2026 Akron Zips

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Akron flat out stinks. Not going to waste much time on this one! They start a paltry 3 this season.

Since 2006 10,9,9,8,7,9,8,8,8,7,6,7,6,5, 6, 6, 7 and 3, 4, 4, and 3 in 2026!
OFFENSE = 3

QB Reese Poffenberger 6’1 210 Sixth year Senior? He’s had stops at North Texas, Miami, Albany, and Old Dominion LOL

TE Connor Cravaack RJr. 6’4 245. *Hes recorded 32 catches for 300 yards and a few TDs his first few seasons. Perhaps the only bright spot on this horrid team. Potential for a breakout season.

C Colin Lyons RSr. 6’3 295

DEFENSE = 0 Cleveland Demographics
 


I guess I would call for the quarterback to throw to the tight end!

Joe Moorhead looks like a stock image for "DWF."
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So again I ask, why does a football program like Akron even exist? If it folded, would anyone care? They are so unserious that they are going to let a “lucky” fan call plays in an actual game. Their attendance and season ticket numbers must be poor, as it should be.
 
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So again I ask, why does a football program like Akron even exist? If it folded, would anyone care? They are so unserious that they are going to let a “lucky” fan call plays in an actual game. Their attendance and season ticket numbers must be poor, as it should be.
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You bring up a great point, FT. This is much worse than I thought. Stunning worse, actually. I figured they'd at least be in the 15,000 area, which is a joke?

During the 2025 college football season, the Akron Zips played 12 games with a total cumulative attendance of 209,775 people***. Their home attendance averaged 7,729 per game (46,372 total across 6 home dates), while away games averaged 27,234 per game*** (163,403 total across 6 away dates).
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I think the only MAC team that does fairly well, attendance wise, is the usually White friendly (compared to their MAC rivals) Ohio Bobcats.

The Ohio Bobcats football team drew an average home attendance of 21,007 fans during the 2025 season. Their highest-attended home game was a record-breaking crowd of 26,740 people for their 17-10 win against West Virginia at Peden Stadium on September 6, 2025
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Keep in mid, capacity at Peden is only 24,000. So this is a big time mid-major program, in terms of having a rabid fan base. Peden, built 1927, is also the most pleasant setting of all the MAC venues. Always nearly full stands, very nice looking. Contrast this to most MAC teams that play in dull, anti-septic,empty stadiums, rarely ever half full? Night games are the worst, dark (poor lighting), dank (cold/rainy), with ugly stadium optics and few-fans.



***cumulative and road attendance is skewed by one game: Nebraska (Away): 86,439
 
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I actually stumbled across a video claiming the whole school of Akron might fold.

2016 they had nearly 24k students.

2026 15k.

 
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