2003 Akron Zips football team

2003 Akron Zips football
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Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2003 record	7–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (9th year)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl (Capacity: 35,202)
Seasons « 2002 2004 »

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
#10 Miami x†		8	–	0					13	–	1
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		2	–	6					3	–	9
Ohio		1	–	7					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	11
West
#23 Bowling Green x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Illinois		6	–	2					10	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					8	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Central Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by head coach Lee Owens.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 PM	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 38–41	26,814
September 6	3:30 PM	at No. 18 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	L 31–48	75,401
September 13	6:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 24–17	10,262
September 20	7:00 PM	Howard*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 65–7	20,259
September 27	6:00 PM	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 38–21	6,385
October 4	2:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 20–45	20,157
October 11	6:00 PM	Cal Poly*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 45–14	8,319
October 18	6:00 PM	Central Florida	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 38–24	8,113
October 25	12:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		L 37–38	36,074
November 1	4:30 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPNGP	L 24–42	29,884
November 8	1:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 40–28	9,222
November 15	12:00 PM	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 35–28	9,102
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Frye, CharlieCharlie Frye 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lee Owens Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt