The 2016 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:30 p.m. | VMI* | | ESPN3 | W 47–24 | 11,061 |
| September 10 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Wisconsin* | | BTN | L 10–54 | 77,331 |
| September 17 | Noon | at Marshall* | | CBSSN | W 65–38 | 24,258 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State* | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ASN | L 38–45 | 15,381 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPN3 | W 31–27 | 20,167 |
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | W 35–13 | 11,094 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Western Michigan | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| CBSSN | L 0–41 | 11,321 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN3 | W 35–25 | 10,739 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | | BCSN | L 20–41 | 15,012 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN2 | L 17–48 | 6,559 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPNU | L 28–38 | 6,605 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | | ESPNU | L 3–9 | 18,025 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
VMI
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Keydets
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
| Zips
|
12
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
47 |
At Wisconsin
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Zips
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
| #10 Badgers
|
9
|
21
|
10
|
14 |
54 |
At Marshall
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Zips
|
7
|
34
|
7
|
17 |
65 |
| Thundering Herd
|
21
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
38 |
Appalachian State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountaineers
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
45 |
| Zips
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
14 |
38 |
At Kent State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Zips
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
| Golden Flashes
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
27 |
Miami (OH)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| RedHawks
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
13 |
| Zips
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Western Michigan
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #24 Broncos
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
| Zips
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
At Ball State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Zips
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
| Cardinals
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
8 |
25 |
At Buffalo
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Zips
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
20 |
| Bulls
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
41 |
Toledo
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rockets
|
3
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
48 |
| Zips
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Bowling Green
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
| Zips
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
8 |
28 |
At Ohio
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Zips
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
3 |
| Bobcats
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
3 |
9 |
Roster
References
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| Bowls & rivalries | |
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| Culture & lore |
- Zippy
- "Akron Blue and Gold"
- Zips Marching Band
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| People | |
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| Seasons | |
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