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FOOTBALLGAME NOTES GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA 118th Season | 63 All-Americans | 123 All-Conference Honorees | 16 NFL Draft Picks | 91 Zips in the Pros | MAC Champions (2005) 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champions | MAC EAST Division Titles (2000, 2005, 2017) 2018 AKRON SCHEDULE Date Opponent TV...... Result SEASON OPENER 9.1 at Nebraska 8 PM ET | FOX 9.8 MORGAN STATE 3:30 PM | ESPN+ AKRON (0-0) at NEBRASKA (0-0) 9.15 at Northwestern 7:30 PM ET | | BTN. Saturday, Sept. 1 9.22 at Iowa State TBA 10.6 *MIAMI [Homecoming] 3:30 PM | ESPN+. Memorial Stadium [85,458] | Lincoln, Neb. 10.13 *at Buffalo TBA 10.20 *at Kent State 3:30 PM | ESPN+. 8 PM ET | 7 PM CT | FOX 10.27 *CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA 11.1 *NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7 PM ET | U/CBS 11.10 *at Eastern Michigan Noon | ESPN3 11.17 *BOWLING GREEN 3:30 PM |ESPN3 11.23 *at Ohio TBA | ESPNU/3/CBS 11.30 MAC Championship 7 PM | ESPN2 Television: FOX Tim Brando (pbp), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Holly Sonders (sideline) Home games in CAPS *Mid-American Conference game Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network Steve French (pbp), Brad Detwiler (analyst), Joe Dunn (sideline) QUICK FACTS WARF 1350 AM (flagship), WHK 1420 AM, WHKZ 1440 AM; Location:...... Akron, Ohio 44325 iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Population:...... 200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) Founded:...... 1870 as Buchtel College Enrollment:...... 23,152 HEAD COACHES Nickname:...... Zips Scott Frost (Nebraska ‘97) Terry Bowden (West Virginia ’78) Colors:...... Blue (282) & Gold (871) Overall Record: 19-7 (Third season) Overall Record: 171-106-2 (25th season) Conference:...... Mid-American (East Division) Record at Nebraska: 0-0 (First season) Record at Akron: 31-44 (7th season) Interim President:...... Dr. John C. Green Director of Athletics:...... Larry Williams Faculty Athletics Representative: ..Dr. Matthew Juravich ALL-TIME SERIES Athletics Dept. Phone:...... (330) 972-7080 Nebraska leads series, 1-0 Bowden vs. Nebraska: First Meeting Ticket Office:...... 1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) Last Meeting: #6 Nebraska 59, Akron 14 August 30, 1997 First Year of Football:...... 1891 All-Time Record:.....518-539-36 [entering 118th season] AKRON FOOTBALL HAS: All-Time MAC Record:...... 85-124 (26 yrs.) MAC Titles:...... 1 (2005) • Been selected to finish fourth in the MAC East in 2018 by the media and the coaches • Won at least five games for five consecutive seasons [2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017] AKRON FOOTBALL MAC East Division Titles:...... 3 (2000, 2005, 2017) NCAA D-I Bowl Games: 3 (2005 Motor City, 2015 Potato, • Claimed three consecutive victories in Wagon Wheel games [and four in the last five years] 2017 Boca Raton) • Won the most consecutive games at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field [4 and counting] Stadium:...... InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field • Appeared in a bowl twice in three seasons, a program first [2015, 2017] Capacity:...... 30,000 [official sellout is 27,881] Playing Surface:...... ProGrass Record at InfoCision Stadium:...... 23-31 (9 yrs.) A WIN WOULD GIVE AKRON: Press Box Phone...... (330) 972-2913 • Its first win over Nebraska in series history • Its first victory of the 2018 season ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS • Its first road win of the season Cathy Bongiovi (Football Contact) Assistant Athletics Director for Communications THIS WEEK Office Phone:...... (330) 972-6108 Akron opens the 2018 football season at perennial powerhouse Nebraska on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. Cell Phone: ...... (234) 788-1497 Email: ...... [email protected] CT (8 p.m. ET) at Memorial Stadium.

Brian Dennison (Secondary Football Contact) FOX will televise the contest with Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), and Holly Assistant Director for Communications Sonders (sideline) calling the game. (330) 972-6292 | [email protected] 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ZIPS GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

AKRON MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON August 27-Sept. 1 NEBRASKA [0-0] 2017 FINAL STATS AKRON [0-0 MONDAY Rank (average) ...... Category...... Rank (average) Coach & Player Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. 87 (385.0)...... Total Offense...... 121 (316.0) MAC Teleconference 119 (107.5)...... Rushing Offense...... 123 (105.4) Terry Bowden 9:30 a.m. 27 (277.5)...... Passing Offense ...... 81 (210.6) 78 (127.80)...... Passing Efficiency...... 91 (122.35) Teleconference for Nebraska Media 84 (25.8) ...... Scoring Offense...... 107 (22.1) Terry Bowden 11:30 a.m. 100 (436.2)...... Total Defense...... 103 (442.9) 114 (214.8)...... Rushing Defense...... 105 (205.4) 95 (138.26)...... Pass Efficiency Defense...... 75 (131.75) TUESDAY Coach & Player Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. 115 (36.4) ...... Scoring Defense...... 73 (28.0) 106 (-0.58) ...... Turnover Margin...... 19 (0.71) Bowden Weekly Media Conference Noon 110 (0.756) ...... Red Zone Offense...... 121 (0.727) 102 (0.877)...... Red Zone Defense...... 36 (0.800) 31 (22.61) ...... Net Punting...... 101 (36.51) WEDNESDAY Coach & Player Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. 85 (6.20) ...... Punt Returns...... 126 (2.00) 31 (22.61)...... Kickoff Returns...... 114 (18.24) 118 (1.17) ...... Sacks...... 106 (1.57) THURSDAY Coach Interviews only after practice 11:15 a.m. 128 (3.7) ...... Tackles For Loss ...... 86 (5.3)

Bowden Weekly Radio Show 7 p.m. The Zips’ radio broadcast will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network [SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in Ak- FRIDAY ron (flagship), 1420 WHK in Cleveland, 1440 WHKZ in Warren/Youngstown] withSteve French calling No media opportunities the action, Brad Detwiler providing analysis, and Joe Dunn with sideline report. The pregame show SATURDAY starts one hour prior to kickoff. A free audio stream is available at SportsRadio1350.com, iHeart Radio, GAME DAY Akron at Nebraska, 8 PM ET and TuneIn.com/Akron Zips. Postgame media interviews SUNDAY Under the guidance of seventh-year head coach Terry Bowden, Akron returns 58 letterwinners, includ- Off ing 15 starters, to its spread offense and 4-3 defense.

Akron returns senior RB Van Edwards (Cape Coral, Fla.) who rushed for 343 yards and two touch- INTERVIEW REQUESTS downs on 94 carries in 2017. Under center, sophomore Kato Nelson (Hollywood, Fla.) went 70-of- All interview requests for Akron players and coaches 140 for 989 yards and eight touchdowns last fall. Senior WR Kwadarrius Smith (Orlando, Fla.) is the

AKRON FOOTBALL should be directed to Cathy Bongiovi (cathyb@uakron. edu) in Athletics Communications. Players are available top returning receiver with 726 yards and seven touchdowns on 34 receptions. Defensively, two-time on Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday and postgame only. first-team All-MAC LB Ulysees Gilbert III (Ocala, Fla.) returns for his senior season after leading the Zips with 141 tackles, 9.5 TFL, five sacks, five hurries, four break-ups, three interceptions, and a fumble Media planning to attend post-practice interviews recovery in 2017. should notify Athletics Communications by 5 p.m. the day before. The Cornhuskers, under the guidance of first-year head coach Scott Frost, return 51 letterwinners, including 15 starters, to their multiple offensive and 3-4 defensive schemes. Frost, who was named the WEEKLY MEDIA CONFERENCE 2017 Consensus National Coach of the Year after guiding UCF to an undefeated (13-0) season, takes Terry Bowden’s weekly media conference is held each week over the coaching reigns at his alma mater where hs was a two-time national champion quarterback. in the Team Room of Stile Field House (second floor).

2018 MEDIA GUIDE Nebraska returns senior RB Devine Ozigbo, the 2017 team leader, who rusher for 493 yards and three Copies of Akron’s 2018 football media guide are now touchdowns on 129 carries. The Huskers will be breaking in a new quarterback as no eligible player has available. It is also available in PDF on our website at ever taken a snap at the FBS level. True freshman Adrian Martinez is expected to get the starting nod www.GoZips.com. with redshirt freshman Tristan Gebbia listed as his back-up. NU’s offensive linemen have combined for 60 career starts. At wide receiver, Nebraska returns the tandem of senior Stanley Morgan, Jr., CREDENTIALS and sophomore JD Spielman, who combined for 165.1 receiving yards per game last fall, the nation’s All requests for home games must be made through second-highest returning total. Morgan had 61 receptions for 986 yards and 10 touchdowns, while Athletics Communications. Spielman followed with 55 catches for 830 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, senior LB Dedrick Young II GoZips.com is the top returning defender after finishing with 80 tackles last fall. Twitter...@AkronZips | @ZipsFB | #GoZips | #ZipsGameday Facebook...... Facebook.com/AkronZips ...... Facebook.com/ZipsFB YouTube...... YouTube.com/ZipsAthletics 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

2018 OPPONENTS Last Meeting: #6 Nebraska 59, Akron 14 NEBRASKA Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium [August 30, 1997] 0-0 overall | 0-0 Big Ten Last: vs. AKRON Next: vs. Colorado Akron 0 0 7 7 – 14 #6 Nebraska 14 24 14 7 - 59 MORGAN STATE Bears

0-0 overall | 0-0 MEAC Scoring Summary Team Stats UA NU Last: vs. Towson 1st Next: at AKRON Rushing-Net Yards 99 472 NU FROST 26 yd. run (BROWN kick), 6:18 Passing Yards 144 172 NU MAKOVICKA 20 yd. run (BROWN kick) Comp-Att-Int 8-14-1 12-19-0 NORHTWESTERN Wildcats Fumbles 0 1 2nd Penalties-Yards – 5-60 0-0 overall | 0-0 Big Ten NU GREEN 7 yd. run (BROWN kick), 13:46 Last: at Purdue NU BROWN 34 yd. field goal Rushing: Next: vs. Duke NU GREEN 45 yd. run (BROWN kick), 4:04 Akron - Hunter 16-59, Reader 10-35, Rooney 3-8, Lomax 8-12, NU FROST 5 yd. run (BROWN kick), 0:53 Lagasse 2-6, Gromek 2-0. NU - Frost 11-123, Green 9-102, IOWA STATE Cyclones London 5-79, Buckhalter 11-62, Makovicka 7-59, Newcombe 3rd 7-34, Legate 3-14, Runty 1-3, Cobb 1-2, Soucie 1-0. 0-0 overall | 0-0 Big 12 NU MAKOVICKA 11 yr. run (BROWN kick) Last: vs. South Dakota State UA HUNTER 11 yd. run (STIDHAM kick) Passing: Next: at Iowa NU BUCKHALTER 8 yd. run (RETZLAFF kick) Akron - Gromek 4-8-1-51, Washington 4-6-0-93. NU - Frost 7-13- 0-67, London 4-5-0-90, Newcombe 1-1-0-15. MIAMI (OHIO) RedHawks 4th NU BUCKHALTER 3 yd. run (RETZLAFF kick) Receiving: 0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC UA BAILEY 69 yd. pass from WASHINGTON (STIDHAM kick) Akron -Spencer 4-43, Whitt 2-31, Bailey 1-69, Reader 1-1 Last: vs. Marshall NU - Davison 3-64, Wiggins 2-25, Gibson 2-18, Jackson 1-17, Attendance: Next: vs. Cincinnati 75,124 Haafke 1-15, Legate 1-15, Applegate 1-9, Lake 1-9. BUFFALO Bulls 0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC Last: vs. Delaware State AKRON-NEBRASKA CONNECTIONS Next: at Temple Akron has no players from the state of Nebraska on its roster. However, Nebraska has two players from the state of Ohio– sophomore DB Tony Butler [Lakewood, Ohio | St. Edward HS], and redshirt freshman

KENT STATE Golden Flashes OL Matt Sichterman [Cincinnati, Ohio | Kings HS]. 0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC Last: at Illinois UA sophomore TE/DL Dylan Meeks (Orlando, Fla.) and NU’s freshman DB Braxton Clark were team- Next: vs. Howard mates at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips HS. Zips’ sophomore Josh Ward (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Husker fresh-

AKRON FOOTBALL CENTRAL MICH Chippewas man RB Miles Jones both attended American Heritage HS. Nebraska freshman DB CJ Smith (West Palm Beach, Fla.) attended Oxbridge Academy, the practice site for Akron during the Boca Raton Bowl 0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC last December. Last: at Kentucky Next: vs. Kansas Nebraska defensive line coach Mike Dawson served as Akron’s linebackers coach for three seasons NORTHERN ILLINOIS Huskies (2006-08) under head coach J.D. Brookhart.

