American college football season
The 2020 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Zips were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio . They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In their fifth game, the Zips defeated Bowling Green , 31–3, to break their 21-game losing streak dating back to the 2018 season.[2]
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Schedule
Akron had non-conference games scheduled against Clemson , Youngstown State , New Mexico State , and UMass , which all were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[3]
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Game summaries
vs Western Michigan
Pregame line
Over/under
WMU –20.5
52.5
Game information
First quarter
10:33 WMU – Thiago Kapps 48-yard field goal – Western Michigan 3–0 , Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27
7:32 AKR – Michael Mathison 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson (Cory Smigel kick) – Akron 7–3 , Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:56
3:48 WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 5-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 10–7 , Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:33
1:52 WMU – A. J. Thomas 38-yard interception return (Thiago Kapps kick failed) – Western Michigan 16–7 , Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:50
Second quarter
13:04 AKR – Cory Smigel 41-yard field goal – Western Michigan 16–10 , Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:48
7:33 WMU – Sean Tyler 12-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 23–10 , Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:25
3:41 AKR – Cory Smigel 28-yard field goal – Western Michigan 23–13 , Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:52
1:34 WMU – Jaylen Hall 68-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 30–13 , Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01
Third quarter
13:09 WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 76-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 37–13 , Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:53
9:14 WMU – Jaxson Kincaide 14-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 44–13 , Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23
0:32 WMU – La'Darius Jefferson 1-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 51–13 , Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51
Fourth quarter
6:14 WMU – Christian Singleton 5-yard run (Thiago Kapps kick) – Western Michigan 58–13 , Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:40
Statistics
Western Michigan
Akron
First downs
21
15
Plays–yards
58–484
64–256
Rushes–yards
39–218
32–130
Passing yards
266
126
Passing: comp–att–int
13–19–0
19–32–1
Turnovers
0
2
Time of possession
30:53
29:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Michigan
Passing
Kaleb Eleby
12/16, 262 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
La'Darius Jefferson
9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
D'Wayne Eskridge
3 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs
Akron
Passing
Zach Gibson
18/30, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jeremiah Knight
11 carries, 74 yards
Receiving
Michael Mathison
6 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD
at Ohio
Pregame line
Over/under
OHIO –27.5
59.5
Game Two – Akron Zips (0–1) at Ohio Bobcats (0–1) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Zips
0
7
3 0 10
Bobcats
7
7
3 7 24
at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 1,182Referee : Tim O'DeyTV : CBSSN
Game information
First quarter
12:10 OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 9-yard run (Tristian Vandenberg kick) – Ohio 7–0 , Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50
Second quarter
12:27 OHIO – Armani Rogers 1-yard run (Tristian Vandenberg kick) – Ohio 14–0 , Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13
4:25 AKR – Nate Stewart 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson (Cory Smigel kick) – Ohio 14–7 , Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:22
Third quarter
9:47 AKR – Cory Smigel 35-yard field goal – Ohio 14–10 , Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13
6:27 OHIO – Tristian Vandenberg 44-yard field goal – Ohio 17–10 , Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:14
Fourth quarter
2:02 OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 1-yard run (Jonah Fortkamp kick) – Ohio 24–10 , Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:23
Statistics
Akron
Ohio
First downs
20
15
Plays–yards
72–434
50–307
Rushes–yards
42–216
33–185
Passing yards
218
122
Passing: comp–att–int
18–30–2
10–17–0
Turnovers
3
0
Time of possession
34:53
25:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Akron
Passing
Zach Gibson
18/30, 218 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Teon Dollard
22 carries, 165 yards
Receiving
George Qualls Jr.
3 receptions, 64 yards
Ohio
Passing
Kurtis Rourke
8/14, 92 yards
Rushing
De'Montre Tuggle
22 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Shane Hooks
4 receptions, 73 yards
at Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
21
0
7
35
Golden Flashes
14
21
20
14
69
vs Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
7
17
7
7
38
Zips
0
0
0
7
7
vs Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
3
0
0
0
3
Zips
3
14
7
7
31
at No. 24 Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
0
0
7
7
No. 24 Bulls
14
21
14
7
56
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