2011 Akron Zips football team

2011 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2011 record	1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Ianello (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	John Latina (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st year)
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium (Capacity: 27,881)

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Zips were led by second-year head coach Rob Ianello and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. They are 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. This was the Zips second consecutive 1–11 season.

Following the season, Ianello was fired after going 2–22 in two seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 PM	at No. 16 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 0–42	105,001
September 10	6:00 PM	Temple	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 3–41	15,156
September 17	3:30 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 14–59	24,991
September 24	2:00 PM	VMI*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH		W 36–13	14,257
October 1	1:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		L 23–31	3,375
October 8	2:00 PM	Florida International*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH		L 17–27	16,016^[1]
October 22	3:30 PM	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH		L 20–37	14,760^[2]
October 29	12:00 PM	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 22–23	14,327
November 3	7:30 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 3–35	12,968^[3]
November 12	2:00 PM	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 3–35	19,889^[4]
November 19	12:00 PM	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY		L 10–51	14,509^[5]
November 25	1:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		L 19–68	16,582^[6]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Akron Zips football

Venues	Buchtel Field (1923–1939) 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 Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 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 1944 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

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