0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC Erik Spencer Last: at Iowa Akron assistant athletic trainer (Yankton, S.D.) holds degrees from both schools– a bach- Next: vs. Utah elor’s from Nebraska in 2014 and a master’s from Akron in 2016. EASTERN MICHIGAN Eagles AKRON-NEBRASKA: THE SERIES 0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC Saturday’s game is just the second meeting between Akron and Nebraska in series history which began Last: vs.Monmouth in 1997. The Cornhuskers hold a 1-0 record over the Zips. Next: at Purdue BOWLING GREEN Falcons In the teams’ first meeting on August 30, 1997, sixth-ranked Nebraska claimed a 59-14 home victory in the season opener in front of its 215th consecutive sellout crowd of 75,124 at Memorial Stadium. 0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC Last: at Oregon Current Nebraska head coach Scott Frost was the Cornhuskers’ quarterback who rushed for two touch- Next: vs. Maryland downs on the day. Freshman WR Matt Davison, now the Huskers’ Associate A.D. for Football, was the OHIO Bobcats top receiver with three catches for 64 yards in his collegiate debut.

0-0 overall | 0-0 MAC Nebraska compiled 644 total yards and averaged 8.6 yards per play while holding the Zips to 243 yards. Last: vs. Howard Next: at Virginia Trailing 38-0 at halftime, Akron jumped on the scoreboard with touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters. 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 3 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

MAC STANDINGS SERIES INFORMATION Akron all-time vs. Nebraska: 0-1 Akron in games at Akron: 0-0 Akron in games at Nebraska: 0-1 Akron in games at a neutral site: 0-0 First meeting in series: 1997, at Memorial Stadium, L, 14-59 Last meeting in series: 1997, at Memorial Stadium, L, 14-59

SERIES HIGHS Akron Zips Rushing: Bo Hunter, 16-59, 1 TD (1997) [PRESEASON] Passing: James Washington, 4-6-0-93, 1 TD (1997) Receiving: Willie Spencer, 4-43 (1997) East Division MAC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. AKRON 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Nebraska Cornhuskers Bowling Green 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Rushing: Scott Frost, 11-123, 2 TDs (1997) Buffalo 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Kent State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Passing: Scott Frost, 7-13-0-67 (1997) Miami (Ohio) 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Receiving: Matt Davison, 3-64 (1997) Ohio 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Year Site Result Akron Coach Nebraska Coach West Division MAC Pct. Overall Pct. 1997 Memorial Stadium L, 14-59 Lee Owens Tom Osborne Ball State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 BIG CROWDS ON THE ROAD Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Toledo 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Akron has faced its Top 10 biggest crowds on LARGEST ROAD CROWDS Western Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 the road. At Michigan in 2013, an all-time high 107,120 fans attended the game at Michigan Sta- ...... [2009 – present] 1. 107,120 at Michigan dium. L, 24-28 ...... Sept. 14, 2013 2018 MAC SCHEDULE 2. 105,001 at Ohio State Last fall Akron opened the season No. 6 Penn State L, 0-42...... Sept. 3, 2011 and played before a crowd of 101,684. 3. 104,968 at Penn State Thursday, Aug. 30 L, 7-31...... Sept. 5, 2009 Central Connecticut at Ball State 7 PM ESPN+ PRESEASON HONORS 4. 101,684 at #6 Penn State L, 0-52...... Sept. 2, 2017 Friday , Aug. 31 Six Zips were named to Athlon Sports’ 2018 presea- 5. 97,354 at Penn State AKRON FOOTBALL Syracuse at Western Michigan 6 PM CBS-SN son All-Mid-American Conference teams. Earning L, 3-21...... Sept. 6, 2014 Monmouth at Eastern Michigan 6:30 PM ESPN+ preseason first-team All-MAC were seniors DE 6. 85,370 at Oklahoma Jamal Davis II (Canton, Ohio), and LB Ulysees L, 3-41...... Sept. 5, 2015 Saturday, Sept. 1 Gilbert III. 7. 81,719 at Tennessee Kent State at Illinois Noon BTN L, 26-47...... Sept. 22, 2012 Howard at Ohio 2 PM ESPN+ Second-team honorees were senior CB Kyron 8. 77,331 at #10 Wisconsin Central Michigan at Kentucky 3:30 PM ESPNU Brown (Boynton Beach, Fla.), junior CB Alvin L, 10-54...... Sept. 10, 2016 Marshall at Miami, 3:30 PM ESPN+ Davis, Jr. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), and senior P 9. 64,014 at Kentucky NIU at Iowa 3:30 PM BTN L, 10-47...... Sept. 18, 2010 Nick Gasser (Liberty Township, Ohio) Named to Delaware State at Buffalo 6 PM ESPN 10. 42,258 at Indiana Kyle Ritz VMI at Toledo 7 PM ESPN3 the preseason third-team was senior OL L, 20-35...... Sept. 25, 2010 Akron at Nebraska 8 PM FOX (Willoughby, Ohio). Bowling Green at Oregon 8 PM Pac-12 2018 WATCH LISTS Saturday, Sept. 8 Senior LB Ulysees Gilbert III was named to the Watch Lists for the 24th Annual Chuck Bednarik Award, Eastern Michigan at Purdue Noon BTN presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year, and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, as the best Western Michigan at Michigan Noon FS1 defensive player in NCAA football. Kansas at Central Michigan 3 PM ESPN+ Ball State at Notre Dame 3:30 PM NBC Buffalo at Temple 3:30 PM ESPN3 Senior TE Brian Reinke (Akron, Ohio) is one of 169 nominees for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Howard at Kent State 3:30 PM ESPN+ Team®, one of the most coveted off-the-field honors in college football, combining the demands of Morgan State at Akron 3:30 PM ESPN+ being a student-athlete and service to the community. Maryland at Bowling Green 6 PM ESPN+ Utah at NIU 7:30 PM ESPNews Senior WR Kwadarrius Smith was named to the 2018 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List, which Cincinnati at Miami 8 PM Raycom/ recognizes the outstanding FBS receiver in college football. 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 4 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

NATIONAL POLLS HEAD COACH TERRY BOWDEN In his seventh season at Akron, head coach Terry Bowden is the dean of the Mid-American Confer- [PRESEASON] ence coaches with the most career wins (171). Nationally, Bowden ranks sixth among active coaches in career wins. His complete bio is on p. 12. Assoc. Press Rank Amway Writers’ Poll Coaches’ Poll AMONG MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE COACHES AMONG ACTIVE DIVISION I COACHES Alabama (42) 1 Alabama (61) (Minimum five years as FBS head coach; Clemson (18) 2 Clemson (3) 1. TERRY BOWDEN, AKRON ...... 171 record at four-year colleges only) Georgia 3 Ohio State (1) 2. Frank Solich, Ohio...... 156 Wisconsin (1) 4 Georgia 3. Chris Creighton, EMU...... 153 1. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame...... 240 4. Lance Leipold, Buffalo...... 122 2. Nick Saban, Alabama...... 218 Ohio State 5 Oklahoma 5. Chuck Martin, Miami...... 90 3. Bill Snyder, Kansas State...... 210 Washington 6 Washington 6. Rod Carey, NIU...... 44 4. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech...... 182 Oklahoma 7 Wisconsin 7. John Bonamego, CMU...... 21 5. Urban Meyer, Ohio State...... 177 Miami 8 Miami 8. Jason Candle, Toledo ...... 10 6. TERRY BOWDEN, AKRON...... 171 Auburn 9 Penn State 9. Mike Neu, Ball State ...... 6 7. Mark Richt, Miami [Fla.]...... 164 Penn State 10 Auburn Mike Jinks, BGSU ...... 6 8. Gary Patterson, TCU...... 160 Michigan State 11 Notre Dame Tim Lester, WMU...... 6 9. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa...... 154 12. Sean Lewis, Kent State...... First season Notre Dame 12 Michigan State Stanford 13 Stanford Michigan 14 Michigan USC 15 USC Senior CB Kyron Brown has been named to the 2018 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List TCU 16 TCU West Virginia 17 Virginia Tech For the third consecutive year, senior P/H Kyle Foster (Parkersburg, W.Va.) was named a preseason Mississippi State 18 Mississippi State candidate for the 2018 Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award. Florida State 19 Florida State Virginia Tech 20 West Virginia POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE South Florida 21 Texas Boise State 22 Boise State Twelve Zips competing this fall already have their bachelor’s degrees: S Jamal Baggett (sports man- Texas 23 UCF agement/marketing), LB Nathan Bischof (sport management), DE Walter Brady (leisure, sport & Oregon 24 Louisiana State tourism from MTSU), CB Kyron Brown (political science/criminal justice), OL Nick Fazio (mechanical Louisiana State 25 Oklahoma State engineering), P/H Kyle Foster (sport management), QB Robbie Kelley (business management from Quincy), TE Darryl Long (sport management), WR Brandon Mitchell (criminal justice), TE Brian Re- inke (sport management), OL Kyle Ritz (biomedical engineering), and WR Mykel Traylor-Bennett (organizational supervision). The 12 Zips rank fifth nationally with players with degrees. UAB leads the Associated Press Writers’ Poll country with 19 graduated players on its roster. Also Receiving Votes: South Carolina 96, Florida 68, Utah 60, Oklahoma State 51, Florida Atlantic 38,

AKRON FOOTBALL Arizona 28, NC State 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College TRAYLOR-BENNETT RECEIVES SIXTH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY 18, Northwestern 13, Kansas State 10, Iowa State 8, The NCAA has granted University of Akron football player Mykel Traylor-Bennett (Columbus, Houston 6, Memphis 3, Iowa 2, Troy 2, Fresno State 1, Ohio) a sixth year of eligibility after missing the 2017 season. Named the team’s Offensive MVP Arkansas State 1, Kentucky 1. following spring drills, the wide receiver-turned-tight-end suffered a knee injury in the 2017 spring game and missed the 2017 season. He played in nine games with two starts at receiver in 2016, grabbing nine receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown. Traylor-Bennett earned a bach- Amway Coaches’ Poll: elor’s degree in Summer 2017 and is pursuing a master’s degree in sport science and coaching. ARV: South Carolina 138, Florida 135, Oregon 105, Utah 81, Texas A&M 67, Northwestern 67, Kansas TRANSFERS JOIN ZIPS State 35, Florida Atlantic 27, Memphis 23, Boston Two student-athletes have transferred to Akron to finish their playing careers. Redshirt senior DE College 23, NC State 22, Arkansas State 19, Troy 19, Walter Brady (Florence, Ala.) was an Honorable Mention All-C-USA selection who came from Middle Appalachian State 16, San Diego State 15, Kentucky Tennessee State. He previously attended Missouri. Redshirt sophomore WR Jonah Morris [Akron, 8, Iowa State 8, Iowa 8, Washington State 7, South Ohio | Hoban HS] returns to the city of Akron after spending two seasons at Indiana. Both players are Florida 6, Duke 5, Fresno State 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Houston 2, Army 1, Northern Illinois 1. eligible to play immediately.

ZIPS QUICK HITS • Ten of Akron’s starters on defense are seniors. 2018 Akron opponents in Bold • Five of Akron’s 2018 opponents— Northwestern (Music City), Iowa State (Liberty), Central Michigan (Famous Idaho Potato), Northern Illinois (Quick Lane), and Ohio (Bahamas)— participated in bowls in 2017. • Akron has 37 student-athletes on its roster from the state of Ohio; 28 of those live within a 30-mile radius to campus.

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2018 HONORS • In 2018, Akron opens its 10th season playing on-campus at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. The Zips have a 23-31 record at the venue and are riding a stadium record four-game winning streak.

CB Kyron Brown MAC PREDICTIONS Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List For the second consecutive year, Akron was selected to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference East Preseason second-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports Division this fall by both the media and the 12 head coaches. Defending East champion Akron earned 74 points. Ohio was picked first, followed by Buffalo, Miami, and Akron. Bowling Green and Kent State rounded out the picks. CB Alvin Davis, Jr. Preseason second-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports In the West Division, Northern Illinois was selected first, followed by Toledo, Western Michigan and East- ern Michigan. Central Michigan and Ball State rounded out the predictions.

DE Jamal Davis II The Ohio Bobcats were also predicted to win the 2018 MAC Championship Game which will be held on Preseason first-team All-MAC byAthlon Sports Friday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. at Ford Field in Detroit.

MAC EAST PRESEASON MAC WEST PRESEASON P/H Kyle Foster 1. Ohio (21) 1. Northern Illinois (15) Preseason Peter Mortell Holder of the Year 2. Buffalo (1) 2. Toledo (7) candidate 3. Miami (2) 3. Western Michigan (1) 4. AKRON 4. Eastern Michigan 5. Bowling Green 5. Central Michigan (1) P Nick Gasser 6. Kent State 6. Ball State Preseason second-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports HOMECOMING & FAMILY WEEKEND SET FOR OCT. 5-7 Homecoming and Family Weekend at the University of Akron have been set for Oct. 5-7, 2018. In the Ulysees Gilbert III LB annual Homecoming football game, the Zips will host Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 3:30 p.m. Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List The 2018 Hall of Fame Class will be introduced at halftime. Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Preseason first-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports AMATO RETIRES IN OFF-SEASON On February 26, 2018, associate head coach and defensive coordinator Chuck Amato decided to DL Brian Reinke retire from coaching. In 2017, the 71-year old legend completed his sixth season at Akron and his 45th Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee year in the collegiate coaching ranks, which included serving as head coach at North Carolina State and as a long-time assistant coach at Florida State.

