2012 Akron Zips football team

2012 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2012 record	1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Bowden (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (Capacity: 27,881)
Seasons

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
#25 Kent State xy		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5					4	–	8
Massachusetts*		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West
#16 Northern Illinois xy†		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 000non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition As of January 1, 2013 • 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	UCF*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 14–56	12,616
September 8	6:00 PM	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 38–41 OT	15,685
September 15	3:30 PM	Morgan State*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 66–6	9,933
September 22	7:30 PM	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CSS	L 26–47	81,719
September 29	2:00 PM	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 49–56	8,211
October 6	2:00 PM	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		L 10–24	10,102
October 13	2:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 28–34	25,542
October 20	12:00 PM	Northern Illinois	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 7–37	7,074
October 27	3:30 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 14–35	10,172
November 3	2:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	STO	L 24–35	18,265
November 10	2:00 PM	Massachusetts	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		L 14–22	7,716
November 20	7:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 23–35	14,589
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

UCF

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

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2004	AKRON, 26–21

@ FIU

	1	2	3	4	OT
Zips	7	13	0	18	38
Golden Panthers	7	7	7	17	41

See also: 2012 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	FIU, 27–17

Morgan State

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

See also: 2012 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	AKRON, 41–0

@ Tennessee

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

See also: 2012 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1989	TENN, 52–9

Miami (OH)

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

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–15–1	2011	MIAOH, 35–3

Bowling Green

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

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11	2009	BGSU, 36–20

@ Ohio

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

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–15–1	2011	OHIO, 37–20

Northern Illinois

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

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2010	NIU, 50–14

@ Central Michigan

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

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14–1	2011	CMU, 23–22

@ Kent State

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

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–22–2	2011	KENT, 35–3

Massachusetts

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

See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Toledo

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

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8	2008	AKRON, 47–30

Roster

2012 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Alexander, BroderickBroderick Alexander File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 3 Smith, L. T.L. T. Smith File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So QB 4 Harding, DanielDaniel Harding 1.0 !Fr QB 5 Franco, SteveSteve Franco 1.0 !Fr QB 6 Easton, DaltonDalton Easton 1.0 !Fr RB 7 Chisholm, JawonJawon Chisholm File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So QB 8 Watson, CurtisCurtis Watson 5.0 !Jr QB 9 Prather, MarcusMarcus Prather 1.0 !Fr RB 10 Lawrence, HakeemHakeem Lawrence 1.0 !Fr WR 11 D'Orazio, ZachZach D'Orazio File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 12 Davis, ImaniImani Davis 1.0 !Fr QB 13 Williams, DaltonDalton Williams File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr WR 14 Bice, NiceNice Bice 3.0 !So WR 14 Potts, DylanDylan Potts 5.0 !Jr WR 15 Suel, MarqueloMarquelo Suel File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr QB 16 Pohl, KyleKyle Pohl File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR/RB 17 Edwards, WadeWade Edwards 1.0 !Fr TE/FB 18 Fleming, WillWill Fleming File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 19 Procter, NolanNolan Procter File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr RB 22 Williams, TylerTyler Williams 3.0 !So RB 25 Jones, D. J.D. J. Jones 1.0 !Fr RB 28 Staten, MarvinMarvin Staten 3.0 !So RB 30 Green, BryanBryan Green 1.0 !Fr RB 32 Hines, QuentinQuentin Hines File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr RB 34 Hundley, ConorConor Hundley 1.0 !Fr WR 35 Sconiers, KeithKeith Sconiers 5.0 !Jr FB 49 Allen, ChristianChristian Allen 1.0 !Fr OL 52 Rizzo, VinnieVinnie Rizzo 7.0 !Sr OL 62 Carroll, RodneyRodney Carroll 1.0 !Fr OT 64 Straight, MitchMitch Straight File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr C 65 Bice, AdamAdam Bice File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr G 67 Switzer, TravisTravis Switzer 3.0 !So OL 69 Ziltz, ZackZack Ziltz 1.0 !Fr OL 70 Casimos, MichaelMichael Casimos 1.0 !Fr OL 71 Osborne, QuaisonQuaison Osborne 1.0 !Fr OL 72 Petrides, JoeJoe Petrides File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 73 Deneher, DrewDrew Deneher 1.0 !Fr OL 75 Brumbaugh, DylanDylan Brumbaugh File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OT 76 Pughsley, JarrodJarrod Pughsley File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 77 Bohan, AndrewAndrew Bohan File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 78 Lio, MicahMicah Lio File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 80 Pratt, AndrewAndrew Pratt 1.0 !Fr WR 81 Goodman, TyrellTyrell Goodman 1.0 !Fr WR 83 Frieson, DeeDee Frieson 5.0 !Jr TE 84 Ladrach, RhyneRhyne Ladrach File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr WR 85 Chambers, L. J.L. J. Chambers File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So TE 86 Root, JonJon Root File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr TE 87 Ritossa, AnthonyAnthony Ritossa File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 88 Dillard, JerrodJerrod Dillard 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Holmes, AnthonyAnthony Holmes 5.0 !Jr LB 5 Gilmer, TroyTroy Gilmer File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr CB 6 Scott, DeAndreDeAndre Scott 1.0 !Fr LB 8 Mangum, KurtKurt Mangum File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr CB 9 Commack, AvisAvis Commack File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr S 18 Graves, SeanSean Graves File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr CB 19 Senter, JohnJohn Senter File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr CB 20 Freeman, MalachiMalachi Freeman 5.0 !Jr CB 21 Alexander, BillBill Alexander 5.0 !Jr S 23 Ford, Bre'Bre' Ford 3.0 !So CB 24 Washington, CarlCarl Washington File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr CB 25 Blake, MicklosMicklos Blake File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr S 26 Morgan, DevonteDevonte Morgan 3.0 !So S 27 Robinson, JohnnyJohnny Robinson 3.0 !So CB 29 Cheek, BryceBryce Cheek File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr CB 31 Lartey, EmmanuelEmmanuel Lartey File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr S 33 Richmond, JoshJosh Richmond File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DL 36 Grice, CodyCody Grice File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr CB 37 Cunningham, SethSeth Cunningham 5.0 !Jr S 39 Turner, JamesJames Turner 1.0 !Fr DL 40 Bailey, AustinAustin Bailey 5.0 !Jr LB 41 Kennedy, ChuckChuck Kennedy 5.0 !Jr DE 42 James, C. J.C. J. James 7.0 !Sr S 42 Peticca, JosephJoseph Peticca 3.0 !So LB 44 Rossi, NickNick Rossi 3.0 !So LB 45 March, JustinJustin March 3.0 !So LB 47 Ransom, GaryGary Ransom 3.0 !So LB 50 Williams, JamarJamar Williams 5.0 !Jr LB 53 Brown, JatavisJatavis Brown 1.0 !Fr LB 54 Evans, DylanDylan Evans 1.0 !Fr DL 55 Turner, JamelJamel Turner File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 56 Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams 3.0 !So LB 57 Baines, KeionneKeionne Baines 1.0 !Fr DE 58 Caponi, NicoNico Caponi 5.0 !Jr LB 59 Rachel, JohnJohn Rachel 1.0 !Fr LB 60 Gesell, AdammichaelAdammichael Gesell File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 63 Garrett, VarnellVarnell Garrett 3.0 !So DL 79 Davis, MikeMike Davis File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 90 Griggs, J. D.J. D. Griggs 7.0 !Sr DE 91 Presley, AlbertAlbert Presley 5.0 !Jr DE 92 Martin, DaryanDaryan Martin 1.0 !Fr LB 93 Seeman, ConnorConnor Seeman 5.0 !Jr DL 94 Johnson, RakhimRakhim Johnson 1.0 !Fr DL 95 Young, RobertRobert Young 5.0 !Jr DL 96 Horner, AlfonsoAlfonso Horner 1.0 !Fr DL 98 Skolmutch, PaulPaul Skolmutch File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DL 99 Price, JamesJames Price File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Paul, ZachZach Paul File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LS 43 Steiner, AdamAdam Steiner 7.0 !Sr K 48 Stein, RobertRobert Stein File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr K 68 Scifo, SamSam Scifo 1.0 !Fr	Head coach Terry Bowden 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: June 18, 2013