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.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Oklahoma* | | FSN PPV | L 3–41 | 85,370 |
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | | 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* | | 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 | | ESPN3 | W 47–21 | 5,638 |
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | | 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 | | CBSSN | W 17–13 | 6,228 |
| November 14 | Noon | at Miami (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 | | ASN | W 20–0 | 16,391 |
| December 22 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Utah State* | | 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
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #19 Sooners | 3 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
Pittsburgh
| | | | | | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Zips | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Savannah State
| | | | | | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Zips | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
At Louisiana–Lafayette
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Ohio
| | | | | | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Zips | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
At Eastern Michigan
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 14 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Bowling Green
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 59 |
Central Michigan
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| Chippewas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Zips | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
At Massachusetts
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
At Miami (OH)
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Buffalo
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| Bulls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Zips | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Kent State
| | | | | | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zips | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
| | | | | | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Roster
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| Culture & lore | - Zippy
- "Akron Blue and Gold"
- Zips Marching Band
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