Kyle Ritz AKRON FOOTBALL OL NEW COACHES ON THE SIDELINES Athlon Sports Preseason third-team All-MAC by Prior to the start of spring practice, head coach Terry Bowden welcomed Kory Gribbin, Joe Tresey, and Marcus Wattley to his coaching staff. Gribbin coaches the tight ends/H-backs and assist with special teams. Tresey serves as co-defensive coordinator and takes over the linebackers, while Wattley WR Kwadarrius Smith coaches the defensive ends. Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List Other staff changes included: • Todd Stroud was promoted to associate head coach and defensive coordinator. • Jeff Bowden added offensive passing game coordinator to his duties. • Trent Boykin added offensive running game coordinator and take over the running backs. • Otis Mounds added recruiting coordinator duties. • Mike Woodford was promoted to special teams coordinator.

SENIOR STATUS Akron’s 31 members of the 2018 Senior Class may leave campus as the all-time most productive class in program history. In the past three seasons, they were a part of the re-building process, helping the Zips to at least five wins (20 total) each year. The Zips became bowl eligible twice in three seasons, a program first. They claimed the 2017 MAC East title and three consecutive Wagon Wheel trophies.

UP NEXT Akron returns to InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field for its home opener on Saturday, Sept. 8, with Mor- gan State. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 6 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA CURRENT STREAKS OFFENSE Games Started 15 16 17 18 Total OL Kyle Ritz, Sr. 5 12 14 31 LB Ulysees Gilbert, Sr. – 12 14 26 NELSON TO LEAD QUARTERBACKS LB Brian Bell, Sr. - 10 11 21 DL Brock Boxen, Sr. 2 6 13 21 Sophomore QB Kato Nelson (Hollywood, Fla.) returns to lead the Zips for the second consecutive sea- CB Alvin Davis, Jr. 7 12 19 son. As a redshirt freshman in 2017, the three-star recruit took over the quarterback reigns and started CB Kyron Brown, Sr. 1 14 15 OL Trevor Brown, Jr. 1 14 15 the last five games, leading Akron to appearances in the MAC Championship game and the Boca Raton DB Jordan George, Sr. 5 9 14 Bowl. In 10 games, Nelson was 70-of-140 for 989 yards and eight touchdowns. He rushed 95 times for TE Brian Reinke, Sr. 14 14 198 yards and a touchdown. CB Darian Dailey, R-Sr. 13 13 TE Newman Williams, Sr. 2 5 4 11 RB Van Edwards, Sr. 7 3 10 Nelson will be backed up by redshirt freshman Alex Ramart (Richmond, Texas), who sat our last year as a true freshman, and by redshirt senior Robbie Kelley (Springfield, Ill.), who went 12-of-26 for 179 yards and two touchdowns in seven games off the bench in 2017. Consecutive Games Started 16 17 18 Total LB Ulysees Gilbert, Sr. 12 14 26 OL Kyle Ritz, Sr. 12 14 26 Providing support are redshirt freshman Drew Hodgson (Dublin, Ohio) and true freshman T.J. Desh- ields (Beloit, Ohio).

SENIOR MENTORS YOUNG BACKFIELD Two-year starter Van Edwards, Jr., (Cape Coral, Fla.) returns for his season with a young troupe. The 100-Yard Rushing Games Zips’ top rusher with 492 yards and three touchdowns on 100 carries in 2016, he had 343 yards and two Van Edwards (2015-present) 1 touchdowns on 94 carries in 2017. at Ball State, 10/22/16 112 Redshirt junior Deltron Sands (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), who suffered a season-ending injury last fall, is excited to hit the grid iron. In 10 games, Sands had 173 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. 100-Yard Receiving Games Kwadarrius Smith (2016-present) 3 Chuck Turfe Jemarulin at Troy, 9/23/17 103 Also expected to carry the ball are junior (Canton, Mich.), redshirt freshman vs. Ohio, 11/14/17 132 Suggs (Akron, Ohio), and freshmen Abraham Alce (Immokalee, Fla.), Devanier Floyd (Akron, Ohio), vs. Toledo, 12/2/17 114 and Keyondre White (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

NEW RECEIVING CORPS 100-Yard Kickoff Return Games With the graduation of A.J. Coney and Austin Wolf, two redshirt seniors are the only familiar faces Van Edwards (2016) 1 among the wide receivers. Expected to earn a starting role is Kwadarrius Smith (Orlando, Fla.), who at Kent State, 10/2/16 156 had 34 receptions for a team-high 726 yards and a team-best seven touchdowns in 2017. He averaged 21.4 yards per reception and 51.9 yards per game. Smith was the Zips’ scoring leader with 42 points. AKRON FOOTBALL After rehabbing an injury suffered in the 2017 spring game, Mykel Traylor-Bennett (Columbus, Ohio) is ready for his senior season. The wide receiver-turned tight end is now back at receiver. He had 97 yards and a touchdown in 2016.

Looking to step up and make big plays are redshirt sophomore Jonah Morris, who transferred from Indiana, and sophomore Andre Williams (Orlando, Fla.), who played in 12 games as a true freshman. Dustin Burkhart Zips LIVE, presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, is Also expected to contribute are sophomore (Akron, Ohio), junior Jaquavis Dixon Akron’s radio show airing live from the Spaghetti Ware- (Oviedo, Fla.), junior Devon Jones (Akron, Ohio), redshirt freshman M.J. McGriff (Vero Beach, Fla.), house (510 South Main Street) with head coach Terry freshman Timothy Scippio (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), sophomore Nate Stewart (Bethlehem, Pa.), and Bowden and host Bill Morgan. redshirt freshman Malik Wooldridge (Akron, Ohio).

The weekly hour-long radio show covering Zips Athlet- EXPERIENCED TIGHT ENDS ics airs locally on Akron-IMG Sports Network flagship Senior Newman Williams (Akron, Ohio) and junior Brandon Junk (Clearwater, Fla.) are expected to Fox Sports Radio 1350 AM (WARF). Podcasts are available on GoZips.com and iHeart Radio. compete starting roles at tight end. In 2017, Williams played in eight games with four starts, while Junk played in 12 games with four starts. Zips LIVE will be re-played weekly two hours prior to kickoff of that week’s football game. Joining the tight end ranks this fall are redshirt junior Nick Johns (Leesburg, Va.), who played quarterback last fall, and senior Brian Reinke (Akron, Ohio), who started all 14 games last fall at defensive Zips Live Schedule end. Redshirt freshman Maverick Wolfley (Morgantown, W.Va.) is ready to take the field as a Zip. Thursday, Aug. 30 (Nebraska) Thursday, Sept. 6 (Morgan State) Thursday, Sept. 13 (Northwestern) Thursday, Sept. 20 (Iowa State) 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 7 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

2018 WEEKLY EXPERIENCED O-LINE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION What a difference a year makes! Five new starters took the line to start the 2016 with a combined nine MEDIA CONFERENCE total starts. In 2017, four of five linemen returned to their starting roles.

Akron head coach Terry Bowden will meet with the The 2018 offensive line will be anchored by senior RG Kyle Ritz (Willoughby, Ohio), who has started 31 media on Tuesdays at Noon each week prior to Zips’ career games, sophomore LG Brandon Council (Tar Heel, N.C.), and junior LT Trevor Brown (Clinton, games. All media conferences will be held in the Football Team Room in the Stile Field House (289 Md.). The trio has combined for 55 starts. South Union). New to the starting line-up are senior RT Undrea Bullard (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and redshirt sophomore Parking is a available in Lot 6 (west side of stadium) or C Bryce Petersen (McKinleyville, Calif.). along Vine Street with gameday parking passes.

Game 1: at Nebraska Tuesday, August 28 Game 2: MORGAN STATE Tuesday, Sept. 4 Game 3: at Northwestern Tuesday, Sept. 11 Game 4: at Iowa State Tuesday, Sept. 18 DEFENSE Game 5: MIAMI (Ohio) Tuesday, Oct. 2 Game 6: at Buffalo Tuesday, Oct. 9 DOWN THE LINE Game 7: at Kent State Tuesday, Oct. 16 Once again, the Zips’ front four is stacked with experienced upperclassmen– all seniors! At tackle, Game 8: CENTRAL MICHIGAN Tuesday, Oct. 23 senior Brock Boxen (New Galilee, Pa.) returns to his starting role. In 2017, he played in all 14 games Game 9: NORTHERN ILLINOIS Monday, Oct. 29 and finished with 34 tackles, including 11 solo stops. Game 10: at Eastern Michigan Tuesday, Nov. 6 Game 11: BOWLING GREEN Tuesday, Nov. 13 Senior Brennan Williams (Akron, Ohio) takes over at nose tackle following the graduation of Darius Game 12: at Ohio Monday, Nov. 19 Copeland. Williams saw action in all 14 games in 2017. MAC Championship Monday, Nov. 26 Preseason first-team All-MAC honoreeJamal Davis II (Canton, Ohio) is returning to his starting role at defensive end. Last fall, Davis was the top lineman on defense with 69 tackles, a team-best 15.5 TFL, two sacks, five hurries, and a forced fumble in 14 games.

On the other end, senior Brian Reinke, who started all 14 games in 2017, moved to tight end during training camp. Taking over his duties will be either junior Josh Ward (Delray Beach, Fla.) or redshirt senior transfer Walter Brady. Ward saw action in all 14 games last fall and finished with 25 tackles, three hurries, and a break-up. Brady started nine games last fall for Middle Tennessee en route to Honor- able Mention All-C-USA honors. He finished with 38 tackles, including 5.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, seven hurries, and four break-ups. AKRON FOOTBALL Expected to see playing time on the defensive front four are junior Davon’te Jest (Ocala, Fla.), sophomore Dylan Meeks (Orlando, Fla.), and sophomore Justin Sampson (Akron, Ohio). 2018 WEEKLY MAC COACHES’ CALL SOLID SENIOR LINEBACKERS The Zips’ linebackers return a solid core, led by two-time first-team All-MAC senior Ulysees Gilbert The Mid-American Conference football coaches will be (Ocala, Fla.). In his second season as a starter in 2017, Gilbert was the Zips’ top defender with 141 available each Monday for a weekly media conference tackles (58 more than the next Zip), 9.5 TFL, a team-best five sacks, five hurries, four break-ups, three call. Please call Cathy Bongiovi (Akron) or Ken Mather interceptions, and a fumble recovery. He also scored two touchdowns for 12 points. (MAC) for phone access number. In the middle, senior Brian Bell (Valdosta, Ga.) returns to his starting role. In 2017, he had 57 tackles, including 4.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery. 9:30-9:38 Terry Bowden, Akron 9:38-9:46 Jason Candle, Toledo Senior DeMarcus Lloyd (Vienna, Ga.) will battle redshirt junior James King (Miami, Fla.) for the third 9:46-9:54 Rod Carey, Northern Illinois 9:54-10:02 Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan starting role. 10:02-10:10 John Bonamego, Central Michigan Also expected to see playing time are senior Nathan Bischof (Akron, Ohio), junior John Lako (Mon- 10:18-10:26 Frank Solich, Ohio roe, Mich.), sophomore Bubba Arslanian (Aurora, Ohio), sophomore DeMarcus Glover (St. Peters- 10:26-10:34 Chuck Martin, Miami burg, Fla.), 10:34-10:42 Sean Lewis, Kent State 10:42-10:50 Lance Leipold, Buffalo 10:50-10:58 Mike Jinks, Bowling Green 10:58-11:06 Mike Neu, Ball State 11:06-11:14 Tim Lester, Western Michigan 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 8 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

2018 ZIPS SECONDARY TO NONE UNDER TERRY BOWDEN Perhaps the Zips’ strongest unit this fall, the secondary returns all four starters. Entering his senior season is S Alvin Davis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), who finished second on defense in 2017 with 83 tackles, At home ...... 0-0 two break-ups, a TFL, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. On the road...... 0-0 At neutral sites...... 0-0 Redshirt senior Shawn Featherstone (Pittsburgh, Pa.) returns for a second year to his starting role at safety. In 2017, he joined the starting line-up and was sixth on defense with 67 tackles, two intercep- On television (live)...... 0-0 tions, two break-ups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a hurry. In non-televised games...... 0-0 Jamal Baggett Jordan George On natural grass...... 0-0 Other safeties expected in the rotation include senior (Oak Park, Ill.), On artificial surface...... 0-0 (Dayton, Ohio), sophomore Zaire Jacobs (Miami Gardens, Fla.), and freshman Reggie Corner, Jr., (Canton, Ohio). In day games...... 0-0 In night games (6 p.m.+)...... 0-0 At corner, seniors Kyron Brown (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and Darian Dailey (Bradenton, Fla.) return to their starting roles. In 2017, Brown had 49 tackles, a team-high 11 break-ups, two interceptions for a When winning coin toss...... 0-0 team-best 108 return yards, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Dailey played in all 14 games and When opponent wins toss...... 0-0 finished with 42 tackles, seven break-ups, a fumble recovery, and an interception. In overtime games...... 0-0 In games decided by 3 pts or less...... 0-0 Providing support will be redshirt junior Denzel Butler (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), junior Mark Ellis (Wil- In gamed decided by 7 pts or less...... 0-0 liamstown, N.J.), redshirt Jeffrey Lubin (Hollywood, Fla.), and senior Hugh Cade (Akron, Ohio).

