2001 Akron Zips football team

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2001 Akron Zips football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainZac Derr, Tim Ritley, Chris Smith, Scott Smith
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 0     8 0     11 2  
Miami (OH)   4 2     6 2     7 5  
Bowling Green   4 2     5 3     8 3  
Kent State   3 3     5 3     6 5  
Akron   3 3     4 4     4 7  
Buffalo   1 5     1 7     3 8  
Ohio   0 6     1 7     1 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 1     5 2     10 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 1     4 3     6 5  
Ball State x   4 1     4 3     5 6  
Western Michigan   2 3     4 4     5 6  
Central Michigan   1 4     2 6     3 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 5     1 6     2 9  
  • $ – 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.
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2001 Akron Zips football team represented

Akron University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by seventh–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio
. They were outscored by their opponents 281–360 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30OhioW 31–29
September 8at No. 22 Ohio State*L 14–28
September 22at No. 24 Purdue*L 14–33
September 29Kent State
W 14–10
October 6at Western MichiganL 14–31
October 13at Miami (OH)L 27–30
October 20Bowling Green
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 11–16
October 27at
Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
  • L 33–50
    November 3at UCF*L 17–57
    November 17at
    UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
  • W 41–14
    November 24Eastern Michigan
    • Rubber Bowl
    • Akron, OH
    W 65–62 3OT
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    2001 Akron Zips football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 2
    Matthew Cherry
    So
    QB 5 Charlie Frye Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 44 Chase Blackburn Fr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "2001 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 11, 2017.