2004 Akron Zips football team

2004 Akron Zips football
Conference Mid-American Conference East Division
2004 record 65 (62 MAC)
Head coach J. D. Brookhart (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Jim Pry (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Jim Fleming (1st year)
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
(Capacity: 35,202)
2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Miami x   7 1         8 5  
Akron   6 2         6 5  
Marshall   6 2         6 6  
Kent State   4 4         5 6  
Ohio   2 6         4 7  
Buffalo   2 6         2 9  
UCF   0 8         0 11  
Western Division
Toledo xy   7 1         9 4  
Northern Illinois x   7 1         9 3  
Bowling Green   6 2         9 3  
Eastern Michigan   4 4         4 7  
Central Michigan   3 5         4 7  
Ball State   2 6         2 9  
Western Michigan   0 8         1 10  
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A college football during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A 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 first year as head coach.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 3:30 PM at Penn State* Beaver StadiumState College, PA ESPN+ L 1048   98,866
September 11 6:00 PM Middle Tennessee* Rubber BowlAkron, OH L 2431   17,263
September 18 3:00 PM at #12 Virginia* Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA L 051   57,868
September 23 7:00 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel) W 2419   25,186
October 2 4:00 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL L 1949   26,266
October 9 6:00 PM Buffalo Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 4421   7,123
October 16 6:00 PM at Central Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL W 2621   18,401
October 23 6:00 PM Ball State Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 3523   7,826
November 5 7:00 PM Marshall Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH ESPN2 W 3128   29,621
November 13 1:00 PM at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH L 3119   11,775
November 20 6:00 PM Miami (OH) Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 3727   17,410
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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