In September...... 0-0 SPEEDY RETURNERS In October...... 0-0 Sophomore WR Andre Williams is expected to return punts this fall, while senior RB Van Edwards, In November ...... 0-0 Jr., and senior S Shawn Featherstone will handle kickoff returns. Last fall, Edwards had 19 kickoff In December...... 0-0 returns for 375 yards, averaging 19.7 yards per return. Against ranked opponents...... 0-0 Against non-ranked opponents...... 0-0 Coming off a win...... 0-0 SPECIAL TEAMS Coming off a loss...... 0-0 SENIORS LEAD KICKING UNIT When scoring first ...... 0-0 Nick Gasser Tom O’Leary When opponent scores first...... 0-0 Senior (Liberty Township, Ohio) and redshirt senior (Tucker, Ga.) will share kicking duties once again. In 2017, Gasser kicked off 60 times for 3,483 yards (58.0 avg.). He made When leading at the half...... 0-0 13-of-14 PAT and 3-of-6 field goals for 22 points. When trailing at the half...... 0-0 AKRON FOOTBALL When tied at the half...... 0-0 O’Leary had scored 35 points. He made 26-of-27 extra points and three field goals.

When scoring 0-9 points...... 0-0 Gasser returns to punt for the Zips for the third straight season. In 14 games last fall, Gasser punted 85 When opp. scores 0-9 pts...... 0-0 When scoring 10-19 points...... 0-0 times for 3,588 yards (42.2 avg.). When opp. scores 10-19 pts...... 0-0 When scoring 20-29 points...... 0-0 For the fourth consecutive season, senior Kyle Foster (Parkersburg, W.Va.) returns to handle the hold- When opp. scores 20-29 pts...... 0-0 ing. He has been named to the Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Watch List for the third time. When scoring 30+ points...... 0-0 When opp. scores 30+pts...... 0-0 The Zips must replace four-year long snapper Michael Buddenberg, who holds the record for most games played (51) in program history. The prime candidate is redshirt freshman Cameron Lyons With 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 When opp. has 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 (Morgantown, W.Va.). With no 100-yard rusher...... 0-0

With 100-yard receiver...... 0-0 When opp. has 100-yard receiver...... 0-0 With no 100-yard receiver...... 0-0

With 300-yard passer...... 0-0 When opp. has 300-yard passer...... 0-0 With no 300-yard passer ...... 0-0

2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 9 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA AKRON IN THE MAC STATS ON THE SIDELINES [Top 5 finishes only] [2017 FINAL] THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME Akron begins its 10th season in 2018 on campus at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. The Zips have a 23-31 record at the venue (a record 5-1 in 2017) and are riding a stadium record four-game winning streak. Attendance from each of the six Zips’ home games in 2017 ranks among the Top 15 best attended games since the stadium opened in 2009. The Zips’ average attendance (9,232) ranked No. 2 nationally in the NCAA’s list of largest increase in attendance from the previous season.

The 30,000-seat stadium features 17 suites, state-of-the-art video board, and 80,000 square feet of academic space used daily by all University students. Additionally, the Sport Science and Wellness Education Department conducts classes on two levels, and the University’s Alumni Association resides Interceptions there as well. 1. Akron...... 19 ZIPS IN THE COMMUNITY First Downs While most students were enjoying their summers at home, several members of the football team 4. Akron...... 18.3 remained in Akron for the summer and putting their free time to good use. They combined to work on a community service project each week with a goal of 1,000 volunteer hours. Among the projects they Third-Down Conversions worked were: filled orders at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, diced onions and weeded flower 4. Akron...... 39.4 gardens at the Haven of Rest, and taught children at Camp Learn-A-Lot. This fall the Zips will continue weekly visits to Akron Children’s Hospital on Fridays before home games. Turnover Margin 1. Akron...... +10 GROSSMAN NABS PURSE SNATCHER IN VEGAS Red Zone Defense Redshirt junior WR Jason Grossman (Culver City, Calif.) ran down a purse snatcher in Las Vegas on 4. Akron...... 78.4 May 13 while taking in a basketball game with his father. Grossman ran down the suspect, tackled him, and subdued him until police arrived. Read the full story at: https://gozips.com/news/2018/6/13/ footballs-grossman-runs-down-purse-snatcher.aspx

INDIVIDUALS 2017 SEASON REVIEW Receiving Yards Per Game Under the guidance of sixth-year head coach Terry Bowden, Akron finished the 2017 campaign at 7-7 10. Kwadarrius Smith...... 51.9 overall and 6-2 in MAC play after a 50-3 loss to Florida Atlantic in the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl. In the final NCAA rankings, Akron was No. 7 in interceptions (19), No. 8 in defensive touchdowns Punting (4), No. 19 in turnover margin (0.71), and No. 36 in red zone defense (0.800). Individually, DB Jordan AKRON FOOTBALL 6. Nick Gasser...... 42.2 George (Dayton, Ohio) was No. 11 in interceptions (5), while LB Ulysees Gilbert III was ranked No. 15 in total tackles (10.0). WR Kwadarrius Smith was No. 9 in yards per reception (21.35). Tackles 2. Ulysees Gilbert...... 10.0 ZIPS IN THE NFL 30. Alvin Davis...... 5.9 Six former Zips are currently listed on NFL rosters (as of August 2018)– LB Jatavis Brown (Los Angeles 45. Shawn Featherstone...... 5.2 Chargers), LB/DE Nordly Capi (Buffalo Bills), DB Bryce Jones (Houston Texans), LB Justin March-Lil- 46. Jordan George...... 5.1 lard (Dallas Cowboys), WR JoJo Natson (New York Jets), and WR Austin Wolf (Arizona Cardinals). 48. John Lako...... 4.9 Jamal Davis...... 4.9

Sacks CRYSTAL CLINIC WAGON WHEEL CHALLENGE 10. Ulysees Gilbert...... 0.43 For the third consecutive year, Akron claimed the wagon wheel win over Kent State in the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Wagon Wheel Challenge. The 14-sport rivalry series between Akron and Kent State Tackles for Loss is based on a time-honored competition for an historic wooden wagon wheel trophy awarded originally 7. Jamal Davis...... 1.11 in 1945 to the winner of the annual Akron-Kent State football game. 16. Ulysees Gilbert...... 0.68 Since the 2011-12 academic year, the rivalry was broadened to include 14 NCAA varsity sports, with Passes Defended victories in each sport adding one point to the challenge standings. To learn more about the rivalry and 9. Kyron Brown...... 0.93 follow the results and standings, visit:

Interceptions www.WagonWheelChallenge.com 5. Jordan George...... 0.36

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IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS JOLLY ROGER At the 2018 Mid-American Conference Football Media Day on July 24, Commissioner Jon Steinbrech- AUGUST er announced that every time this season a MAC team beats a Power 5 team, the school will fly a spe- 1 Coach Otis Mounds...... 46 cially made pirate flag on campus. 6 WR M.J. McGriff, Soph...... 21 9 LB Ulysees Gilbert III, Sr...... 21 11 Coach Joe Tresey...... 60 MORE ZIP QUICK HITS 13 CB Hugh Cade, R-Jr...... 21 • Three Zips are dads. Senior OL Undrea Bullard has an infant son named Kyrie, senior PK/P 14 LB DeMarkus Glover, Soph...... 20 James Fonseca has a one-year old son named J.J., while senior WR Mykel Traylor-Bennett has 18 LB Youssef Barakat, Jr...... 21 a five-year old daughter namedLa’Niya . 22 WR Jacquavis Dixon, Jr...... 22 Nathan Bischof 29 DB Denzel Butler, R-Jr...... 22 • Akron sports two sets of brothers on this year’s roster: senior LB and freshman LB Brandon Bischof; and sophomore DL DeAndre Brimage and freshman WR Daishawn Brim- SEPTEMBER age. 4 Coach Mike Woodford...... 59 • Redshirt freshman LS Cameron Lyons is the son of Shane Lyons, the director of athletics at West 11 P Jonah Wieland, R-Fr...... 19 Virginia. 17 TE Darryl Long, R-Jr...... 23 • Senior TE Darryl Long’s younger brother Dominique is a sophomore safety at Michigan State. PK Tom O’Leary, R-Sr...... 23 • Senior TE Brian Reinke’s mother Katie (Connor) ‘90 played volleyball at Akron. WR Malik Wooldridge, R-Fr...... 20 • Video coordinator Hunter Bowden is the son of Jeff Bowden, nephew of Terry Bowden, and 19 QB Kato Nelson, Soph...... 21 grandson of Bobby Bowden. 25 OL Eric Bentley, Fr...... 19 • Third-year offensive line coach Brett Ekkens is the youngest o-line coach in the country at 28 OCTOBER (birthdate is 10-16-89). 1 H/P Kyle Foster, Sr...... 23 2 DL Brennan Williams, Sr...... 23 BOWDEN AMONG NATION’S VOTERS 10 OL Austin Sample, Soph...... 21 For the sixth consecutive season Akron head coach Terry Bowden was a voting member for the weekly 12 OL Shawn Muldowney, R-Fr...... 20 Amway Coaches’ Poll. OL Kyle Ritz, Sr...... 23 14 OL Rueben Durkee, R-Fr...... 20 16 Coach Brett Ekkens...... 29 22 DB Rich Hall, Fr...... 19 25 RB Van Edwards, Jr., Sr...... 22 DID YOU KNOW ? ? ? 27 OL Brye Petersen, Soph...... 20 30 DB Jeffrey Lubin, R-Fr...... 20 • Akron football is one of a very few programs in the country that practices in the mornings to accommodate the upperclassmen’s afternoon class schedule. NOVEMBER • Zippy is just one of eight female-gendered college mascots in Division I athletics. Do you know the 1 TE Nick Johns, R-Jr...... 22 other seven? (YoUDee, the Delaware Blue Hen; Mrs. Wuf of N.C. State; Lucy Lobo of New Mexico; 4 LS Peyton Coffman, Soph...... 20 Sue E. Pig of Arkansas; Miss Pawla of South Alabama, Kate the Lion of Hofstra; and Wilma Wildcat AKRON FOOTBALL 5 RB Chuck Turfe, Jr...... 22 9 TE Newman Williams, Sr...... 23 of Arizona). 12 TE Mykel Traylor Bennett, R-Sr...... 24 • Akron was the first school to jump from Division I-AA football (now called FCS) to I-A (now called 13 Coach Trent Boykin...... 48 FBS). The Zips made the move in 1987. 15 RB Deltron Sands, R-Jr...... 22 • Hall of Fame coach John Heisman coached football from 1893-94 for Buchtel College (Akron’s 16 DB Jordyn Riley, R-Fr...... 20 original name). The Cleveland native went on to take Georgia Tech to the national championship 22 LB Brandon Bischof, Fr...... 20 in 1917. The Heisman Trophy, given to the nation’s most outstanding college player, is named 24 QB Robbie Kelley, R-Sr...... 23 in his honor. • On Sept. 12, 2015, an 8-ft., 750-lb. bronze statue of Heisman was unveiled at InfoCision Stadium DECEMBER (outside Gate 1). 4 PK James Fonseca, R-Sr...... 23 Chris Angeloff 6 DL Brian Reinke, Sr...... 23 • Only one player in school history has had his number retired– #89 . The junior 9 DL Davon’te Jest, Jr...... 21 tight end collapsed and died of cardiac arrest during UA’s 20-8 victory over Marshall on Sept. 6, 17 Coach Todd Stroud...... 56 1975. The Chris Angeloff Scholarship was created in his honor. 20 WR Kwadarrius Smith, R-Sr...... 24 • Three players, two coaches, and two teams are members of Akron’s Ring of Honor: Coach Jim 21 S Jamal Baggett, Sr...... 23 Dennison, Chris Angeloff, 1968 team, and the 1976 team (all inducted in 2003); Jason 22 DB Reggie Corner, Jr., Fr...... 20 Taylor (2004); Gordon Larson (2005); and Charlie Frye (2015). 28 DL Brock Boxen, Sr...... 23 • Head coach Terry Bowden is the son of former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden and the 29 LB Josh Ward, Jr...... 22 brother of former Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden. 30 Coach Jeff Bowden...... 59 31 TE Maverick Wolfley, R-Fr...... 21

