2014 Akron Zips football team

The 2014 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

2014 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4					6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Howard*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 41–0	9,104
September 6	Noon	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC/ESPN2	L 3–21	97,354
September 20	2:00 p.m.	Marshall*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 17–48	13,357
September 27	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 21–10	40,059
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 31–6	8,416
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 29–19	8,223
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 20–23	20,018
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 21–35	7,617
November 4	8:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN2	L 10–27	10,348
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPNU	L 24–55	17,343
November 18	7:00 p.m.	Massachusetts	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 30–6	5,571
November 28	Noon	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	L 24–27	5,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2014 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Mykel Traylor-Bennett So WR 2 Tyler Williams Sr WR 3 L. T. Smith  Sr WR 4 Fransohn Bickley So WR 5 Tyrell Goodman Jr QB 6 Matthew Hoyer  So RB 7 Jawon Chisholm  Sr WR 8 Keith Sconiers  Sr QB 9 Tra'Von Chapman (I) So RB 10 Hakeem Lawrence  So WR 11 Zach D'Orazio  Jr WR 12 Imani Davis Jr QB 13 Tommy Woodson  Fr QB 15 Nick Hirschman  Sr QB 16 Kyle Pohl  Jr WR 17 Wade Edwards  So QB 18 Chandler Kincade Fr QB 23 Devyn Wood Fr RB 25 D. J. Jones  So RB 27 Donnell Alexander (I) Jr RB 28 Manny Morgan  Fr WR 33 Nice Bice  Jr RB 34 Conor Hundley Jr WR 37 Danny Seafler Jr WR 38 Julian Lowe So WR 40 Rufus Walls Fr TE 45 Jeff Allen Sr WR 47 Josh Smith  Fr FB 49 Christian Allen  Jr OL 50 Joe McNamara  Sr OL 55 Tommy Brown  Jr OL 56 Isaiah Williams  Jr OL 57 Stephen Ericksen  Fr OL 62 Rodney Carroll  So OL 66 Kyle Ritz Fr OL 67 Travis Switzer Sr OL 70 Michael Casimos  So OL 71 Quaison Osborne Jr OL 72 Scott Boyett Jr OL 73 Brett Lee Jr OL 74 Cedric Brittnum Sr OL 75 Dylan Brumbaugh  Jr OL 77 Andrew Bohan  Jr WR 80 Andrew Pratt Jr WR 82 Austin Wolf  Fr TE 83 Michael Kish  Fr TE 84 Jerome Lewis  Sr TE 87 Anthony Ritossa  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Jatavis Brown Jr DB 2 Larry Hope (I) So S 4 Johnny Robinson Sr LB 5 Justin March-Lillard Sr CB 6 DeAndre Scott  So S 7 Devonte Morgan Sr DL 9 Keontae Hollis Sr DL 10 Richard Dorvilus Jr DL 11 Nordly Capi  Sr LB 12 C. J. Mizell  Sr DB 13 Wedley Charles  So LB 14 Jerome Lane  Fr S 15 Cory Morrow  So CB 17 Donte Williams Sr CB 19 Drew Phillips  Sr CB 20 Kyron Brown Fr CB 21 Kris Givens Jr CB 22 Mikee Hayes  Fr S 23 Bre' Ford Sr DB 24 Jordan George Fr DB 25 A. J. Coney  Fr CB 27 John Senter  Jr CB 29 Bryce Cheek  Jr DB 30 Bryan Green  So S 31 Jamal Baggett Fr S 32 Martel Durant Sr DL 34 Jamal Marcus (I) Jr LB 35 Newman Williams Fr DL 36 Cody Grice  Jr S 39 James Turner Jr S 41 Zach Guiser  Fr DB 43 Nathan Bischof Fr LB 44 Nick Rossi Sr LB 51 Tevan Ray  Fr LB 52 Jon Shelby  Sr LB 54 Dylan Evans Jr DE 56 Deon'Tae Moore  Fr LB 58 Andrew Hauser So LB 59 John Rachal  So DL 63 Varnell Garrett Sr DL 79 Mike Davis  Jr DL 90 Se'Von Pittman  So DL 91 Rodney Coe Jr DL 92 Daryan Martin  So DL 93 Lavonne Gauthney  Fr DL 95 Darius Copeland So DL 96 Alfonso Horner Jr DL 97 Undrea Bullard Fr DL 98 Christopher Spruill  Fr DL 99 Nmesoma Okafor Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 37 Tom O'Leary Fr P, K 38 Zach Paul  Jr PK 43 Zach Gingerich  Fr PK 48 Robert Stein  Jr P 64 Kyle Foster Fr LS 65 Hayden Grover Fr LS 88 Michael Buddenberg 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 (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach) Trent Boykin (running backs) John Pont (Recruiting coordinator / Inside Receivers) (offensive line) Todd Stroud (defensive line) Otis Mounds (Cornerbacks) Mike Woodford (Safeties) Brett Ekkens (offensive graduate assistant) Matt Gildersleeve (Director of Football Strength and Conditioning) Ben Murphy (Director of football operations) John Nemec (Director of player personnel) Mark Ouimet (assistant director of football operations) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 20, 2016