2006 Akron Zips football team

2006 Akron Zips football
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Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2006 record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	J. D. Brookhart (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moorhead (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Fleming (3rd year)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl (Capacity: 35,202)
Seasons « 2005 2007 »

2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Ohio x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		2	–	6					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West
Central Michigan x†		7	–	1					10	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his third year as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 PM	at No. 19 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN2	L 16–34	106,505
September 9	12:00 PM	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	W 20–14	56,103
September 16	1:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN360	L 21–24	20,097
September 23	6:00 PM	North Texas*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 33–13	16,011
September 30	2:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	ESPN+	L 15–37	22,013
October 7	3:30 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN360	L 14–20	18,123
October 21	6:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPN360	W 24–13	17,721
October 28	7:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN360	L 20–35	19,331
November 4	1:00 PM	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 35–28	15,728
November 9	6:00 PM	Buffalo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPNU	W 31–16	14,512
November 16	7:30 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 7–17	15,631
November 24	3:30 PM	Western Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 0–17	16,686
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time