The Akron Zips football team represents the University of Akron located in Akron, Ohio. The Zips are a member of the NCAA FBS Mid-American Conference and play their home games at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field in Akron. The Zips are currently coached by Joe Moorhead.
The team was established in 1891 when the school was known as Buchtel College and became the University of Akron in 1913. In 1926, the athletic teams were named the Zippers, after rubber boots manufactured by the B.F. Goodrich Company, which was headquartered in Akron at the time. The name was shortened to "Zips" in 1950.[3] Akron was originally classified as a Small College school in the 1937 season until 1972. Akron received Division II classification in 1973, before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1980 and a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1987.[4] The Zips were the first team to move from Division I-AA to Division I-A.[5] In 2005, the Zips won the Mid-American Conference championship for the first time in the program's history.[6] Through the 2015 season, the Zips have an overall record of 507–524–36.[7]
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Akron has won one conference championship, winning the 2005 MAC East Division title followed by their 31–30 victory in the 2005 MAC Championship Game.[8]
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