2022 Akron Zips football team

2022 Akron Zips football
2022 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Moorhead (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	5	–	3	6	–	7
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	5	–	3	9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Zips played home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 30–23 ^OT	8,752
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 0–52	70,079
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN+/SECN+	L 6–63	101,915
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 12–21	20,004
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 28–31	8,093
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 34–55	23,108
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 21–28	14,814
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN+	L 27–33	20,472
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 9–27	11,749
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 28–34	12,589
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 44–12	6,288
December 2	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 22–23	12,247
*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

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Flash	3	10	3	7	0	23
Zips	3	7	7	6	7	30

Pregame line	Over/under
AKR –17.0	53

Statistics	Saint Francis	Akron
First downs	18	19
Total yards	453	384
Rushing yards	189	98
Passing yards	264	286
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	32:46	27:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing	Justin Sliwoski	11/17, 162 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Damon Horton	18 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dawson Snyder	3 receptions, 92 yards
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	22/37, 286 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Wiley	21 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Shocky Jacques-Louis	8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD

At No. 14 Michigan State

Week Two: Akron at No. 14 Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 Spartans	14	10	28	0	52

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 4:05 p.m.
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Cloudy, Wind: SW 7 mph (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,079
Referee: Brian Banks
TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
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Game information

First Quarter

(08:29) MSU TD: Jarek Broussard 1-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 7–0; 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:13
(02:26) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 1-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 14–0; 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:37

Second Quarter

(02:16) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 1-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 21–0; 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:58
(00:01) MSU FG: Jack Stone 43-yard field goal
MSU 24–0; 8 plays, 68 yards 00:56

Third Quarter

(13:26) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 16-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 31–0; 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:37
(07:58) MSU TD: Jarek Broussard 2-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 38–0; 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:52
(03:59) MSU TD Jalen Berger 2-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 45–0; 7 plays, 60 yards, 3;01
(00:21) MSU TD: Elijah Collins 10-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 52–0; 6 plays, 37 yard, 2:28

Passing

AKR – DJ Irons: 9/13, 123 yards
MSU – Payton Thorne: 18/28, 212 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

AKR – DJ Irons: 7 carries, 30 yards
MSU – Jalen Berger: 17 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

AKR – George Daniel: 4 receptions, 44 yards
MSU – Jayden Reed: 6 receptions, 76 yards

At No. 15 Tennessee

Game Three: Akron Zips (1–1) at No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	3	3	6
No. 15 Volunteers	14	14	21	14	63

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

Date: September 17
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 101,915
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color) and Ashley Stroehlein (sidelines)

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	3	3	6	12
Flames	7	7	0	7	21

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	14	0	7	31
Zips	7	7	7	7	28

At Ohio

Akron Zips (1–4, 0–1) vs. Ohio Bobcats (2–3, 0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	13	7	14	34
Ohio	14	14	20	7	55

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2022
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: sunny, Temperature:56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 23,108
Referee: Jeremy Valentine
TV announcers (ESPN3): Anthony Lima, Rob Generelli
Pregame line: OHIO −10.0 • box score,Ohio notes

Game information

First Quarter

(14:48) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 75 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 7–0)
(03:31) OHIO – McCormick, Nolan 8 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 07:06 (OHIO 14–0)

Second Quarter

(13:26) AKR – Perez, Noah 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:59 (OHIO 14–3)
(09:29) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 12 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 03:50 (OHIO 21–3)
(06:28) AKR – Perez, Noah 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:01 (OHIO 21–6)
(00:45) AKR – Irons, DJ 18 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 01:46 (OHIO 21–13)
(00:00) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:41 (OHIO 28–13)

Third Quarter

(11:38) AKR – Price III, Clyde 4 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:22 (OHIO 28–20)
(09:14) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 30 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:16 (OHIO 35–20)
(05:13) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 25 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (kick failed) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:13 (OHIO 41–20)
(04:45) OHIO – McCrory, Jack 13 yd fumble recovery (Vakos, Nathanial kick) (OHIO 48–20)

Fourth Quarter

(14:54) AKR – Price III, Clyde 3 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:54 (OHIO 48–27)
(05:24) AKR – Price III, Clyde 1 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:24 (OHIO 48–34)
(03:08) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:15 (OHIO 55–34)

Statistics	AKR	OHIO
First downs	33	25
Total yards	473	561
Rushes/yards	26/60	31/134
Passing yards	418	427
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	43–54–1	24–27–0
Time of possession	32:24	27:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	43/54, 418 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Clyde Price III	14 rushes, 47 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Shocky Jacques-Louis	11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	24/27, 427 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sieh Bangura	16 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Sam Wiglusz	7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	7	7	21
Chippewas	7	7	7	7	28

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	10	7	3	27
Golden Flashes	0	21	9	3	33

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	10	0	10	27
Zips	0	3	0	6	9

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	14	7	3	34
Zips	7	7	0	14	28

At Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	20	7	17	44
Huskies	6	0	3	3	12

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	9	7	0	6	22
Bulls	0	10	7	6	23

