56 Almondo Sewell - Sophomore 60 Dan Marcoux - Freshman 67 Deni Odofin - Sophomore 76 Ryan Gibbons - Junior 90 Blake Smith - Freshman 92 Ryan Bain - Junior 93 Eric Lively - Senior 94 Shawn Lemon - Sophomore 95 Chad Maynard - Freshman 96 Hasan Hazime - Freshman 97 James Harvey - Freshman 98 Nick Legger - Senior 99 Cowles Stewart - Freshman
Linebacker 20 Mike Thomas - Sophomore 22 Mitchell Magloire - Senior 23 Sean Fobbs - Sophomore 25 Aaron Williams - Freshman 27 Steve Riley - Junior 30 Kevin Grant - Senior 31 Troy Gilmer - Freshman 34 Brian Wagner - Freshman 42 Michael Taggart - Senior 44 Ray Siler - Senior 47 Al-Teric Balaam - Junior 49 Matt Little - Freshman 50 Mike Polinski - Sophomore 54 Doug Williams - Senior 57 Nate Schuler - Freshman 58 Brady Greenwood - Freshman 82 Viktor Rajek - Sophomore Defensive Back 1 Brandon Anderson - Senior 2 Jalil Carter - Sophomore 6 Manley Waller - Freshman 9 Doug Richardson - Sophomore