2020 Akron Zips football team

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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2020 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–5 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Arth (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Zagorski (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bryan Gasser (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Matt Feeney (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

More information Conf, Overall ...

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy	5	–	0	6	–	1
Kent State	3	–	1	3	–	1
Ohio	2	–	1	2	–	1
Miami (OH)	2	–	1	2	–	1
Akron	1	–	5	1	–	5
Bowling Green	0	–	5	0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$	5	–	1	7	–	1
Western Michigan	4	–	2	4	–	2
Toledo	4	–	2	4	–	2
Central Michigan	3	–	3	3	–	3
Eastern Michigan	2	–	4	2	–	4
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

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]

More information Date, Time ...

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 13–58	490
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 10–24	1,182
November 17	8:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–69	0
November 28	1:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 7–38	0
December 5	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 31–3	0
December 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	L 7–56	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^[4]

Game summaries

Summarize

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vs Western Michigan

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	16	14	21	7	58
Zips	7	6	0	0	13

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Game information
First quarter (10:33) WMU – Thiago Kapps 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27; Western Michigan 3–0) (7:32) AKR – Michael Mathison 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:56; Akron 7–3) (3:48) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 5-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:33; Western Michigan 10–7) (1:52) WMU – A. J. Thomas 38-yard interception return, Thiago Kapps kick failed (Western Michigan 16–7) Second quarter (13:04) AKR – Cory Smigel 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:48; Western Michigan 16–10) (7:33) WMU – Sean Tyler 12-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Western Michigan 23–10) (3:41) AKR – Cory Smigel 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:52; Western Michigan 23–13) (1:34) WMU – Jaylen Hall 68-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Western Michigan 30–13) Third quarter (13:09) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 76-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:53; Western Michigan 37–13) (9:14) WMU – Jaxson Kincaide 14-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23; Western Michigan 44–13) (0:32) WMU – La'Darius Jefferson 1-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51; Western Michigan 51–13) Fourth quarter (6:14) WMU – Christian Singleton 5-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:40; Western Michigan 58–13)

Game information

First quarter

(10:33) WMU – Thiago Kapps 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27; Western Michigan 3–0)
(7:32) AKR – Michael Mathison 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:56; Akron 7–3)
(3:48) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 5-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:33; Western Michigan 10–7)
(1:52) WMU – A. J. Thomas 38-yard interception return, Thiago Kapps kick failed (Western Michigan 16–7)

Second quarter

(13:04) AKR – Cory Smigel 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:48; Western Michigan 16–10)
(7:33) WMU – Sean Tyler 12-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Western Michigan 23–10)
(3:41) AKR – Cory Smigel 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:52; Western Michigan 23–13)
(1:34) WMU – Jaylen Hall 68-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Western Michigan 30–13)

Third quarter

(13:09) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 76-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:53; Western Michigan 37–13)
(9:14) WMU – Jaxson Kincaide 14-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23; Western Michigan 44–13)
(0:32) WMU – La'Darius Jefferson 1-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51; Western Michigan 51–13)

Fourth quarter

(6:14) WMU – Christian Singleton 5-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:40; Western Michigan 58–13)

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs Akron Zips (0–0) – Game summary

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

Date: November 4
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear skies • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 490
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (ESPN3): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Box score, Recap

More information Statistics, WMU ...

Statistics	WMU	AKR
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
Time of possession	30:53	29:07

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing	Kaleb Eleby	12/16, 262 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	La'Darius Jefferson	9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	D'Wayne Eskridge	3 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
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

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	3	0	10
Bobcats	7	7	3	7	24

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Game information
First quarter (12:10) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 9-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50; Ohio 7–0) Second quarter (12:27) OHIO – Armani Rogers 1-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13; Ohio 14–0) (4:25) AKR – Nate Stewart 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:22; Ohio 14–7) Third quarter (9:47) AKR – Cory Smigel 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13; Ohio 14–10) (6:27) OHIO – Tristian Vandenberg 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:14; Ohio 17–10) Fourth quarter (2:02) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 1-yard run, Jonah Fortkamp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:23; Ohio 24–10)

Game information

First quarter

(12:10) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 9-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50; Ohio 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:27) OHIO – Armani Rogers 1-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13; Ohio 14–0)
(4:25) AKR – Nate Stewart 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:22; Ohio 14–7)

Third quarter

(9:47) AKR – Cory Smigel 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13; Ohio 14–10)
(6:27) OHIO – Tristian Vandenberg 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:14; Ohio 17–10)

Fourth quarter

(2:02) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 1-yard run, Jonah Fortkamp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:23; Ohio 24–10)

Akron Zips (0–1) at Ohio Bobcats (0–1) – Game summary

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

Date: November 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 1,182
Referee: Tim O'Dey
TV: CBSSN
Box score, Recap

More information Statistics, AKR ...

Statistics	AKR	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
Time of possession	34:53	25:07

More information Team, Category ...

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

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	21	0	7	35
Golden Flashes	14	21	20	14	69

vs Miami (OH)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	17	7	7	38
Zips	0	0	0	7	7

vs Bowling Green

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	0	3
Zips	3	14	7	7	31

at No. 24 Buffalo

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	0	7	7
No. 24 Bulls	14	21	14	7	56

Roster

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2020 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Julian Hicks	Jr
QB	`1`	Kato Nelson	Sr
WR	`2`	Nate Stewart	Sr
WR	`3`	Michael Mathison	So
WR	`4`	George Qualls Jr.	Jr
WR	`5`	Jeremiah Knight	Jr
RB	`6`	Jonzell Norrils	Fr
RB	`7`	Teon Dollard	Jr
QB	`9`	Brayden Hawkins	So
WR	`11`	Jalen Knight	Fr
QB	`12`	T. J. DeShields	So
WR	`13`	Kevin Walls	Fr
QB	`14`	Joey Marousek	Fr
QB	`15`	Zach Gibson	Fr
WR	`16`	Tony Grimes Jr.	Fr
RB	`20`	Cole Gest	Sr
WR	`21`	Bryce Profitt	Fr
TE	`24`	Maverick Wolfley	So
TE	`25`	Tristian Brank	Fr
RB	`26`	Isiah Childs	Fr
RB	`27`	Jamason Jodway	Fr
WR	`30`	Gavin Blunt	So
WR	`31`	Ethan Johnson	Fr
RB	`34`	Jaylen Ball	Fr
WR	`35`	Nathan Simon	Fr
RB	`36`	Michiah Burton	So
WR	`37`	Nolan Labuda	Fr
WR	`48`	Blake Hester	Fr
OL	`53`	Bryce Petersen	Sr
OL	`62`	Vincent Fonte Jr.	So
OL	`63`	Alex Robarge	Fr
OL	`65`	Tony Georges	Fr
OL	`66`	Ryan Beckman	Fr
OL	`70`	Caleb Herring	Fr
OL	`71`	Shawn Muldowney II	Jr
OL	`73`	Owen Murphy	Fr
OL	`74`	Ronan Chambers	Fr
OL	`75`	Jordan Daniels	Fr
OL	`76`	Nate Williams	Fr
OL	`77`	Xavior Gray	Fr
OL	`79`	Joe Gavriloff	Fr
TE	`80`	Jacob Shaffer	Fr
WR	`81`	Shawn Naim	Fr
WR	`82`	Jameel Williamson	Fr
TE	`83`	Nick Dottore	Fr
TE	`84`	Kenyon Sholty	Fr
TE	`85`	Zackary Leininger	Jr
WR	`86`	Marquis Whitmire	Jr
TE	`87`	Brycen Yarmo	So
WR	`88`	Timothy Scippio	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Bryce Wilson	So
CB	`1`	Randy Cochran Jr.	So
S	`2`	Corey Thomas Jr.	Fr
LB	`3`	DeMarkus Glover	Sr
S	`4`	Woobendy Guerrier	Jr
OLB	`5`	Michael Scott	Jr
CB	`6`	Jordyn Riley	Jr
OLB	`7`	Julian Richardson	So
S	`8`	Jaylen Kelly-Powell	Sr
LB	`9`	Demetrick Watts	Sr
OLB	`10`	Quevan Lawson	Fr
DL	`11`	Nazir Sy	So
DB	`12`	Charles Amankwaa	So
CB	`13`	Chu Ogbonna	Jr
DL	`14`	Julius Hawkins	Fr
LB	`17`	Juan Jarrett	Fr
CB	`18`	A. J. Watts	So
S	`19`	MyJaden Horton	Fr
LB	`20`	Michael Snowden	Fr
LB	`21`	Reggie Corner Jr.	So
LB	`22`	Brandon Bischof	Jr
CB	`23`	Ronald Jackson Jr.	Fr
S	`24`	Adetutu Daranijo	So
LB	`27`	Bubba Arslanian	Jr
CB	`28`	A. J. Felton	So
CB	`29`	Quentin Woodall	So
S	`32`	Owen Faulkner	Fr
ATH	`34`	Tyson Durant	Fr
S	`38`	Joseph Sarpong	Fr
S	`39`	DiMarco Johnson	Fr
LB	`40`	Kyle Bischof	Fr
CB	`42`	Gamari Peterson	Fr
S	`43`	Tobias Thomas Pitts	Fr
S	`44`	Sean Conroy	So
OLB	`45`	Ryan McClain	Jr
DB	`48`	Kavari Adams	So
LB	`50`	Kendal Marshall	Fr
LB	`52`	Zach DiLauro	So
OLB	`53`	Nicholas Mayle	Fr
OLB	`55`	Collier Brown	Fr
LB	`56`	Jake Miller	Fr
LB	`57`	Connor Francz	Fr
LB	`58`	Marco Donatelli	Fr
LB	`59`	Beau Bachie	Fr
OLB	`60`	Dean Ramicone	Sr
DL	`61`	Ed Reely	Fr
DL	`64`	Kirk Popelas	Fr
DL	`67`	Logan Hawkins	So
DL	`68`	Deacon Allen	Fr
DL	`69`	Eseosa Obas	Fr
DL	`90`	Angelo Howze	Jr
DL	`94`	John Mitchell	Sr
DL	`95`	Brendan Smith	Fr
DL	`96`	Darrius Harris	Jr
DL	`97`	Janirr Wade	Fr
DL	`99`	Eric Bentley	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`41`	Cory Smigel	So
P	`42`	Kyle Romenick	Fr
PK	`46`	Ethan Slike	So
PK	`47`	Jerry Fitschen	Sr
LS	`54`	Cameron Lyons	Jr
LS	`65`	Kyle Bauman	So

Head coach

Tom Arth

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Matt Feeney – Defensive coordinator/safeties
Bryan Gasser – Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Tommy Zagorski – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Brian Cochran – Defensive line
Chris Cook – Tight ends/offensive tackles
Jayden Everett – Running backs
Deonte Gibson – Outside linebackers/defensive ends
Chris Hurd – Special teams coordinator
Jamael Lett – Secondary
Oscar Rodriguez Jr. – Inside linebackers
Ben Murphy – Director of football perations
Alex Kline – Director of player personnel
Deonte Mack – Director of athletic performance/strength & conditioning
Rich Worsell – Director of football research & analytics
Claire Crosby – Assistant director of football operations
Conner Bogard – Defensive quality control
Tony Caljean – Special teams quality control
Devin Jordan – Offensive quality control
Greg Wood – Special teams quality control
Anthony Cicione – Graduate assistant (defense)
Sam Kukura – Graduate assistant (offense)
LaTroy Lewis – Graduate assistant (defense)
Ray Brewster – Football assistant
Jake Schaefer – Football assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

[1]
Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
[2]
Justice, Camryn (December 5, 2020). "Akron Zips snap 21-game losing streak with big win over Bowling Green Falcons". News 5 Cleveland. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
[3]
"ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
[4]
"2020 Akron Football Schedule". University of Akron. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

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Quick Facts Akron Zips football, Conference ...

2020 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–5 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Arth (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Zagorski (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bryan Gasser (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Matt Feeney (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

More information Conf, Overall ...

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy	5	–	0	6	–	1
Kent State	3	–	1	3	–	1
Ohio	2	–	1	2	–	1
Miami (OH)	2	–	1	2	–	1
Akron	1	–	5	1	–	5
Bowling Green	0	–	5	0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$	5	–	1	7	–	1
Western Michigan	4	–	2	4	–	2
Toledo	4	–	2	4	–	2
Central Michigan	3	–	3	3	–	3
Eastern Michigan	2	–	4	2	–	4
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

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]

More information Date, Time ...

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 13–58	490
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 10–24	1,182
November 17	8:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–69	0
November 28	1:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 7–38	0
December 5	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 31–3	0
December 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	L 7–56	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^[4]

Game summaries

Summarize

Perspective

vs Western Michigan

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	16	14	21	7	58
Zips	7	6	0	0	13

More information Game information ...

Game information
First quarter (10:33) WMU – Thiago Kapps 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27; Western Michigan 3–0) (7:32) AKR – Michael Mathison 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:56; Akron 7–3) (3:48) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 5-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:33; Western Michigan 10–7) (1:52) WMU – A. J. Thomas 38-yard interception return, Thiago Kapps kick failed (Western Michigan 16–7) Second quarter (13:04) AKR – Cory Smigel 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:48; Western Michigan 16–10) (7:33) WMU – Sean Tyler 12-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Western Michigan 23–10) (3:41) AKR – Cory Smigel 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:52; Western Michigan 23–13) (1:34) WMU – Jaylen Hall 68-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Western Michigan 30–13) Third quarter (13:09) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 76-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:53; Western Michigan 37–13) (9:14) WMU – Jaxson Kincaide 14-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23; Western Michigan 44–13) (0:32) WMU – La'Darius Jefferson 1-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51; Western Michigan 51–13) Fourth quarter (6:14) WMU – Christian Singleton 5-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:40; Western Michigan 58–13)

Game information

First quarter

(10:33) WMU – Thiago Kapps 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27; Western Michigan 3–0)
(7:32) AKR – Michael Mathison 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:56; Akron 7–3)
(3:48) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 5-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:33; Western Michigan 10–7)
(1:52) WMU – A. J. Thomas 38-yard interception return, Thiago Kapps kick failed (Western Michigan 16–7)

Second quarter

(13:04) AKR – Cory Smigel 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:48; Western Michigan 16–10)
(7:33) WMU – Sean Tyler 12-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Western Michigan 23–10)
(3:41) AKR – Cory Smigel 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:52; Western Michigan 23–13)
(1:34) WMU – Jaylen Hall 68-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Western Michigan 30–13)

Third quarter

(13:09) WMU – D'Wayne Eskridge 76-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:53; Western Michigan 37–13)
(9:14) WMU – Jaxson Kincaide 14-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23; Western Michigan 44–13)
(0:32) WMU – La'Darius Jefferson 1-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51; Western Michigan 51–13)

Fourth quarter

(6:14) WMU – Christian Singleton 5-yard run, Thiago Kapps kick (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:40; Western Michigan 58–13)

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs Akron Zips (0–0) – Game summary

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

Date: November 4
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear skies • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 490
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (ESPN3): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Box score, Recap

More information Statistics, WMU ...

Statistics	WMU	AKR
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
Time of possession	30:53	29:07

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing	Kaleb Eleby	12/16, 262 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	La'Darius Jefferson	9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	D'Wayne Eskridge	3 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
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

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	3	0	10
Bobcats	7	7	3	7	24

More information Game information ...

