2015 Akron Zips football team

2015 Akron Zips football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champions
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Utah State, W 23–21
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2015 record	8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (4th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					8	–	5
Akron		5	–	3					8	–	5
Buffalo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Miami		2	–	6					3	–	9
UMass		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					10	–	2
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	6
Ball State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, only the second bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Utah State for their first ever bowl victory.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	at #19 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN PPV	L 3–41	85,370
September 12	6:00 PM	Pittsburgh*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 7–24	23,425
September 19	12:00 PM	Savannah State*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 52–9	16,763
September 26	7:00 PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 35–14	24,679
October 3	2:00 PM	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 12–14	17,301
October 10	3:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 47–21	5,638
October 17	3:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 10–59	20,021
October 31	2:00 PM	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 6–14	18,981
November 7	12:00 PM	at UMass	Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA	CBSSN	W 17–13	6,228
November 14	12:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 37–28	15,629
November 21	3:30 PM	Buffalo	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 42–21	15,727
November 28	12:00 PM	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ASN	W 20–0	16,391
December 22	3:30 PM	vs. Utah State*	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	18,876
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	3	0	0	3
#19 Sooners	3	14	21	3	41

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	7	7	7	24
Zips	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	AKR, 21–10

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	6	0	0	9
Zips	7	21	10	14	52

See also: 2015 Savannah State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	7	14	7	35
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	ULL, 35–30

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Zips	3	3	3	3	12

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–18–1	2014	OHIO, 23–20

at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	14	26	7	0	47
Eagles	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2015 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–12	2014	AKR, 31–6

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	3	0	0	10
Falcons	7	21	21	10	59

See also: 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–14	2014	BGSU, 27–10

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	7	0	14
Zips	0	6	0	0	6

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–15–1	2012	CMU, 35–14

at Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	7	3	17
Minutemen	7	6	0	0	13

See also: 2015 UMass Minutemen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	AKR, 30–6

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	14	13	7	3	37
RedHawks	7	0	7	14	28

See also: 2015 Miami RedHawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–16–1	2014	AKR, 29–19

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	14	0	7	21
Zips	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–5	2014	BUF, 55–24

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Zips	7	7	3	3	20

See also: 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–24–2	2014	KENT, 27–24

Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	6	7	3	23
Aggies	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team and 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting