Akron Zips football
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Program Information | |
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Nickname: | Zips |
Conference Affiliation: | Mid-American Conference |
Current Head Coach: | J.D. Brookhart (2nd year, 17-16) |
Awards | |
National Titles: | 0 |
Conference Titles: | 1 |
Heisman Winners: | 0 |
Consensus All-American Selections: | 0 |
College Football Hall of Famers (players and coaches): | |
Records | |
All-time Record: | |
Bowl Record: | 0-1 |
BCS Record: | 0-0 |
Pageantry | |
Colors: | Blue and Gold
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Fight songs: | Akron Blue and Gold |
Mascot: | Zippy |
Marching Band: | The University of Akron "Zips" Marching Band |
Stadium: | Rubber Bowl (cap. 31,000, AstroPlay) |
Rivals: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
The University of Akron Zips are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A Mid-American Conference football play. Recently, the Zips have managed to pull off their first Mid-American Conference Championship for the first time in the program's history[1]. Under the leadership of Brookhart, the program's coach, they've had un-precedented success, with each of his two years so far yielding winning records.