Game information
First quarter (12:10) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 9-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50; Ohio 7–0) Second quarter (12:27) OHIO – Armani Rogers 1-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13; Ohio 14–0) (4:25) AKR – Nate Stewart 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:22; Ohio 14–7) Third quarter (9:47) AKR – Cory Smigel 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13; Ohio 14–10) (6:27) OHIO – Tristian Vandenberg 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:14; Ohio 17–10) Fourth quarter (2:02) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 1-yard run, Jonah Fortkamp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:23; Ohio 24–10)

Game information

First quarter

(12:10) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 9-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50; Ohio 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:27) OHIO – Armani Rogers 1-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13; Ohio 14–0)
(4:25) AKR – Nate Stewart 14-yard pass from Zach Gibson, Cory Smigel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:22; Ohio 14–7)

Third quarter

(9:47) AKR – Cory Smigel 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13; Ohio 14–10)
(6:27) OHIO – Tristian Vandenberg 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:14; Ohio 17–10)

Fourth quarter

(2:02) OHIO – De'Montre Tuggle 1-yard run, Jonah Fortkamp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:23; Ohio 24–10)

Akron Zips (0–1) at Ohio Bobcats (0–1) – Game summary

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

Date: November 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 1,182
Referee: Tim O'Dey
TV: CBSSN
Box score, Recap

More information Statistics, AKR ...

Statistics	AKR	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
Time of possession	34:53	25:07

More information Team, Category ...

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

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	21	0	7	35
Golden Flashes	14	21	20	14	69

vs Miami (OH)

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	17	7	7	38
Zips	0	0	0	7	7

vs Bowling Green

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	0	3
Zips	3	14	7	7	31

at No. 24 Buffalo

More information Total ...

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	0	7	7
No. 24 Bulls	14	21	14	7	56

Roster

Summarize

Perspective

More information Players, Coaches ...

