Zips win first ever bowl game
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
December 23, 2015
The University of Akron football team won their first FBS bowl game in the history of the program Tuesday afternoon by defeating the Utah State Aggies 23-21 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game. The game was played at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho before 18,876 fans. Kicker Robert Stein connected...
Defense shines in Wagon Wheel victory
By Terr Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
November 27, 2015
The University of Akron football defense played its best game of the year as the Zips defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 20-0 in a Mid-American Conference game and reclaimed the Wagon Wheel Friday afternoon at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. In his last home game as a Zip, Jatavis Brown led...
Zips football hangs on to beat RedHawks, 37-28
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
November 14, 2015
The University of Akron’s football team ran out to a 27-7 halftime lead, watched as the Miami of Ohio RedHawks battled back, but then hung on for the 37-28 win in Oxford, Ohio at Yager stadium Saturday afternoon. The Zips’ Robert Stein sealed with victory by kicking a 50 yard field goal...
Football team gets back to winning
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
November 9, 2015
The University of Akron’s football team edged the Minutemen from the University of Massachusetts on Saturday, 17-13. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Zips. Thomas Woodson used his arm and legs to account for both Akron touchdowns in the game by throwing a 27-yard pass to Au...
Chippewas slip by Zips, 14-6
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
November 2, 2015
Despite an outstanding effort from the defense, The University of Akron football team dropped a close decision, 14-6, to Central Michigan University on Saturday in front of 18,981 Hall-ROO-ween fans. The defense showed its teeth on the Chippewas’ first drive of the afternoon when Jatavis Brown sa...
First half barrage carries Zips to victory over EMU
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
October 12, 2015
The University of Akron football team traveled to Ypsilanti, Michigan on Saturday and coasted to a 47-21 win over Eastern Michigan University. Thomas Woodson, Jerome Lane, and Conor Hundley all set individual career-highs in the triumph. Akron won on the road for the second straight time and im...
Zips drop heartbreaker to Ohio, 14-12
By Jacob Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
October 5, 2015
The Zips lost a heartbreaker on Saturday to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio by a final score of 14-12. It was the first game of conference play for both teams. Akron fell to 2-3 overall while the Bobcats improved to 4-1. The big story of this game was defense, which was aided by the bad weather a...
Zips demolish Tigers despite sluggish start
By Jake Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
September 20, 2015
Despite a rocky start, the Zips dominated the Savannah State Tigers 52-9 on Saturday at InfoCision Stadium. Coming in at 0-2 following tough games versus Oklahoma and Pittsburgh, it seemed like the Zips would be able to walk over Savannah State, a team that had lost its previous 22 ball games. However,...
Defense looking to make noise this season
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports Editor
September 9, 2015
When teams have losing seasons, the blame is sometimes pinned on the defense for not being able to stop opponents. Not the case here in Akron, as last year’s team ranked second in the MAC in yards allowed per game (371.1) and first in points allowed per game (23.1). Despite the success, the ...
