2012 Akron Zips football team

2012 Akron Zips football
2012 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Kent State x	8	–	0	11	–	3
Bowling Green	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	9	–	4
Buffalo	3	–	5	4	–	8
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Akron	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Ball State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Central Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Michigan	2	–	6	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	UCF*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 14–56	12,616
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 38–41 ^OT	15,685
September 15	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 66–6	9,933
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CSS	L 26–47	81,719
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 49–56	8,211
October 6	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		L 10–24	10,102
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 28–34	25,542
October 20	Noon	Northern Illinois	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 7–37	7,074
October 27	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 14–35	10,172
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	STO	L 24–35	18,265
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Massachusetts	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		L 14–22	7,716
November 20	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 23–35	14,589
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	28	14	7	56
Zips	0	0	7	7	14

@ FIU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Zips	7	13	0	18	0	38
Golden Panthers	7	7	7	17	3	41

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	0	0	6
Zips	14	7	24	21	66

@ Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	10	13	0	3	26
Volunteers	10	13	7	17	47

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	22	10	11	56
Zips	14	14	7	14	49

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	17	7	24
Zips	0	10	0	0	10

@ Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	7	14	28
Bobcats	14	6	14	0	34

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	10	10	7	37
Zips	0	7	0	0	7

@ Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	0	7	14
Chippewas	14	0	14	7	35

@ Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	14	10	0	0	24
Golden Flashes	0	14	14	7	35

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	12	0	7	22
Zips	0	0	7	7	14

@ Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	10	7	0	6	23
Rockets	0	21	0	14	35

Roster

2012 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`2`	Broderick Alexander	Jr
WR	`3`	L. T. Smith	So
QB	`4`	Daniel Harding	Fr
QB	`5`	Steve Franco	Fr
QB	`6`	Dalton Easton	Fr
RB	`7`	Jawon Chisholm	So
QB	`8`	Curtis Watson	Jr
QB	`9`	Marcus Prather	Fr
RB	`10`	Hakeem Lawrence	Fr
WR	`11`	Zach D'Orazio	Fr
WR	`12`	Imani Davis	Fr
QB	`13`	Dalton Williams	Sr
WR	`14`	Nice Bice	So
WR	`14`	Dylan Potts	Jr
WR	`15`	Marquelo Suel	Sr
QB	`16`	Kyle Pohl	Fr
WR/RB	`17`	Wade Edwards	Fr
TE/FB	`18`	Will Fleming	Jr
WR	`19`	Nolan Procter	Jr
RB	`22`	Tyler Williams	So
RB	`25`	D. J. Jones	Fr
RB	`28`	Marvin Staten	So
RB	`30`	Bryan Green	Fr
RB	`32`	Quentin Hines	Sr
RB	`34`	Conor Hundley	Fr
WR	`35`	Keith Sconiers	Jr
FB	`49`	Christian Allen	Fr
OL	`52`	Vinnie Rizzo	Sr
OL	`62`	Rodney Carroll	Fr
OT	`64`	Mitch Straight	Sr
C	`65`	Adam Bice	Sr
G	`67`	Travis Switzer	So
OL	`69`	Zack Ziltz	Fr
OL	`70`	Michael Casimos	Fr
OL	`71`	Quaison Osborne	Fr
OL	`72`	Joe Petrides	Jr
OL	`73`	Drew Deneher	Fr
OL	`75`	Dylan Brumbaugh	Fr
OT	`76`	Jarrod Pughsley	Jr
OL	`77`	Andrew Bohan	Fr
OL	`78`	Micah Lio	So
WR	`80`	Andrew Pratt	Fr
WR	`81`	Tyrell Goodman	Fr
WR	`83`	Dee Frieson	Jr
TE	`84`	Rhyne Ladrach	Sr
WR	`85`	L. J. Chambers	So
TE	`86`	Jon Root	Jr
TE	`87`	Anthony Ritossa	So
WR	`88`	Jerrod Dillard	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	Anthony Holmes	Jr
LB	`5`	Troy Gilmer	Sr
CB	`6`	DeAndre Scott	Fr
LB	`8`	Kurt Mangum	Sr
CB	`9`	Avis Commack	Sr
S	`18`	Sean Graves	Jr
CB	`19`	John Senter	Fr
CB	`20`	Malachi Freeman	Jr
CB	`21`	Bill Alexander	Jr
S	`23`	Bre' Ford	So
CB	`24`	Carl Washington	Fr
CB	`25`	Micklos Blake	Sr
S	`26`	Devonte Morgan	So
S	`27`	Johnny Robinson	So
CB	`29`	Bryce Cheek	Fr
CB	`31`	Emmanuel Lartey	Jr
S	`33`	Josh Richmond	Sr
DL	`36`	Cody Grice	Fr
CB	`37`	Seth Cunningham	Jr
S	`39`	James Turner	Fr
DL	`40`	Austin Bailey	Jr
LB	`41`	Chuck Kennedy	Jr
DE	`42`	C. J. James	Sr
S	`42`	Joseph Peticca	So
LB	`44`	Nick Rossi	So
LB	`45`	Justin March	So
LB	`47`	Gary Ransom	So
LB	`50`	Jamar Williams	Jr
LB	`53`	Jatavis Brown	Fr
LB	`54`	Dylan Evans	Fr
DL	`55`	Jamel Turner	Fr
DL	`56`	Isaiah Williams	So
LB	`57`	Keionne Baines	Fr
DE	`58`	Nico Caponi	Jr
LB	`59`	John Rachel	Fr
LB	`60`	Adammichael Gesell	Fr
DL	`63`	Varnell Garrett	So
DL	`79`	Mike Davis	Fr
DL	`90`	J. D. Griggs	Sr
DE	`91`	Albert Presley	Jr
DE	`92`	Daryan Martin	Fr
LB	`93`	Connor Seeman	Jr
DL	`94`	Rakhim Johnson	Fr
DL	`95`	Robert Young	Jr
DL	`96`	Alfonso Horner	Fr
DL	`98`	Paul Skolmutch	Jr
DL	`99`	James Price	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`38`	Zach Paul	Fr
LS	`43`	Adam Steiner	Sr
K	`48`	Robert Stein	Fr
K	`68`	Sam Scifo	Fr

Head coach

Terry Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Chuck Amato (defensive coordinator / associate head coach)
Jeff Bowden (special teams coordinator / outside receivers)
A. J. Milwee (quarterbacks coach)
Trent Boykin (running backs)
John Pont (recruiting coordinator / inside receivers)
Alan Arrington (offensive line)
Todd Stroud (defensive line)
Terrell Buckley (cornerbacks)
Mike Woodford (safeties)
Ben Murphy (director of football operations)
Mark Ouimet (assistant director of football operations)
Kyle Futch (offensive graduate assistant)
Jason Morgan (offensive graduate assistant)
Matt Arshinkoff (defensive graduate assistant)
Danny Breyer (defensive graduate assistant)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 18, 2013

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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
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