2020 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Julian Hicks	Jr
QB	`1`	Kato Nelson	Sr
WR	`2`	Nate Stewart	Sr
WR	`3`	Michael Mathison	So
WR	`4`	George Qualls Jr.	Jr
WR	`5`	Jeremiah Knight	Jr
RB	`6`	Jonzell Norrils	Fr
RB	`7`	Teon Dollard	Jr
QB	`9`	Brayden Hawkins	So
WR	`11`	Jalen Knight	Fr
QB	`12`	T. J. DeShields	So
WR	`13`	Kevin Walls	Fr
QB	`14`	Joey Marousek	Fr
QB	`15`	Zach Gibson	Fr
WR	`16`	Tony Grimes Jr.	Fr
RB	`20`	Cole Gest	Sr
WR	`21`	Bryce Profitt	Fr
TE	`24`	Maverick Wolfley	So
TE	`25`	Tristian Brank	Fr
RB	`26`	Isiah Childs	Fr
RB	`27`	Jamason Jodway	Fr
WR	`30`	Gavin Blunt	So
WR	`31`	Ethan Johnson	Fr
RB	`34`	Jaylen Ball	Fr
WR	`35`	Nathan Simon	Fr
RB	`36`	Michiah Burton	So
WR	`37`	Nolan Labuda	Fr
WR	`48`	Blake Hester	Fr
OL	`53`	Bryce Petersen	Sr
OL	`62`	Vincent Fonte Jr.	So
OL	`63`	Alex Robarge	Fr
OL	`65`	Tony Georges	Fr
OL	`66`	Ryan Beckman	Fr
OL	`70`	Caleb Herring	Fr
OL	`71`	Shawn Muldowney II	Jr
OL	`73`	Owen Murphy	Fr
OL	`74`	Ronan Chambers	Fr
OL	`75`	Jordan Daniels	Fr
OL	`76`	Nate Williams	Fr
OL	`77`	Xavior Gray	Fr
OL	`79`	Joe Gavriloff	Fr
TE	`80`	Jacob Shaffer	Fr
WR	`81`	Shawn Naim	Fr
WR	`82`	Jameel Williamson	Fr
TE	`83`	Nick Dottore	Fr
TE	`84`	Kenyon Sholty	Fr
TE	`85`	Zackary Leininger	Jr
WR	`86`	Marquis Whitmire	Jr
TE	`87`	Brycen Yarmo	So
WR	`88`	Timothy Scippio	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Bryce Wilson	So
CB	`1`	Randy Cochran Jr.	So
S	`2`	Corey Thomas Jr.	Fr
LB	`3`	DeMarkus Glover	Sr
S	`4`	Woobendy Guerrier	Jr
OLB	`5`	Michael Scott	Jr
CB	`6`	Jordyn Riley	Jr
OLB	`7`	Julian Richardson	So
S	`8`	Jaylen Kelly-Powell	Sr
LB	`9`	Demetrick Watts	Sr
OLB	`10`	Quevan Lawson	Fr
DL	`11`	Nazir Sy	So
DB	`12`	Charles Amankwaa	So
CB	`13`	Chu Ogbonna	Jr
DL	`14`	Julius Hawkins	Fr
LB	`17`	Juan Jarrett	Fr
CB	`18`	A. J. Watts	So
S	`19`	MyJaden Horton	Fr
LB	`20`	Michael Snowden	Fr
LB	`21`	Reggie Corner Jr.	So
LB	`22`	Brandon Bischof	Jr
CB	`23`	Ronald Jackson Jr.	Fr
S	`24`	Adetutu Daranijo	So
LB	`27`	Bubba Arslanian	Jr
CB	`28`	A. J. Felton	So
CB	`29`	Quentin Woodall	So
S	`32`	Owen Faulkner	Fr
ATH	`34`	Tyson Durant	Fr
S	`38`	Joseph Sarpong	Fr
S	`39`	DiMarco Johnson	Fr
LB	`40`	Kyle Bischof	Fr
CB	`42`	Gamari Peterson	Fr
S	`43`	Tobias Thomas Pitts	Fr
S	`44`	Sean Conroy	So
OLB	`45`	Ryan McClain	Jr
DB	`48`	Kavari Adams	So
LB	`50`	Kendal Marshall	Fr
LB	`52`	Zach DiLauro	So
OLB	`53`	Nicholas Mayle	Fr
OLB	`55`	Collier Brown	Fr
LB	`56`	Jake Miller	Fr
LB	`57`	Connor Francz	Fr
LB	`58`	Marco Donatelli	Fr
LB	`59`	Beau Bachie	Fr
OLB	`60`	Dean Ramicone	Sr
DL	`61`	Ed Reely	Fr
DL	`64`	Kirk Popelas	Fr
DL	`67`	Logan Hawkins	So
DL	`68`	Deacon Allen	Fr
DL	`69`	Eseosa Obas	Fr
DL	`90`	Angelo Howze	Jr
DL	`94`	John Mitchell	Sr
DL	`95`	Brendan Smith	Fr
DL	`96`	Darrius Harris	Jr
DL	`97`	Janirr Wade	Fr
DL	`99`	Eric Bentley	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`41`	Cory Smigel	So
P	`42`	Kyle Romenick	Fr
PK	`46`	Ethan Slike	So
PK	`47`	Jerry Fitschen	Sr
LS	`54`	Cameron Lyons	Jr
LS	`65`	Kyle Bauman	So

Head coach

Tom Arth

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Matt Feeney – Defensive coordinator/safeties
Bryan Gasser – Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Tommy Zagorski – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Brian Cochran – Defensive line
Chris Cook – Tight ends/offensive tackles
Jayden Everett – Running backs
Deonte Gibson – Outside linebackers/defensive ends
Chris Hurd – Special teams coordinator
Jamael Lett – Secondary
Oscar Rodriguez Jr. – Inside linebackers
Ben Murphy – Director of football perations
Alex Kline – Director of player personnel
Deonte Mack – Director of athletic performance/strength & conditioning
Rich Worsell – Director of football research & analytics
Claire Crosby – Assistant director of football operations
Conner Bogard – Defensive quality control
Tony Caljean – Special teams quality control
Devin Jordan – Offensive quality control
Greg Wood – Special teams quality control
Anthony Cicione – Graduate assistant (defense)
Sam Kukura – Graduate assistant (offense)
LaTroy Lewis – Graduate assistant (defense)
Ray Brewster – Football assistant
Jake Schaefer – Football assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

[1]
Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
[2]
Justice, Camryn (December 5, 2020). "Akron Zips snap 21-game losing streak with big win over Bowling Green Falcons". News 5 Cleveland. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
[3]
"ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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"2020 Akron Football Schedule". University of Akron. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

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