2007 Akron Zips football team

The 2007 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his fourth year as head coach.[1]

2007 Akron Zips football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2007 record48 (35 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moorhead (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Fleming (4th season)
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
(Capacity: 35,202)
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L    W L 
East Division
Miami xy  4 2     5 2     6 7  
Bowling Green x  4 2     6 2     8 5  
Buffalo x  4 2     5 3     5 7  
Ohio  3 3     4 4     6 6  
Temple  3 3     4 4     4 8  
Akron  2 4     3 5     4 8  
Kent State  1 5     1 7     3 9  
West Division
Central Michigan xy$  4 1     6 1     8 6  
Ball State x  4 1     5 2     7 6  
Eastern Michigan  3 2     3 4     4 8  
Western Michigan  2 3     3 4     5 7  
Toledo  2 3     3 5     5 7  
Northern Illinois  0 5     1 6     2 10  
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.vs. Army*ESPN+W 22–1417,865
September 8Noonat No. 11 Ohio State*BTNL 2–20104,317
September 15Noonat Indiana*BTNL 24–4131,196
September 22NoonKent StateESPN+W 27–2021,867
September 29Noonat Connecticut*ESPN+L 10–4438,212
October 67:00 p.m.at Western MichiganW 39–3825,610
October 136:00 p.m.Temple
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 20–2414,017
October 251:00 p.m.at BuffaloL 10–2610,142
November 27:30 p.m.at Bowling GreenL 20–4412,766
November 77:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
ESPN2W 48–3712,453
November 147:30 p.m.at Miami (OH)ESPN2L 0–713,274
November 2311:00 a.m.Central Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
ESPNUL 32–3515,573
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "2007 University of Akron Football". Akron Zips. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
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