2015 Akron Zips football team

2015 Akron Zips football
2015 Akron Zips football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 23–21 vs. Utah State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, where they defeated Utah State for their first ever bowl victory. This was Akron's fourth bowl appearance. Previous bowl games are: Grantland Rice Bowl 1968, Pioneer Bowl 1976, Motor City Bowl 2005. They made their fifth bowl game appearance in 2017 at the Boca Raton Cheribundi Bowl.

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Ohio	5	–	3	8	–	5
Akron	5	–	3	8	–	5
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	2	–	6	3	–	9
UMass	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan x	6	–	2	8	–	5
Toledo x	6	–	2	10	–	2
Central Michigan x	6	–	2	7	–	6
Ball State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV	L 3–41	85,370
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 7–24	23,425
September 19	Noon	Savannah State*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 52–9	16,763
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 35–14	24,679
October 3	2:00 p.m.	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 12–14	17,301
October 10	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 47–21	5,638
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 10–59	20,021
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 6–14	18,981
November 7	Noon	at UMass	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA	CBSSN	W 17–13	6,228
November 14	Noon	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 37–28	15,629
November 21	3:30 p.m.	Buffalo	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 42–21	15,727
November 28	Noon	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ASN	W 20–0	16,391
December 22	3:30 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	18,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	3	0	0	3
#19 Sooners	3	14	21	3	41

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	7	7	7	24
Zips	0	7	0	0	7

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	6	0	0	9
Zips	7	21	10	14	52

At Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	7	14	7	35
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	0	7	14

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Zips	3	3	3	3	12

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	14	26	7	0	47
Eagles	7	7	7	0	21

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	3	0	0	10
Falcons	7	21	21	10	59

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	7	0	14
Zips	0	6	0	0	6

At Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	7	3	17
Minutemen	7	6	0	0	13

At Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	14	13	7	3	37
RedHawks	7	0	7	14	28

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	14	0	7	21
Zips	14	14	7	7	42

