The 2017 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips finished the season 7–7, 6–2 in MAC play to win the East Division. They lost to Toledo in the MAC Championship. They received an invitation to play in the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Florida Atlantic.
Notable players: Ulysees Gilbert III, Kyron Brown, Jamal Davis, Kwadarrius Smith.
Preseason In a preseason poll Aof league media, Akron was picked to finish fourth in the East Division.
Coaching staff Terry BowdenHead coach6West VirginiaChuck AmatoAssoc. head coach and def. coord.6NC StateTodd StroudAsst. head coach and DL coach6Florida StateA. J. MilweeOff. coord. and QB coach6North AlabamaJeff Bowden ST coord. and WR coach6Florida StateTrent BoykinTE and h-backs coach6Youngstown StateBrett EkkensOL coach2Mount UnionEric HicksonRB coach3Kansas StateOtis MoundsCB coach4AuburnMike WoodfordSafeties coach6ArizonaMark OuimetAssistant director of football operations6Siena HeightsMatt GildersleeveS&C coach4Mount UnionHunter BowdenGA, offense2North AlabamaMike SchuffGA, offense1Mount UnionDylan EvansGA, defense1AkronNick VernaGA, defense2Akron Source:Akron Football Coaching Staff. Akron Zips Athletics. Accessed November 25, 2017.
Schedule
2017 Akron Zips football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed November 25, 2017.
Game summaries
At No. 6 Penn State
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Iowa State
At Troy
At Bowling Green
Ball State
At Western Michigan
At Toledo
Buffalo
At Miami (OH)
Ohio
Kent State
2017 MAC Championship Game
2017 Boca Raton Bowl
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