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TERRY THE TERRY BOWDEN FILE

BOWDEN COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Record • Notable Head Coach | 1983 Salem 3-7 1984 Salem 8-3 • .WVIAC Champions Co-Offensive Coordinator 1983 Salem 8-3 • .WVIAC Champions Seventh Season at Akron Salem Totals (three seasons) 19-13-0 1987 Samford 9-1 25th Season Overall 1988 Samford 5-6 • .Transition to I-AA 1989 Samford 4-7 West Virginia ‘78 1990 Samford 6-4-1 1991 Samford 12-2 • .Division I-AA Playoffs-Semifinals 1992 Samford 9-3 • .Division I-AA Playoffs-First Rd. Samford Totals (six seasons) 45-23-1 The Dean of all Mid-American Conference coaches with 171 career wins, Akron’s Terry 1993 Auburn 11-0 • .National Champions (NCF) Bowden enters his seventh season in 2018 at the helm of the UA program. He was 1994 Auburn 9-1-1 • .No. 9 AP Final Ranking named the Zips’ 27th all-time head coach on Dec. 22, 2011, but he is just the seventh 1995 Auburn 8-4 • .Outback Bowl Appearance person to hold the position since 1960. 1996 Auburn 8-4 • .Independence Bowl Win 1997 Auburn 10-3 • .Peach Bowl Win Owning a 171-106-2 record over a 24-year collegiate coaching career, Bowden ranks 1998 Auburn 1-5 Auburn Totals (six seasons) 47-17-1 sixth nationally among active Division I head coaches in career wins (171). 2009 North Alabama 11-2 • .Division II Playoffs-Quarterfinals 2010 North Alabama 9-4 • .Division II Playoffs-Second Rd. Bowden has been responsible for miraculous turnarounds almost everywhere he has 2011 North Alabama 9-3 • .Division II Playoffs-Second Rd. coached and has once again done it at The University of Akron. UNA Totals (three seasons) 29-9 2012 Akron 1-11 • .0-8 in MAC play In 2017, the Zips (7-7 overall, 6-2 MAC) soared to first place in the MAC East with 2013 Akron 5-7 • .4-4 in MAC play huge victories over Ohio and Kent State to claim the division title and a spot in the 2014 Akron 5-7 • .3-5 in MAC play MAC Championship game for the second time in program history and first time since 2015 Akron 8-5 • 5-3 in MAC play • Potato Bowl Win 2005. Akron also advanced to an FBS bowl for the second time in three years, another 2016 Akron 5-7 • 3-5 in MAC play 2017 Akron 7-7 • 6-2 in MAC play • Boca Raton Bowl program first. After opening MAC play at 3-0 for the first time, UA went on to win five Akron Totals (six seasons) 31-44. 21-27 MAC (.413) home games at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field, the most in a single season since Career Totals (24 seasons) 171-106-2 (.616) the stadium opened in 2009. The Zips won their third consecutive Wagon Wheel (and fourth in last five years) over rival Kent State. COACHING HONORS 1993 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year Four Zips earned All-MAC recognition with Ulysees Gilbert III capturing first-team Walter Camp Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive year. Alvin Davis, Jr., garnered second-team All- Scripps Howard Coach of the Year MAC honors. Tra’Von Chapman and Jamal Davis II were third-team All-MAC honorees. Football News Coach of the Year Toyota Coach of the Year

AKRON FOOTBALL Paul “Bear” Bryant Award (Football Writers Association) In 2016, Bowden led UA to a 5-7 overall record, finishing just one play away from 2009 Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year back-to-back bowl appearances. The Zips won their second consecutive Wagon Wheel (and third in last four years) over rival Kent State. Akron led the MAC in punt returns COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER (17.53) which also ranked third nationally. 1977-78 Football (West Virginia)

In 2015, Bowden guided the Zips to an 8-5 overall record and a second-place finish in the MAC (5-3) East en route to the program’s first winning season and bowl appearance since 2005. Ranked No. 2 nationally by Phil Steele as the Most Improved Team, In 2012, Bowden, serving as offensive coordinator, ushered in a spread offense that Akron captured its first-ever bowl victory in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) era resulted in an aerial attack responsible for a school-record and MAC season-high 30 (since 1987) with a 23-21 win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on passing touchdowns. The offense, which was conducted in a hurry-up no-huddle Dec. 22. UA won the 500th game in program history with a 35-14 victory at Louisiana style, was led by QB Dalton Williams, who set the program’s single-season record on Sept. 26, 2015, while closing out the season with five consecutive wins. The Zips for touchdown passes (25) and pass completions (326-for-522), while compiling the shut out rival Kent State, 20-0, in the home finale to regain possession of the coveted third most passing yards (3,387) in a season in school history. Wagon Wheel. The eight wins on the season were the most in the FBS era. Bowden, who served as a studio analyst and color commentator with ABC Sports’ col- In 2014, Bowden guided the Zips to a 5-7 overall for the second consecutive season. lege football for 10 years, was the head coach at Auburn from 1993-98 and spent the With 10 victories over the last two seasons, the Zips totaled more wins than the previ- three seasons prior to coming to Akron at Division II North Alabama. Bowden was an ous three seasons combined. assistant coach at Akron in 1986 under then Zips’ head coach Gerry Faust.

In 2013, Bowden led UA to its highest win total since 2008 by going 5-7 overall and As a student-athlete at West Virginia, Bowden lettered two years as a running back 4-4 against the MAC, as well as ending the year by winning three straight and four (1977-78), held a 3.65 grade-point average in accounting, the highest GPA on the of its last five games. The Zips went 3-3 at home, including a 31-29 win over Toledo football team, and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He did post graduate work at Ox- in the season finale and a 16-7 victory over neighborhood rival Kent State to regain ford University in England, and earned a Juris Doctorate from the Florida State School possession of the coveted wooden Wagon Wheel. of Law in 1982, while a graduate assistant coach with the Seminoles.

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A DECADE NOT LIKELY TO BE DUPLICATED

Feats that may never be repeated ...

WINNINGEST FAMILY IN D-I COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1993 Bobby [Florida State] and Terry BOBBY BOWDEN, father...... Career (44 seasons) 377-129-4 (.743) 31 bowls, 2 national championships [Auburn] were the first father-son TOMMY BOWDEN, brother....Career (12 seasons) 90-49 (.647) 9 bowls TERRY BOWDEN, Akron*...... Career (24 seasons) 171-106-2 (.616) 5 bowls combo in NCAA Division I history to ...... Bowden Family Total 638 -284-6 (.691) 45 bowls, 2 national championships serve as head coaches at the same time. Brothers Mack Brown, Texas...... Career (30 seasons) 244-122-1 (.916) 21 bowls, 1 national championship Watson Brown, Tenn. Tech...... Career (32 seasons) 136-211-1 (.391) 1 bowl 1999 ...... Brown Family Total 380-333-2 (.533) 22 bowls, 1 national championship Bobby [Florida State] and Tommy Brothers Vince Dooley, Georgia...... Career (25 seasons) 201-77-10 (.715) 20 bowls, 1 national championship [Clemson] were the first father-son Bill Dooley, Wake Forest...... Career (26 seasons) 162-126-5 (.625) 10 bowls combo in NCAA Division I history to ...... Dooley Family Total 363-203-15 (.638) 30 bowls, 1 national championship coach against each other as head Father / Son coaches. Lou Holtz, South Carolina...... Career (33 seasons) 249-132-7 (.651) 22 bowls, 1 national championship Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech*...... Career (16 seasons) 126-98 (.563) 9 bowls ...... Holtz Family Total 375-230-7 (.619) 31 bowls, 1 national championship Decade of the 1990s

AKRON FOOTBALL Brothers Howard Jones, USC...... Career (29 seasons) 191-64-21 (.730) 5 bowls, 5 national championships All three Bowden head coaches– T.A. Dwight (Tad) Jones, Yale.....Career (12 seasons) 69-24-6 (.727) 1 national championship ...... Jones Family Total 260-88-27 (.729) 5 bowls, 6 national championships Terry [Auburn 1993], Tommy [Tulane 1998], and Brothers Bob Stoops, Oklahoma...... Career (17 seasons) 190-48 (.798) 18 bowls, 1 national championship Bobby [Florida State 1999]– Mark Stoops, Kentucky*...... Career (3 seasons) 26-39 (.400) 2 bowls led their teams to undefeated Mike Stoops, Arizona ...... Career (8 seasons) 41-50 (.451) 3 bowls seasons and were named the ...... Stoops Family Total 257-137 (.662) 23 bowls, 1 national championship National Coach of the Year at a Father / Son Division I school. Jack Harbaugh, Western Ky...... Career (19 seasons) 116-95-3 (.543) 1 national championship Jim Harbaugh, Michigan*...... Career (8 seasons) 86-38 (.694) 5 bowls ...... Harbaugh Family Total 202-133-3 (.602) 6 bowls, 1 national championship

Father / Son Spike Dykes, Texas Tech...... Career (13 seasons) 82-67-1 (.550) 7 bowls Sonny Dykes, Cal*...... Career (6 seasons) 46-52 (.477) 2 bowls ...... Dykes Family Total 128-117-1 (.526) 9 bowls

Brothers Bobby Petrino, Louisville*...... Career (11 seasons) 117-48 (.709) 11 bowls Paul Petrino, Idaho*...... Career (3 seasons) 18-41 (.313) 1 bowl ...... Petrino Family Total 135-89 (.602) 12 bowls

*active coach Most recent school is listed only 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 13 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF

TODD A.J. JOE STROUD MILWEE TRESEY Associate Head Coach | Offensive Coordinator | co-Defensive Coordinator | Defensive Coord. | Tackles Quarterbacks Linebackers

Florida State ‘85 North Alabama ‘09 Ohio State ‘82

7th Season at Akron | 33rd season overall 7th Season at Akron | 10th season overall 3rd Season at Akron | 34th season overall Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth Gameday: Booth

JEFF TRENT BRETT BOWDEN BOYKIN EKKINS Offensive Passing Game Offensive Running Game Offensive Line | Asst. Coordinator | Wide Receivers Coord.| Running Backs Recruiting Coordinator

Florida State ‘83 Youngstown State ‘95 Mount Union ‘12

7th Season at Akron | 35th season overall 7th Season at Akron | 23rd season overall 3rd Season at Akron | 3rd season overall Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth Gameday: Field

AKRON FOOTBALL Recruiting Coordinator Westminster ‘14 Auburn ‘03 Akron ‘12

4th Season at Akron | 5th season overall 5th Season at Akron | 14th season overall 1st Season at Akron | 15th season overall Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth Gameday: Field

MIKE ANDREW JASEON WOODFORD HAUSER HERCHEK Special Teams Coordinator Graduate Assistant– Graduate Assistant– Defense Offense Arizona ‘82 Akron ‘17 Akron ‘17

7th Season at Akron | 34th season overall TY XAVIER Gameday: Field HUNDLEY QUIGLEY Graduate Assistant– Graduate Assistant– Defense Offense

Akron ‘17 Akron ‘18 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 14 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE (Spread) DEFENSE (4-3) SPECIALISTS Quarterback Defensive End Kicker 1 Kato Nelson (So., 6-1, 215) 9 Jamal Davis II (R-Sr., 6-4, 240) 47 Jerry Fitschen (Jr., 6-0, 210) 12 Alex Ramart (R-Fr., 6-3, 225) 16 Justin Sampson (So., 6-2, 230) OR 37 Tom O’Leary (R-Sr., 5-11, 195) 44 Dylan Meeks (So., 6-2, 250) Running Back Punter 7 Van Edwards (Sr., 5-9, 200) Defensive Tackle 48 Nick Gasser (Sr., 6-0, 180) 4 Deltron Sands (R-Jr., 5-8, 195) 50 Brock Boxen (Sr., 6-3, 295) 47 Jerry Fitschen (Jr., 6-0, 210) 11 Keyondre White (Fr., 5-10, 225) 90 Matt Hanson (R-Fr., 6-3, 245) OR 79 Andy Jean-Baptiste (R-Jr., 6-5, 275) Long Snapper Tight End 17 Cameron Lyons (R-Fr., 6-1, 235) 35 Newman Williams (Sr., 6-2, 260) Nose Tackle 61 Peyton Coffman (So., 5-11, 205) 26 Maverick Wolfley (R-Fr., 6-3, 260) 97 Brennan Williams (Sr., 6-1, 295) OR 94 Brian Reinke (Sr., 6-4, 255) 11 Davon’te Jest (Jr., 6-1, 300) Holder 41 Kyle Foster (Sr., 6-2, 190) Defensive End X- Wide Receiver 12 Alex Ramart (R-Fr., 6-3, 225) 15 Nate Stewart (So., 6-2, 215) 8 Josh Ward (Jr., 6-2, 240) 88 Timothy Scippio (Fr., 6-2, 195) 56 Walter Brady (R-Sr., 6-3, 267) Punt Returner 44 Dylan Meeks (So., 6-2, 250) 19 Andre Williams (So., 5-10, 185) Y- Wide Receiver SAM Linebacker 2 Shawn Featherstone (R-Sr., 6-2, 190) 19 Andre Williams (So., 5-10, 185) 5 Ulysees Gilbert III (Sr., 6-1, 230) 17 Daishawn Brimage (fr., 6-0, 195) Kickoff Returner 40 John Lako (Jr., 6-2, 230) 80 M.J. McGriff (So., 5-8, 190) 7 Van Edwards, Jr. (Sr., 5-9, 200)

