The Akron Zips will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus Ohio State. See below for more.

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2024 Akron Game and TV Schedule

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Akron 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Zips are facing the 73rd-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (66), Akron has the 58th-ranked schedule in college football.
• Using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Zips will be facing the 85th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• In 2024, Akron’s schedule will feature seven games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and two games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
• The Zips’ schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Akron Stat Insights (2023)

• The Zips ranked fifth-worst in total offense (278.6 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 33rd with 335.6 yards allowed per game.
• Akron was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking fourth-worst with 16.3 points per contest. Defensively, it ranked 81st in FBS (28.0 points allowed per game).
• The Zips ranked 99th in passing yards last season (197.6 per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd-best in FBS with 187.3 passing yards allowed per game.
• While Akron’s run defense ranked 60th with 148.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking third-worst (81.0 rushing yards per game).
• The Zips were a bottom-25 offense on third down last year, ranking 20th-worst with a 33.3% third-down conversion rate. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 38th in FBS (36.1% third-down percentage allowed).
• Akron forced 11 total turnovers (123rd in FBS) last season and turned it over 21 times (99th in FBS) resulting in a turnover margin of -10, the eighth-worst in college football.

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