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2008 Akron Zips football team

2008 Akron Zips football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East
2008 record 5-7 (3-5 MAC)
Head coach J. D. Brookhart (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Fleming (5th year)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
(Capacity: 35,202)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x$   5 3         8 6  
Bowling Green   4 4         6 6  
Temple   4 4         5 7  
Ohio   3 5         4 8  
Akron   3 5         5 7  
Kent State   3 5         4 8  
Miami   1 7         2 10  
West Division
Ball State x   8 0         12 2  
Central Michigan   6 2         8 5  
Western Michigan   6 2         9 4  
Northern Illinois   5 3         6 7  
Toledo   2 6         3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6         3 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and played in the East Division.

2007 starter Reggie Corner was selected 114th overall in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He is the 15th player from Akron to be selected in the draft, and he is the fifth-highest historically. Four other players signed with professional teams in the National Football League. These players are:

Six different Akron players made their ways to Preseason All-MAC Teams. Five players were selected each for the teams published by MAC Report Online and Athlon. On the list published by MAC Report Online, Almondo Sewell was named First-Team Defense, and Bryan Williams as well as Andre Jones were named First-Team Specialists. Chris Kemme and Ryan Bain were named Second-Team Offense and Defense, respectively.

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York


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