2012 Akron Zips football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Bowden (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Amato (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumInfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State x  8 –0   11 –3  
Bowling Green  6 –2   8 –5  
Ohio  4 –4   9 –4  
Buffalo  3 –5   4 –8  
Miami (OH)  3 –5   4 –8  
UMass  1 –7   1 –11  
Akron  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$  8 –0   12 –2  
Toledo  6 –2   9 –4  
Ball State  6 –2   9 –4  
Central Michigan  4 –4   7 –6  
Western Michigan  2 –6   4 –8  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.UCF*
ESPN3L 14–5612,616
September 86:00 p.m.at FIU*
ESPN3L 38–41 OT15,685
September 153:30 p.m.Morgan State*
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
ESPN3W 66–69,933
September 227:30 p.m.at Tennessee*
CSSL 26–4781,719
September 292:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
ESPN3L 49–568,211
October 62:00 p.m.Bowling Greendagger
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
L 10–2410,102
October 132:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN3L 28–3425,542
October 20NoonNorthern Illinois
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
ESPN+L 7–377,074
October 273:30 p.m.at Central Michigan
L 14–3510,172
November 32:00 p.m.at Kent State
STOL 24–3518,265
November 102:00 p.m.Massachusetts
  • InfoCision Stadium
  • Akron, OH
L 14–227,716
November 207:00 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2L 23–3514,589

Game summaries

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 7 28 14 7 56
Zips 0 0 7 7 14

@ FIU

1 2 3 4OT Total
Zips 7 13 0 180 38
Golden Panthers 7 7 7 173 41

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 3 0 0 6
Zips 14 7 24 21 66

@ Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 10 13 0 3 26
Volunteers 10 13 7 17 47

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 13 22 10 11 56
Zips 14 14 7 14 49

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 17 7 24
Zips 0 10 0 0 10

@ Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 7 14 28
Bobcats 14 6 14 0 34

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 10 10 7 37
Zips 0 7 0 0 7

@ Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 0 0 7 14
Chippewas 14 0 14 7 35

@ Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 14 10 0 0 24
Golden Flashes 0 14 14 7 35

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 12 0 7 22
Zips 0 0 7 7 14

@ Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 10 7 0 6 23
Rockets 0 21 0 14 35

Roster

2012 Akron Zips football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2 Broderick Alexander  Jr
WR 3 L. T. Smith  So
QB 4 Daniel Harding Fr
QB 5 Steve Franco Fr
QB 6 Dalton Easton Fr
RB 7 Jawon Chisholm  So
QB 8 Curtis Watson Jr
QB 9 Marcus Prather Fr
RB 10 Hakeem Lawrence Fr
WR 11 Zach D'Orazio  Fr
WR 12 Imani Davis Fr
QB 13 Dalton Williams  Sr
WR 14 Nice Bice So
WR 14 Dylan Potts Jr
WR 15 Marquelo Suel  Sr
QB 16 Kyle Pohl  Fr
WR/RB 17 Wade Edwards Fr
TE/FB 18 Will Fleming  Jr
WR 19 Nolan Procter  Jr
RB 22 Tyler Williams So
RB 25 D. J. Jones Fr
RB 28 Marvin Staten So
RB 30 Bryan Green Fr
RB 32 Quentin Hines  Sr
RB 34 Conor Hundley Fr
WR 35 Keith Sconiers Jr
FB 49 Christian Allen Fr
OL 52 Vinnie Rizzo Sr
OL 62 Rodney Carroll Fr
OT 64 Mitch Straight  Sr
C 65 Adam Bice  Sr
G 67 Travis Switzer So
OL 69 Zack Ziltz Fr
OL 70 Michael Casimos Fr
OL 71 Quaison Osborne Fr
OL 72 Joe Petrides  Jr
OL 73 Drew Deneher Fr
OL 75 Dylan Brumbaugh  Fr
OT 76 Jarrod Pughsley  Jr
OL 77 Andrew Bohan  Fr
OL 78 Micah Lio  So
WR 80 Andrew Pratt Fr
WR 81 Tyrell Goodman Fr
WR 83 Dee Frieson Jr
TE 84 Rhyne Ladrach  Sr
WR 85 L. J. Chambers  So
TE 86 Jon Root  Jr
TE 87 Anthony Ritossa  So
WR 88 Jerrod Dillard Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Anthony Holmes Jr
LB 5 Troy Gilmer  Sr
CB 6 DeAndre Scott Fr
LB 8 Kurt Mangum  Sr
CB 9 Avis Commack  Sr
S 18 Sean Graves  Jr
CB 19 John Senter  Fr
CB 20 Malachi Freeman Jr
CB 21 Bill Alexander Jr
S 23 Bre' Ford So
CB 24 Carl Washington  Fr
CB 25 Micklos Blake  Sr
S 26 Devonte Morgan So
S 27 Johnny Robinson So
CB 29 Bryce Cheek  Fr
CB 31 Emmanuel Lartey  Jr
S 33 Josh Richmond  Sr
DL 36 Cody Grice  Fr
CB 37 Seth Cunningham Jr
S 39 James Turner Fr
DL 40 Austin Bailey Jr
LB 41 Chuck Kennedy Jr
DE 42 C. J. James Sr
S 42 Joseph Peticca So
LB 44 Nick Rossi So
LB 45 Justin March So
LB 47 Gary Ransom So
LB 50 Jamar Williams Jr
LB 53 Jatavis Brown Fr
LB 54 Dylan Evans Fr
DL 55 Jamel Turner  Fr
DL 56 Isaiah Williams So
LB 57 Keionne Baines Fr
DE 58 Nico Caponi Jr
LB 59 John Rachel Fr
LB 60 Adammichael Gesell  Fr
DL 63 Varnell Garrett So
DL 79 Mike Davis  Fr
DL 90 J. D. Griggs Sr
DE 91 Albert Presley Jr
DE 92 Daryan Martin Fr
LB 93 Connor Seeman Jr
DL 94 Rakhim Johnson Fr
DL 95 Robert Young Jr
DL 96 Alfonso Horner Fr
DL 98 Paul Skolmutch  Jr
DL 99 James Price  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 38 Zach Paul  Fr
LS 43 Adam Steiner Sr
K 48 Robert Stein  Fr
K 68 Sam Scifo Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Chuck Amato (defensive coordinator / associate head coach)
  • Jeff Bowden (special teams coordinator / outside receivers)
  • A. J. Milwee (quarterbacks coach)
  • Trent Boykin (running backs)
  • John Pont (recruiting coordinator / inside receivers)
  • Alan Arrington (offensive line)
  • Todd Stroud (defensive line)
  • Terrell Buckley (cornerbacks)
  • Mike Woodford (safeties)
  • Ben Murphy (director of football operations)
  • Mark Ouimet (assistant director of football operations)
  • Kyle Futch (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Jason Morgan (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Matt Arshinkoff (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Danny Breyer (defensive graduate assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 18, 2013

References


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