Akron 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On August 31, the Akron Zips will play Ohio State — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is listed 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
- The Zips will face the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (69).
- Akron will face the 58th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (66).
- The Zips are facing the 85th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Akron has a schedule that features seven games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and two of them notched less than four wins).
- The Zips will have seven teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Akron Stat Insights (2023)
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking fifth-worst with 278.6 yards per game. Defensively, 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 had the 99th-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (197.6 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking 22nd-best with only 187.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- While Akron’s run defense ranked 60th with 148.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking third-worst (81 rushing yards per game).
- The Zips were a bottom-25 offense on third down last year, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down percentage. On defense, they ranked 38th in FBS (36.1% third-down conversion rate allowed).
- With 11 forced turnovers (123rd in FBS) against 21 turnovers committed (99th in FBS), Akron’s -10 turnover margin was the eighth-worst in college football last season.
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