MIKE Linebacker 2 Shawn Featherstone (R-Sr., 6-2, 190) Z- Wide Receiver 10 Brian Bell (Sr., 6-3, 235) 9 Jonah Morris (R-So., 6-4, 200) 27 Bubba Arslanian (R-Fr., 6-1, 220) 2 Mykel Traylor-Bennett (R-Sr., 6-3, 230) 3 DeMarkus Glover (So., 6-1, 220) 82 Jeremiah Knight (Fr., 5-11, 195) WILL Linebacker H- Wide Receiver 34 DeMarcus Lloyd (R-Sr., 6-0, 215) 3 Kwadarrius Smith (R-Sr., 5-9, 170) 32 James King (R-Jr., 6-2, 210) 14 Dustin Burkhart (So., 6-0, 195) 18 Malik Wooldridge (R-Fr., 5-9, 180) Field Cornerback 24 Darian Dailey (R-Sr., 5-11, 180) AKRON FOOTBALL Left Tackle 13 Denzel Butler (R-Jr., 5-9, 185) 59 Trevor Brown (Jr., 6-5, 300) 50 Undrea Bullard (Sr., 6-6, 305) Free Safety 1 Alvin Davis (Jr., 5-9, 175) Left Guard 7 Jordan George (Sr., 6-0, 205) 72 Hunter Corne (R-Fr., 6-4, 305 68 Eric Bentley (Fr., 6-2, 290) Rover 2 Shawn Featherstone (R-Sr., 6-2, 190) Center 31 Jamal Baggett (Sr., 5-11, 195) 53 Bryce Petersen (R-So., 6-2, 300) 69 R.J. Kelly (Fr., 6-3, 300) Boundary Cornerback 4 Kyron Brown (Sr., 6-1, 195) Right Guard 6 Jordyn Riley (R-Fr., 5-10, 190) 66 Kyle Ritz (Sr., 6-5, 315) 62 Vincent Fonte (Fr., 6-4, 280)

Right Tackle) 56 Brandon Council (So., 6-4, 325) 71 Shawn Muldowney (R-Fr., 6-4, 300) OR 65 Landon Forman (Jr., 6-5, 280)

2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 15 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

NUMERICAL ROSTER 2018 AKRON FOOTBALL ROSTER 1 Alvin Davis, Jr. CB Jr. 5-9 175 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School 1 Kato Nelson QB So. 6-1 215 13 Abraham Alce RB Fr. 6-0 224 Immokalee, Fla. | Immokalee 2 Mykel Traylor-Bennett WR R-Sr. 6-3 230 27 Bubba Arslanian LB R-Fr. 5-9 220 Aurora, Ohio | Aurora 2 Shawn Featherstone DB R-Sr. 6-2 190 31 Jamal Baggett S Sr. 5-9 195 Oak Park, Ill. | Oak Park-River Forest 3 Kwadarrius Smith WR R-Sr. 5-9 170 43 Youssef Barakat LB Jr. 5-10 210 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 3 DeMarkus Glover LB So. 6-1 220 65 Kyle Bauman LS Fr. 5-11 250 North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton 4 Deltron Sands RB R-Jr. 5-8 195 10 Brian Bell LB Sr. 6-3 235 Valdosta, Ga. | Lowndes 4 Kyron Brown CB Sr. 6-1 195 68 Eric Bentley OL Fr. 6-2 290 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 5 Ulysees Gilbert III LB Sr. 6-1 230 22 Brandon Bischof LB Fr. 6-1 220 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 6 Nick Johns TE R-Jr. 6-3 240 23 Nathan Bischof LB Sr. 6-2 210 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 6 Jordyn Riley DB R-Fr. 5-10 190 23 Gavin Blunt WR Fr. 6-2 195 Aurora, Ohio | Aurora 7 Van Edwards, Jr. RB Sr. 5-9 200 50 Brock Boxen DL Sr. 6-3 295 New Galilee, Pa. | Beaver Falls 7 Jordan George DB Sr. 6-0 200 51 Jake Bracher LB Fr. 6-0 209 Mason, Ohio | William Mason 8 Josh Ward LB Jr. 6-2 240 56 Walter Brady DE R-Sr. 6-3 267 Florence, Ala. | Florence | MTSU | Missouri 8 T.J. Deshields QB Fr. 6-3 185 17 Daishawn Brimage WR Fr. 6-0 195 Akron, Ohio | East 9 Jamal Davis II DE R-Sr. 6-4 240 12 DeAndre Brimage DL So. 6-0 290 Akron, Ohio | East 9 Jonah Morris WR R-So. 6-4 200 4 Kyron Brown CB Sr. 6-1 195 Boynton Beach, Fla. | Boynton Beach 10 Brian Bell LB Sr. 6-3 235 59 Trevor Brown OL Jr. 6-5 300 Clinton, Md. | Wise | Jireh Prep 10 Robbie Kelley QB R-Sr. 6-2 215 50 Undrea Bullard OL Sr. 6-6 305 St. Petersburg, Fla. | Gibbs 11 Keyondre White RB Fr. 5-10 225 14 Dustin Burkhart WR So. 6-0 195 Akron, Ohio | Coventry 11 Davon’te Jest DL Jr. 6-1 300 13 Denzel Butler DB R-Jr. 5-9 185 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Coral Springs Charter | WV Wesleyan 12 Alex Ramart QB R-Fr. 6-3 225 46 Hugh Cade IV CB R-Jr. 5-8 165 Akron, Ohio | Buchtel 12 DeAndre Brimage DL So. 6-0 290 61 Peyton Coffman LS So. 5-11 205 Grand Blanc, Mich. | Fenton 13 Darryl Long TE R-Jr. 6-4 250 37 Jerome Cooper RB R-Fr. 5-11 210 Detroit, Mich. | Stevenson 13 Abraham Alce RB Fr. 6-0 224 72 Hunter Corne OL R-Fr. 6-4 305 Dunnellon, Fla. | Dunnellon 13 Denzel Butler DB R-Jr. 5-9 185 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. DB Fr. 5-9 195 Canton, Ohio | McKinley 14 Dustin Burkhart WR So. 6-0 195 56 Brandon Council OL So. 6-4 325 Tar Heel, N.C. | West Bladen | Jireh Prep 15 Nate Stewart WR So. 6-2 215 24 Darian Dailey CB R-Sr. 5-11 180 Sarasota, Fla. | Manatee | Rutgers 15 Jeffrey Lubin DB R-Fr. 6-2 185 1 Alvin Davis, Jr. CB Jr. 5-9 175 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas 16 Jaquavis Dixon WR Jr. 6-2 200 9 Jamal Davis II DE R-Sr. 6-4 240 Canton, Ohio | McKinley | Pittsburgh 16 Justin Sampson DE So. 6-2 230 8 T.J. Deshields QB Fr. 6-3 185 Beloit, Ohio | West Branch 17 Cameron Lyons LS R-Fr. 6-1 235 52 Zach DiLauro LB Fr. 5-10 215 Akron, Ohio | Springfield 17 Daishawn Brimage WR Fr. 6-0 195 16 Jaquavis Dixon WR Jr. 6-2 200 Oviedo, Fla. | Hagerty 18 Malik Wooldridge WR R-Fr. 5-9 180 64 Rueben Durkee OL R-Fr. 6-5 285 Akron, Ohio | Firestone 19 Andre Williams WR So. 5-10 185 7 Van Edwards, Jr. RB Sr. 5-9 200 Cape Coral, Fla. | Island Coast 19 Drew Hodgson QB R-Fr. 6-3 210 28 Mark Ellis CB Jr. 5-11 180 Williamstown, N.J. | Williamstown | West Virginia 19 Sammy Laster LB R-Fr. 5-11 175 AKRON FOOTBALL 63 Nick Fazio OL Sr. 6-3 305 Streetsboro, Ohio | Streetsboro | Charleston 20 Zaire Jacobs DB So. 5-11 195 2 Shawn Featherstone DB R-Sr. 6-2 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills 21 Tyler Gilchrist S So. 5-10 195 47 Jerry Fitschen PK/P R-So. 6-0 210 Orange, Calif. | Orange Lutheran 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. DB Fr. 5-9 195 22 Devanier Floyd RB Fr. 5-9 200 Akron, Ohio | East 22 Brandon Bischof LB Fr. 6-1 220 49 James Fonseca PK/P R-Sr. 5-11 165 Fontanay, Calif. | Summit | Riverside City College 22 Devanier Floyd RB Fr. 5-9 200 62 Vincent Fonte OL Fr. 6-4 275 Copley, Ohio | Copley 23 Nathan Bischof LB Sr. 6-2 210 74 Landon Forman OL Jr. 6-5 280 Kingfisher, Okla. | Kingfisher | Northeastern Okla. A&M 23 Gavin Blunt WR Fr. 6-2 195 41 Kyle Foster P Sr. 6-2 190 Parkersburg, W.Va. | Parkersburg 24 Darian Dailey CB R-Sr. 5-11 180 48 Nick Gasser PK/P Sr. 6-0 180 Liberty Township, Ohio | Lakota East 25 Caleb Green RB R-Sr. 6-0 210 7 Jordan George DB Sr. 6-0 200 Dayton, Ohio | Archbishop Alter 26 Maverick Wolfley TE R-Fr. 6-3 260 5 Ulysees Gilbert III LB Sr. 6-1 230 Ocala, Fla. | Trinity Catholic 26 Rich Hall DB Fr. 6-1 200 21 Tyler Gilchrist S So. 5-10 195 Akron, Ohio | Hoban 27 Bubba Arslanian LB R-Fr. 5-9 220 3 DeMarkus Glover LB So. 6-1 220 St. Petersburg, Fla. | Northside Christian 28 Mark Ellis CB Jr. 5-11 180 25 Caleb Green RB R-Sr. 6-0 210 Powell, Ohio | Buckeye Valley | CC of San Francisco 28 Jemarulin Suggs RB R-Fr. 5-11 174 39 Jason Grossman WR R-Jr. 5-11 165 Culver City, Calif. | Culver City 29 Jalen Hooks S Fr. 6-2 170 26 Rich Hall DB Fr. 6-1 200 Pompano Beach, Fla. | Coconut Creek 30 Chuck Turfe RB Jr. 5-11 195 90 Matt Hanson DL R-Fr. 6-3 245 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Western 31 Jamal Baggett S Sr. 5-9 195 67 Logan Hawkins DL Fr. 6-2 270 Harrison City, Pa. | Penn-Trafford 32 James King LB R-Jr. 6-2 210 19 Drew Hodgson QB R-Fr. 6-3 210 Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Coffman 34 DeMarcus Lloyd LB R-Sr. 6-0 215 29 Jalen Hooks S Fr. 6-2 170 Warren, Ohio | Harding 35 Newman Williams TE Sr. 6-2 260 20 Zaire Jacobs DB So. 5-11 195 Miami Gardens, Fla. | St. Thomas Aquinas 37 Tom O’Leary PK R-Sr. 5-11 195 79 Andy Jean-Baptiste DL R-Jr. 6-5 275 Miami, Fla. | Miami Edison 37 Jerome Cooper RB R-Fr. 5-11 210 11 Davon’te Jest DL Jr. 6-1 300 Ocala, Fla. | Forest 38 Jonah Wieland P R-Fr. 6-1 210 6 Nick Johns TE R-Jr. 6-3 240 Leesburg, Va. | Gonzaga | Northeastern Okla. A&M 38 Dayvon Robinson DB R-Fr. 6-1 200 83 De’von Jones WR R-Jr. 6-4 210 Akron, Ohio | Coventry 39 Jason Grossman WR R-Jr. 5-11 165 75 Devin Jordan OL Fr. 6-6 250 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Dillard 45 Brandon Junk TE Jr. 6-2 245 Clearwater, Fla. | Central Catholic 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 16 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School 76 Rich Kallay OL Jr. 6-5 320 Largo, Fla. | Central Catholic NUMERICAL ROSTER 10 Robbie Kelley QB R-Sr. 6-2 215 Springfield, Ill. | Rochester | Quincy 40 John Lako LB Jr. 6-2 230 55 R.J. Kelly OL Fr. 6-3 300 Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban 41 Kyle Foster P Sr. 6-2 190 32 James King LB R-Jr. 6-2 210 Miami, Fla. | Booker T. Washington | Miami (Fla.) 43 Youssef Barakat LB Jr. 5-10 210 82 Jeremiah Knight WR Fr. 5-11 195 Jefferson, Ohio | Jefferson Area 44 Dylan Meeks TE/DL So. 6-2 250 40 John Lako LB Jr. 6-2 230 Monroe, Mich. | St. Mary Catholic 45 Brandon Junk TE So. 6-2 245 19 Sammy Laster LB R-Fr. 5-11 175 Miami Gardens, Fla. | Miami Central 46 Hugh Cade IV CB R-Jr. 5-8 165 84 Kenyatis Lewis, Jr. WR Fr. 5-9 160 Miami, Fla. | Sunset 47 Jerry Fitschen PK/P R-So. 6-0 210 34 DeMarcus Lloyd LB R-Sr. 6-0 215 Vienna, Ga. | Dooly County | Butler County CC 48 Nick Gasser PK/P Sr. 6-0 180 13 Darryl Long TE R-Jr. 6-4 250 Columbus, Ohio | Westerville South | Kentucky 49 James Fonseca PK/P R-Sr. 5-11 165 15 Jeffrey Lubin DB R-Fr. 6-2 185 Hollywood, Fla. | South Broward 50 Brock Boxen DL Sr. 6-3 295 17 Cameron Lyons LS R-Fr. 6-1 235 Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown 50 Undrea Bullard OL Sr. 6-6 305 80 M.J. McGriff WR So. 5-8 190 Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach 51 Jake Bracher LB Fr. 6-0 209\ 44 Dylan Meeks TE/DL So. 6-2 250 Orlando, Fla. | Dr. Phillips 52 Zach DiLauro LB Fr. 5-10 215 69 Hunter Meyer OL Fr. 5-10 235 Hubbard, Ohio | Hubbard 53 Bryce Petersen OL So. 6-2 300 81 Brandon Mitchell WR R-Sr. 6-2 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel 55 R.J. Kelly OL Fr. 6-3 300 9 Jonah Morris WR R-So. 6-4 200 Akron, Ohio | Hoban | Indiana 56 Brandon Council OL So. 6-4 325 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL R-Fr. 6-4 300 Diamond, Ohio | Southeast 56 Walter Brady DE R-Sr. 6-3 267 57 Jonathan Neeley OL So. 6-5 310 Youngstown, Ohio | Ursuline 57 Jonathan Neeley OL So. 6-5 310 1 Kato Nelson QB So. 6-1 215 Hollywood, Fla. | Flanagan 59 Trevor Brown OL Jr. 6-5 300 37 Tom O’Leary PK R-Sr. 5-11 195 Tucker, Ga. | St. Pius X Catholic 60 Dean Ramicone LB Jr. 6-0 215 73 Dakota Peters OL Fr. 6-6 270 New Castle, Pa. | Shenango 61 Peyton Coffman LS So. 5-11 205 53 Bryce Petersen OL So. 6-2 300 McKinleyville, Calif. | McKinleyville | River City College 62 Vincent Fonte OL Fr. 6-4 275 12 Alex Ramart QB R-Fr. 6-3 225 Richmond, Texas | Foster 63 Nick Fazio OL Sr. 6-3 305 60 Dean Ramicone LB Jr. 6-0 215 Brunswick, Ohio | Brunswick 64 Rueben Durkee OL R-Fr. 6-5 285 94 Brian Reinke TE Sr. 6-4 255 Akron, Ohio | Copley Senior 65 Kyle Bauman LS Fr. 5-11 250 85 Trevon Richardson WR R-So. 5-8 175 Kent, Ohio | Roosevelt 66 Kyle Ritz OL Sr. 6-5 315 6 Jordyn Riley DB R-Fr. 5-10 190 Citra, Fla. | North Marion 67 Logan Hawkins DL Fr. 6-2 270 66 Kyle Ritz OL Sr. 6-5 315 Willoughby, Ohio | Willoughby South 68 Eric Bentley OL Fr. 6-2 290 38 Dayvon Robinson DB R-Fr. 6-1 200 Paterson, N.J. | Kennedy 69 Hunter Meyer OL Fr. 5-10 235 78 Austin Sample OL So. 6-3 300 Sylvania, Ohio | Northview 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL R-Fr. 6-4 300 16 Justin Sampson DE So. 6-2 230 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 72 Hunter Corne OL R-Fr. 6-4 305 4 Deltron Sands RB R-Jr. 5-8 195 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas | Oregon St. 73 Dakota Peters OL Fr. 6-6 270 88 Timothy Scippio WR Fr. 6-2 195 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Dillard 74 Landon Forman OL Jr. 6-5 280 3 Kwadarrius Smith WR R-Sr. 5-9 170 Orlando, Fla. | First Academy | Missouri 75 Devin Jordan OL Fr. 6-6 250 15 Nate Stewart WR So. 6-2 215 Bethlehem, Pa. | Pius X 76 Rich Kallay OL Jr. 6-5 320 92 Michael Stuhldreer DL Jr. 6-0 280 Grosse Pointe, Mich. | Grosse Pt. South | Dakota College 78 Austin Sample OL So. 6-3 300 28 Jemarulin Suggs RB R-Fr. 5-11 174 Akron, Ohio | East 79 Andy Jean-Baptiste DL R-Jr. 6-5 275 AKRON FOOTBALL 2 Mykel Traylor-Bennett WR R-Sr. 6-3 230 Columbus, Ohio | Reynoldsburg 80 M.J. McGriff WR So. 5-8 190 30 Chuck Turfe RB Jr. 5-11 195 Canton, Mich. | Canton 81 Brandon Mitchell WR R-Sr. 6-2 220 8 Josh Ward LB Jr. 6-2 240 Delray Beach, Fla. | American Heritage 82 Jeremiah Knight WR Fr. 5-11 195 11 Keyondre White RB Fr. 5-10 225 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Dillard 83 De’von Jones WR R-Jr. 6-4 210 38 Jonah Wieland P R-Fr. 6-1 210 Hudson, Ohio | Hudson 84 Kenyatis Lewis, Jr. WR Fr. 5-9 160 19 Andre Williams WR So. 5-10 185 Orlando, Fla. | Winter Park 85 Trevon Richardson WR R-So. 5-8 175 97 Brennan Williams DL Sr. 6-1 295 Akron, Ohio | Firestone 88 Timothy Scippio WR Fr. 6-2 195 35 Newman Williams TE Sr. 6-2 260 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 90 Matt Hanson DL R-Fr. 6-3 245 26 Maverick Wolfley TE R-Fr. 6-3 260 Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown | West Virginia 92 Michael Stuhldreer DL Jr. 6-0 280 18 Malik Wooldridge WR R-Fr. 5-9 180 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 94 Brian Reinke TE Sr. 6-4 255 97 Brennan Williams DL Sr. 6-1 295 COACHING STAFF Terry Bowden (West Virginia ‘78), Head Coach | co-Offensive Coordinator Todd Stroud, Associate Head Coach | Defensive Coordinator | Defensive Tackles PRONUNCIATION GUIDE A.J. Milwee, Offensive Coordinator | Quarterbacks De’von Jones Da-Vaughn Joe Tresey, co-Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers Rich Kallay Kay-Lay Jeff Bowden, Offensive Passing Game Coordinator | Wide Receivers John Lako LAKE-oh Trent Boykin, Offensive Running Game Coordinator | Running Backs Alex Ramart ruh-mart Brett Ekkens, Offensive Line | Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Brian Reinke RINE-key Jemarulin Suggs juh-marlin Kory Gribbin, Tight Ends | H-Backs | Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Mykel Traylor-Bennett Michael Otis Mounds, Defensive Passing Game Coordinator | Defensive Backs | Recruiting Coordinator Marcus Wattley Chuck Turfe TUR-fee , Defensive Ends | Academic Liaison Joe Tresey TRAY-see Mike Woodford , Special Teams Coordinator Andrew Hauser (Defense), Jason Herchek (Offense), Ty Hundley (Defense), Xavier Quigley (Offense), Graduate Assistants 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 17 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

