The 2004 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his first year as head coach.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Penn State* | | ESPN+ | L 10–48 | 98,866 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | | | L 24–31 | 17,263 |
| September 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Virginia* | | | L 0–51 | 57,868 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kent State | | | W 24–19 | 25,186 |
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | | | L 19–49 | 26,266 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo | | | W 44–21 | 7,123 |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Florida | | | W 26–21 | 18,401 |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State | | | W 35–23 | 7,826 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | | ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 29,621 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ohio | | | W 31–19 | 11,775 |
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | | | L 27–37 | 17,410 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
| 2004 Akron Zips football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
References
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| Culture & lore | - Zippy
- "Akron Blue and Gold"
- Zips Marching Band
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