2017 Akron Zips football team

The 2017 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips finished the season 7–7, 6–2 in MAC play to win the East Division. They lost to Toledo in the MAC Championship. They received an invitation to play in the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Florida Atlantic.

Previous season
The Zips finished the 2016 season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Preseason
In a preseason poll of league media, Akron was picked to finish fourth in the East Division.

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Schedule
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