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Zips	7	7	3	3	20

Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	6	7	3	23
Aggies	0	7	7	7	21

Roster

2015 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Hakeem Lawrence	Jr
WR	`2`	Tyrell Goodman	Jr
WR	`2`	Michaelee Harris	Sr
WR	`3`	Richie Cooper	Fr
RB	`4`	Conor Hundley	Sr
QB	`5`	Tra'Von Chapman	So
QB	`7`	Devyn Wood	Fr
RB	`8`	Donnell Alexander	Sr
WR	`10`	Mykel Traylor-Bennett	Jr
WR	`11`	A. J. Coney	So
WR	`12`	Imani Davis	Sr
QB	`13`	Tommy Woodson	So
QB	`14`	Caleb Chapman	Fr
QB	`15`	Matthew Hoyer	Jr
QB	`16`	Kyle Pohl	Sr
WR	`17`	Anthony Young	So
TE	`18`	Josh McNeil	Jr
WR	`19`	Anthony Lauro	Fr
WR	`21`	Michael Means	Jr
RB	`23`	Van Edwards	Fr
RB	`25`	D. J. Jones	Jr
RB	`28`	Manny Morgan	So
RB	`30`	Chuck Turfe	Fr
TE	`33`	LaVonne Gauthney	So
WR	`37`	Danny Seafler	Sr
WR	`39`	Landon Yeartie	Fr
TE	`44`	Dylan Seibel	So
TE	`45`	Brandon Junk	Fr
FB	`49`	Christian Allen	Sr
OL	`55`	Tommy Brown	Sr
OL	`56`	Isaiah Williams	Sr
OL	`57`	Stephen Ericksen	So
OL	`63`	Nick Fazio	Fr
OL	`66`	Kyle Ritz	Fr
OL	`67`	Ryan Kortokrax	So
OL	`70`	Michael Casimos	Jr
OL	`71`	Quaison Osborne	Sr
OL	`73`	Mitchell Hlay	Fr
OL	`74`	Xavier Quigley	Jr
OL	`75`	Dylan Brumbaugh	Sr
OL	`77`	Andrew Bohan	Sr
OL	`79`	Rich Kallay	Fr
WR	`80`	Andrew Pratt	Sr
WR	`82`	Austin Wolf	So
TE	`83`	Michael Kish	So
TE	`84`	Avery Cagle	Fr
ATH	`85`	Jaquavis Dixon	Fr
ATH	`86`	Kwadarrius Smith	Fr
TE	`92`	Daryan Martin	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Jatavis Brown	Sr
DB	`2`	Larry Hope	Jr
LB	`3`	Darryl Monroe	Sr
LB	`5`	Ulysees Gilbert III	Fr
CB	`6`	DeAndre Scott	Jr
LB	`7`	Jerome Lane	So
DL	`8`	Richard Dorvilus	Jr
DL	`9`	Rodney Coe	Sr
LB	`10`	Brian Bell	Fr
DB	`13`	Wedley Charles	Jr
S	`14`	James Turner	Sr
S	`15`	Cory Morrow	Jr
DB	`17`	Bryce Jones	Sr
ATH	`19`	Vince Lockett	Fr
CB	`20`	Kyron Brown	Fr
CB	`21`	Kris Givens	Sr
CB	`22`	Mikee Hayes	So
DB	`24`	Jordan George	Fr
CB	`27`	John Senter	Sr
CB	`29`	Bryce Cheek	Sr
S	`31`	Jamal Baggett	Fr
S	`32`	Zach Guiser	So
LB	`33`	Jason Williams	Fr
DL	`34`	Jamal Marcus	Jr
LB, TE	`35`	Newman Williams	Fr
DL	`36`	Cody Grice	Sr
LB	`40`	John Lako	Fr
DB	`43`	Nathan Bischof	Fr
DB	`46`	Zachary Sweat	Jr
DL	`50`	Brock Boxen	Fr
LB	`52`	Josh Ward	Fr
DE, LB	`53`	Travonte Junius	Fr
LB	`54`	Dylan Evans	Sr
DE	`56`	Deon'Tae Moore	So
LB	`58`	Andrew Hauser	Jr
LB	`59`	John Rachal	Jr
DL	`90`	Se'Von Pittman	Jr
DE	`93`	Daumantuas Venckus	Jr
DL	`95`	Darius Copeland	So
DE	`96`	Alfonso Horner	Sr
DL	`97`	Undrea Bullard	Fr
DL	`97`	Brennan Williams	Fr
DL	`98`	Christopher Spruill	So
DT	`99`	Tyler Shipman	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`37`	Tom O'Leary	So
P, K	`38`	Zach Paul	Sr
P	`41`	Kyle Foster	Fr
PK	`43`	Zach Gingerich	So
PK	`47`	Shawk Kirk	Fr
PK	`48`	Robert Stein	Sr
PK, P	`60`	Nick Gasser	Fr
LS	`65`	Hayden Grover	Fr
LS	`88`	Michael Buddenberg	So

Head coach

Terry Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Chuck Amato (Associate head coach / defensive coordinator)
A. J. Milwee (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Jeff Bowden (special teams coordinator / wide receivers)
Trent Boykin (Tight Ends / H-Backs)
Darrell Funk (offensive line / offensive run game coordinator)
Erick Hickson (running backs)
Otis Mounds (Cornerbacks / defensive passing game coordinator)
Todd Stroud (Defensive Line / Director of Football Strength & Conditioning / recruiting coordinator)
Mike Woodford (Safeties)
Brett Ekkens (offensive graduate assistant)
Tim Hargrett (offensive graduate assistant)
Kory Gribbin (defensive graduate assistant)
John Hughes (defensive graduate assistant)
Ben Murphy (Director of football operations)
John Nemec (Director of player personnel)
Mark Ouimet (assistant director of football operations)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2016

References

^ "2015 Akron Zips Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

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