Akron Zips football
The Akron Zips football team is a college football program representing the University of Akron in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Akron plays its home games on InfoCision Stadium on the campus of the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The Zips compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the East Division.
| Akron Zips football | |||
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| First season | 1891 | ||
| Athletic director | Charles Guthrie | ||
| Head coach | Joe Moorhead 2nd season, 4–20 (.167) | ||
| Stadium | InfoCision Stadium (capacity: 27,881) | ||
| Year built | 2009 | ||
| Field surface | ProGrass | ||
| Location | Akron, Ohio | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Mid-American Conference | ||
| Division | East | ||
| Past conferences | Ohio Athletic Conference (1915–1936, 1946–1965) Mid-Continent Conference (1978–1979) Ohio Valley Conference (1980–1987) | ||
| All-time record | 525–593–36 (.471) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–2 (.333) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 | ||
| Division titles | 3 | ||
| Rivalries | Kent State (rivalry) Youngstown State (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Current uniform | |||
| Colors | Blue and gold | ||
| Fight song | Akron Blue and Gold | ||
| Mascot | Zippy | ||
| Marching band | Ohio's Pride | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | GoZips.com | ||
The team was established in 1891 when the school was known as Buchtel College; it became the University of Akron in 1913. In 1926, the athletic teams were named the Zippers, after rubber boots manufactured by the B.F. Goodrich Company, which was headquartered in Akron at the time. The name was shortened to "Zips" in 1950. Akron was originally classified as a Small College school in the 1937 season until 1972. Akron received Division II classification in 1973, before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1980 and a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1987. The Zips were the first team to move from Division I-AA to Division I-A. In 2005, the Zips won the Mid-American Conference championship for the first time in the program's history. Through the 2015 season, the Zips have an overall record of 507–524–36.