2001 Akron Zips football team

The 2001 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by seventh–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They were outscored by their opponents 281–360 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).

2001 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2001 record	4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (7th season)
Captain	Zac Derr, Tim Ritley, Chris Smith, Scott Smith
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div							Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0					8	–	0					11	–	2
Miami		4	–	2					6	–	2					7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2					5	–	3					8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3					5	–	3					6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6					1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1					5	–	2					10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1					4	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1					4	–	3					5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3					4	–	4					5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4					2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 31–29
September 8	at No. 22 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–28
September 22	at No. 24 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–33
September 29	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	W 14–10
October 6	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–31
October 13	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 27–30
October 20	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 11–16
October 27	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 33–50
November 3	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 17–57
November 17	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	W 41–14
November 24	Eastern Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 65–62 ^3OT
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

2001 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Matthew Cherry So QB 5 Charlie Frye Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 44 Chase Blackburn Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lee Owens Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "2001 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 11, 2017.