CAREER HIGHS OFFENSE #44 TE/DL DYLAN MEEKS #19 WR ANDRE WILLIAMS Rushes...... Receptions...... 2 at Miami, 11-7-17 #14 WR DUSTIN BURKHART Yards...... Yards...... 37 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Long...... Long...... 37 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Receptions...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 TD...... TD...... Yards...... 25 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Receptions...... Rushes...... 1 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Long...... 25 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Yards...... Yards...... 7 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 TD...... Long...... Long...... 7 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 TD...... TD...... Tackles...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Tackles...... 1 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 #7 RB VAN EDWARDS Solo...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Solo...... 1 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 Asst...... Asst...... Rushes...... 20 vs. Bowling Green, 11-9-16 Yards...... 112 at Ball State, 10-22-16 #35 TE NEWMAN WILLIAMS Long...... 45 at Ball State, 10-22-16 #1 QB KATO NELSON TD...... 1 (5X), last at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 Receptions...... 2 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Receptions...... 2 (3X), last at Ball State, 10-22-16 Yards...... 27 at Kent State, 10-1-16 Completions...... 22 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 Yards...... 32 vs. Savannah State, 9-19-15 Long...... 27 at Kent State, 10-1-16 Attempts...... 38 (twice), last vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 Long...... 16 vs. Savannah State, 9-19-15 TD...... 1 at Kent State, 10-1-16 Passing Yards...... 322 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 TD...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-27-15 TD...... 4 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 KOR...... 5 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 KOR Yards...... 156 at Kent State, 10-1-16 Long Pass...... 71 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 KOR Long...... 75 at Kent State, 10-1-16 Rushes...... 19 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Yards...... 45 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 Long...... 24 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 TD...... 1 at Miami, 11-7-17 #6 TE NICK JOHNS #4 RB DELTRON SANDS Completions...... 1 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Attempts...... 2 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Passing Yards...... 4 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Rushes...... 7 (twice), last vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 TD...... Yards...... 70 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Long Pass...... 4 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Long...... 32 (twice), last vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 TD...... 1 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Receptions...... 2 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 #83 WR DEVON JONES Yards...... 2 at Miami, 11-7-17 Long...... Receptions...... TD...... Yards...... KOR...... 3 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 Long...... KOR Yards...... 79, at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 TD...... KOR Long...... 34 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17

AKRON FOOTBALL Tackles...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Solo...... #3 WR KWADARRIUS SMITH Asst...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Receptions...... 6 at Miami, 11-7-17 #45 TE BRANDON JUNK Yards...... 132 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 Long...... 71 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 TD...... 2 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 Receptions...... 1 (twice), last vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Yards...... 10 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 KOR...... 2 at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 Long...... 10 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 KOR Yards...... 46 at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 TD...... KOR Long...... 29 at Western Michigan, 10-15-17

#10 QB ROBBIE KELLEY #15 WR NATE STEWART

Completions...... 5 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Receptions...... 1 (3X), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Attempts...... 9 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Yards...... 32 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 Passing Yards...... 86 at Toledo, 10-21-17 Long...... 32 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 TD...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 TD...... Long Pass...... 47 at Toledo, 10-21-17 Rushes...... 1 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 #30 RB CHUCK TURFE Yards...... 0 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Long...... 0 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 TD...... Rushes...... 5 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Yards...... 17 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Long...... 8 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 TD...... Tackles...... 1 (3X), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Solo...... 1 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Asst...... 1 (twice), last vs. Ohio, 11-14-17

2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 18 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

CAREER HIGHS

DEFENSE #13 DB DENZEL BUTLER #2 DB SHAWN FEATHERSTONE #31 S JAMAL BAGGETT Tackles...... 7 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Tackles...... 11 at Troy, 9-23-17 Solo...... 5 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Solo...... 7 (3X), last vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Tackles...... 4 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Asst...... 3 at Troy, 9-23-17 Asst...... 8 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Solo...... 2 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 INT...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 TFL...... 1.0 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 Asst...... 2 (twice), last at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Sacks...... 1.0 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 INT...... 1 (twice), last vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 Sacks...... 0.5 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 TFL...... 1.0 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 FF...... 1 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 TFL...... 0.5 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 FR...... 1 at Troy, 9-23-17 FR ...... 1 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 PBU...... 1 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 PBU...... 1 (3X), last vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 PBU...... 1 (3X), last at Toledo, 10-21-17 QBH...... 1 (twice), last vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 #46 CB HUGH CADE #10 LB BRIAN BELL #7 CB JORDAN GEORGE Tackles...... 11 vs. Toledo, 11-2-16 Tackles...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Solo...... 7 vs. Toledo, 11-2-16 Solo...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Tackles...... 11 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Asst...... 4 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 11-2-16 Asst...... Solo...... 8 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 TFL...... 2.0 vs. Appalachian State, 9-24-16 Asst...... 6 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 11-2-16 TFL...... 1.0 (7X), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 FR...... vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 #24 CB DARIAN DAILEY QBH...... 1 vs. Miami, 10-8-16 INT...... 1 (6X), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 KOR...... 1 at Troy, 9-23-17 FF...... 1 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 KOR Yards...... Tackles...... 6 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 PBU...... 2 at Troy, 9-23-17 KOR Long...... Solo...... 4 (3X), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Asst...... 3 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 TFL ...... 1.0 at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 #5 LB ULYSEES GILBERT III #23 LB NATHAN BISCHOF INT...... 1 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 FR...... 1 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Tackles...... 17 at Ball State, 10-22-16 Tackles...... 3 at Troy, 9-23-17 PBU...... 1 (7X), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Solo...... 10 at Kent State, 10-1-16 Solo...... 2 (5X), last at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 Asst...... 12 at Ball State, 10-22-16 Sacks...... 2.0 vs. Bowling Green, 11-9-16 Asst...... 2 (twice), last vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 #1 CB ALVIN DAVIS Sacks...... 1.0 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 INT...... 1 (3X), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 TFL...... 1.0 (twice), last at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 INT TD...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 FR...... 1 vs. Miami, 10-8-16 Tackles...... 15 at Ball State, 10-22-16 TFL...... 3.0 (4X), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 PBU...... 1 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Solo...... 10 at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 FF...... 1 (twice), last vs. Bowling Green, 11-9-16 Asst...... 7 at Ball State, 10-22-16 FR...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 TFL...... 1 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 FR TD...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 #50 DT BROCK BOXEN INT...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 PBU...... 2 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 FF...... 1 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 QBH...... 2 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Tackles...... 6 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 FR...... 1 (twice), last at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 PR...... 1 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Solo...... 4 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 PBU...... 1 3X), last at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 PR TD...... 1 1 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Asst...... 5 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 QBH...... 1 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Sacks...... 1.0 (twice), last vs. #23 Western Michigan, 10-15-16 #21 S TYLER GILCHRIST AKRON FOOTBALL TFL...... 1.5 (twice), last vs. Miami, 10-8-16 #9 DE JAMAL DAVIS II FF...... 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 9-12-15 QBH...... 2 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Tackles...... 2 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Blocked FG...... 1 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 Tackles...... 10 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Solo...... 2 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Solo...... 8 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Asst...... Asst...... 7 at Toledo, 10-21-17 #12 DL DeANDRE BRIMAGE Sacks...... 1.0 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 TFL...... 3.5 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 #3 LB DEMARKUS GLOVER Tackles...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 FF...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Solo...... QBH ...... 1 (3X), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Tackles...... 1 (4X), last at Toledo, 10-21-17 Asst...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Solo...... 1 (3X), last at Toledo, 10-21-17 Asst...... 1at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 #28 CB MARK ELLIS #4 CB KYRON BROWN Tackles...... 1 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 #20 DB ZAIRE JACOBS Tackles...... 9 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Solo...... 1 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Solo...... 6 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Asst...... Tackles...... 2 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Asst...... 5 vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 Solo...... 1 (twice), last at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 TFL...... 1.0 (twice), last at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 Asst...... 1 (twice), last at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 INT...... 1 (5X), last at Western Michigan, 10-15-17 INT TD...... 1 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 PBU...... 4 at Miami, 11-7-17 FF...... 1 vs. Iowa State, 9-16-17 FR...... 1 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17