Roster

2022 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`0`	D. J. Irons	Jr
RB	`1`	Cam Wiley	So
RB	`2`	Anthony Williams Jr.	So
QB	`3`	Dijon Jennings	Fr
WR	`4`	Bobby Golden	Fr
TE	`5`	T. J. Banks	Jr
RB	`6`	Jonzell Norrils	So
WR	`7`	Alex Adams	So
QB	`8`	Ryan Jankowski	So
TE	`10`	Marquell Darnell	Fr
TE	`11`	Nik Ognenovic	Sr
WR	`16`	Tony Grimes Jr.	So
WR	`18`	Shocky Jacques-Louis	Sr
WR	`19`	Clayton Bone	Fr
RB	`22`	Charles Kellom	Fr
TE	`25`	Tristian Bank	So
RB	`26`	Dae'Vontay Latimer	So
TE	`28`	Grant Gainer	So
WR	`30`	Jalen Knight	So
RB	`35`	Blake Hester	So
TE	`49`	Jacob Shaffer	So
OL	`51`	Jourden Hale-Frater	Fr
OL	`52`	Kamarii Landers	Fr
OL	`54`	Tyhler Williams	Fr
OL	`63`	Alex Robarge	So
OL	`65`	Tony Georges	So
OL	`66`	Ryan Beckman	So
OL	`70`	Caleb Herring	So
OL	`71`	Max Banes	Jr
OL	`72`	Colin Lyons	So
OL	`73`	Owen Murphy	So
OL	`74`	Ronan Chambers	So
OL	`75`	Jordan Daniels	So
OL	`76`	Nate Williams	So
OL	`77`	Xavior Gray	So
OL	`78`	Brian Kilbane	Fr
WR	`80`	Jasaiah Gathings	So
WR	`81`	Shawn Naim	So
WR	`82`	Jameel Williamson	So
WR	`83`	Myles Walker	So
TE	`87`	Brycen Yarmo	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Bryce Wilson	Jr
OLB	`2`	Corey Thomas Jr.	So
DL	`3`	Zach Morton	Sr
DL	`4`	Ryan Johnson	Jr
DL	`5`	Curtis Harper	Sr
DL	`6`	Curtis Fann Jr.	So
OLB	`7`	Julian Richardson	Jr
S	`8`	Jaylen Kelly-Powell	Sr
MLB	`9`	Jeslord Boateng	Jr
DL	`10`	Quevan Lawson	So
DL	`11`	Nazir Sy	Jr
DB	`12`	Charles Amankwaa	Sr
CB	`13`	Chu Ogbonna	Sr
S	`14`	Noel Roach	So
DB	`15`	K. J. Martin	Jr
OLB	`17`	Juan Jarrett	So
S	`19`	MyJaden Horton	So
LB	`20`	Brian McCoy	Fr
DB	`21`	Cam Threatt	So
S	`22`	Adetutu Daranijo	Jr
CB	`23`	Ronald Jackson Jr.	So
LB	`25`	Tim Terry	Sr
LB	`27`	Bubba Arslanian	Sr
CB	`29`	Jalen Hooks	Sr
S	`30`	Joe Malchesky	So
CB	`34`	Tyson Durant	So
CB	`35`	Darrian Lewis	So
S	`38`	Rishad Hence	So
S	`39`	DiMarco Johnson	So
DB	`43`	Logan Day	Sr
DL	`44`	Victor Jones	Sr
OLB	`45`	Ryan McClain	Sr
DB	`47`	Dontae Pollard	So
DB	`48`	Kavari Adams	Jr
S	`49`	Sean Conroy	Jr
MLB	`51`	Luke Bauer	So
LB	`52`	Zach DiLauro	Jr
LB	`53`	Camari Harris	So
DL	`54`	Kiawan Murphy	Fr
LB	`58`	Emmett Hanna	Fr
MLB	`59`	Andrew Behm	So
DL	`90`	Angelo Howze	Sr
DL	`93`	Bennett Adler	So
DL	`95`	Andre Proffitt	So
DL	`97`	Janirr Wade	So
DL	`98`	Logan Hawkins	Jr
DL	`99`	Devon Robinson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Cory Smigel	Jr
LS	`41`	Tyler Rieger	So
P	`42`	Kyle Romenick	So
LS	`50`	Kyle Bauman	Jr

Head coach

Joe Moorhead

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tim Tibesar (Defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Allen Tucker (special teams coordinator)
Reno Ferri (Tight ends)
Terry Richardson (running backs)
Tre' Bell (cornerbacks)
Winston DeLattiboudere III (defensive line)
Billy Fessler (Co-Pass Game coordinator / quarterbacks)
David Gilbertson (Co-Pass Game coordinator / Wide receivers)
Neal Renna (safeties)
Joel Rodriguez (Run Game coordinator / Offensive line)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 26, 2022

References

^ "2022 Akron Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "Football vs Akron on 9/10/2022 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[1] "2022 Akron Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[2] "Football vs Akron on 9/10/2022 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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Akron Zips football
Venues	League Park (c. 1910) Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Zippy "Akron Blue and Gold" Zips Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025