2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 19 2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA

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#40 LB JOHN LAKO SPECIALISTS Tackles...... 13 vs. #23 Western Michigan, 10-15-16 #47 P JERRY FITSCHEN Solo...... 7 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 Asst...... 11 vs. #23 Western Michigan, 10-15-16 Punts...... 1 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 Sacks...... 0.5 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Yards...... 29 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 INT...... 1 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Game Avg...... 29.0 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 INT TD...... 1 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Long...... 20 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 TFL...... 1.5 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Inside 20...... FF...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 PBU...... 1 vs. Miami, 10-8-16 Kickoffs...... 1 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 QBH...... 1 (twice), last at Miami, 11-7-17 Yards...... 56 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 Game Avg...... 56.0 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 #34 LB DEMARCUS LLOYD #49 P JAMES FONSECA Tackles...... 5 (twice), last vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Solo...... 3 (twice), last vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Punts...... 1 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Asst...... 3 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Yards...... 15 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Sacks...... 0.5 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Game Avg...... 15.0 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 TFL...... 1.5 vs. Miami, 10-8-16 Long...... 15 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 INT...... 1 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Inside 20...... QBH...... 1 at Marshall, 9-17-16

#94 DL BRIAN REINKE #41 H/P KYLE FOSTER Tackles...... 1 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Solo...... Tackles...... 5 (3X), last at Miami, 11-7-17 Asst...... 1 vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Solo...... 3 (twice), last at Miami, 11-7-17 Asst...... 4 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Sacks ...... 1.5 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 #48 PK/P NICK GASSER TFL...... 2.0 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 PBU...... 1 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 Punts...... 11 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 QBH...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Yards...... 435 at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Game Avg...... 45.9 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 #16 DE JUSTIN SAMPSON Long...... 59 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Inside 20...... 5 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17

Tackles...... 2 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Kickoffs...... 9 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Solo...... 2 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Yards...... 551 vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Asst...... Game Avg...... 65.0 at Ball State, 10-22-16 Sacks...... 1.0 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17

AKRON FOOTBALL TFL...... 1.0 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Field Goals Made...... 1 (3X), last at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 FF...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 FG Attempted...... 2 at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 QBH...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Long...... 45 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Consecutive FG...... 1 #52 JOSH WARD PAT Made...... 4 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 PAT Attempted...... 4 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Tackles...... 4 (twice), last at Toledo, 10-21-17 Consecutive PAT...... 13 Solo...... 2 (twice), last vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 Asst...... 3 (twice), last at Toledo, 10-21-17 Tackles...... 1 (twice), last vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 TFL...... 1.0 (twice), last at #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Solo...... 1 (twice), last vs. UAPB, 9-9-17 Sacks...... 1.0 at Ohio, 11-22-16 Asst...... FF...... 1 at Ohio, 11-22-16 PBU...... 1 at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 QBH...... 1 (3X), last at Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 #37 PK TOM O’LEARY

Kickoffs...... 11 at Marshall, 9-17-16 #97 DL BRENNAN WILLIAMS Yards...... 648 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Game Avg...... 65.0 vs. #23 Western Michigan, 10-15-16 Tackles...... 4 vs. Appalachian State, 9-24-16 Solo...... 2 (4X), last at Troy, 9-23-17 Field Goals Made..... 2 (twice), last vs. Bowling Green, 11-9-16 Asst...... 3 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 FG Attempted...... 2 (4X), last at Troy, 9-23-17 Sacks...... 1.0 vs. Savannah State, 9-19-15 Long...... 48 vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 TFL...... 1.5 vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 Consecutive FG...... 0 FR...... 1 vs. Appalachian State, 9-24-16 QBH...... 1 (twice), last vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 PAT Made...... 8 at Marshall, 9-17-16 PAT Attempted...... 9 at Marshall, 9-17-16 Consecutive PAT...... 13

2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 20 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA 2017 PLAYER PARTICIPATION 2017 CAREER MAC BOWL NO. PLAYER GP-GS GP-GS PSU UAPB ISU TROY BGSU BSU WMU TOLEDO BUFF MIAMI OHIO KSU TOLEDO FAU 31 BAGGETT, Jamal 11-0 19-0 XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 BALL, Warren 5-5 40-7 * RB RB RB RB RB ...... 1D BELL, Brian 14-11 38-21 XXX XXX XXX SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM 21 BICKLEY, Fransohn 8-2 31-10 WR ... XXX ...... XXX XXX WR XXX ...... XXX XXX 23 BISCHOF, Nathan 14-2 34-2 SAM SAM XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 36 BOOKER, Kobie $ 12-3 12-3 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX TE XXX XXX TE XXX TE XXX XXX 50 BOXEN, Brock 14-13 31-21 XXX NT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 2G BRIMAGE, DeAndre $ 4-0 4-0 ... XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX ...... 4 BROWN, Kyron 14-14 39-15 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 59 BROWN, Trevor 14-14 19-15 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 88 BUDDENBERG, Michael 14-0 51-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 5H BULLARD, Undrea 3-0 7-0 ...... XXX ... XXX ... XXX ...... 14 BURKHART, Dustin $ 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 13 BUTLER, Denzel 14-2 14-2 XXX XXX XXX S XXX XXX XXX S XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 CADE, Hugh 2-0 2-0 ... XXX ...... XXX ...... 91 CAMARA, Ibrahima 14-11 24-16 DT XXX XXX NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT XXX NT 5 CHAPMAN, Tra’Von 14-6 26-12 WR XXX XXX WR XXX WR XXX WR WR XXX WR XXX XXX XXX 11 CONEY, A.J. 14-13 38-19 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR XXX WR WR WR WR 8 COPELAND, Darius 12-4 42-16 NT XXX NT ... XXX XXX DT XXX XXX XXX XXX ... NT XXX 6G COUNCIL, Brandon # 10-9 10-9 XXX LG ...... LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 24 DAILEY, Darian 14-13 14-13 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB XXX CB CB CB CB CB CB 1 DAVIS, Alvin 14-12 26-19 FS FS FS XXX FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS XXX 9D DAVIS, Jamal 14-12 14-12 DE DE DE DE DE XXX DE DE DE DE XXX DE DE DE 7 EDWARDS, Van 14-3 36-10 XXX RB XXX XXX XXX RB XXX XXX RB XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 28 ELLIS, Mark 2-0 2-0 ...... XXX ...... XXX ...... 57 ERICKSEN, Stephen 14-14 37-27 LG C LG LG LG LG C C C C C C C C 63 FAZIO, Nick 4-0 4-0 ... XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX ...... 2 FEATHERSTONE, Shawn 13-3 25-5 XXX XXX XXX XXX S S XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX S 47 FITSCHEN, Jerry 1-0 ...... 49 FONSECA, James 1-0 2-0 ... XXX ...... 41 FOSTER, Kyle 13-0 37-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 48 GASSER, Nick 14-0 26-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 2F GAUTHNEY, LaVonne 9-4 33-18 C ...... C C C ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 7D GEORGE, Jordan 14-9 33-14 XXX XXX CB S XXX XXX XXX CB S S S S S S 5D GILBERT, Ulysees 14-14 39-26 WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL 18 GILCHRIST, Tyler 3-0 3-0 ...... XXX XXX ... XXX ...... 39 GINGERICH, Zach # 1-0 4-0 ... XXX ...... 8D GLADNEY, Kevin 13-4 27-4 * XXX WR WR XXX WR WR ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3D GLOVER, DeMarkus # 8-0 8-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 32 GUISER, Zach 3-3 37-24 S S S ...... 42 HAUSER, Andrew 14-14 45-20 MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE 22 HAYES, Mikee 14-0 28-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 20 JACOBS, Zaire $ 7-0 7-0 ... XXX XXX ...... XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX 6 JOHNS, Nick 8-0 8-0 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 51 JONES, De’von 11-0 11-0 ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 55 JONES, Tony 1-0 1-0 ... XXX ...... 25 JUNIUS, Travonte 13-0 24-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 JUNK, Brandon 12-4 22-5 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX TE TE ... TE TE

AKRON FOOTBALL 76 KALLAY, Rich 1-0 1-0 ... XXX ...... 10 KELLEY, Robbie 7-0 25-11 * XXX XXX ...... XXX ... XXX ... XXX ...... XXX XXX 1F KISH, Michael 10-0 21-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 LAKO, John 14-0 26-3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 75 LETULI, Jovann 14-14 25-25 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 4F LLOYD, DeMarcus 3-0 14-0 XXX XXX XXX ...... 29 LOCKETT, Vince 11-0 ...... 12 LONG, Darryl 13-0 13-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 77 McCOY, Cedric 5-0 13-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 44 MEEKS, Dylan $ 14-0 14-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 MOORE, Deon’Tae 12-1 24-4 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX DE XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 MORGAN, Manny 14-6 36-9 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX RB XXX RB XXX RB RB RB RB 73 NEELEY, Jonathan # 13-0 13-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1Q NELSON, Kato # 10-5 10-5 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ...... QB QB QB QB QB 37 O’LEARY, Tom 8-0 22-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 74 QUIGLEY, Xavier 12-1 24-2 XXX XXX C XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 94 REINKE, Brian 14-14 26-14 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 66 RITZ, Kyle 14-14 39-31 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 78 SAMPLE, Austin # 4-0 4-0 ... XXX ...... XXX XXX ... XXX ...... 6F SAMPSON, Justin $ 12-0 12-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 3G SANDS, Deltron 10-1 10-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX RB ...... 3 SMITH, Kwadarrius 14-8 24-9 XXX WR WR XXX XXX XXX WR WR XXX WR XXX WR WR WR 15 STEWART, Nate # 8-0 8-0 XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 30 TURFE, Chuck 13-0 14-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 52 WARD, Josh 14-1 26-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX DE XXX XXX XXX 19 WILLIAMS, Andre $ 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 97 WILLIAMS, Brennan 14-1 28-2 XXX DT XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 35 WILLIAMS, Newman 8-4 23-11 TE ... TE TE TE ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX 82 WOLF, Austin 12-11 42-23 ...... XXX WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 4 WOODSON, Thomas 10-9 39-29 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB ...... XXX ... 17 YOUNG, Anthony 8-0 20-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ......

XXX – Played POS – Position Started ... – Did Not Play # – Redshirt Freshman $ – True Freshman * includes participation from other D-I schools 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 21 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA 2017 STARTING LINE-UPS OFFENSE (SPREAD) Game LT LG C RG RT X-WR TE/H Y-WR H-WR/Z-WR QB RB at Penn State T. Brown Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Bickley N. Williams Coney Chapman Woodson Ball UAPB T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli K. Smith Edwards (RB) Coney Gladney Woodson Ball Iowa State T. Brown Ericksen Quigley Ritz Letuli K. Smith N. Williams Coney Gladney Woodson Ball at Troy T. Brown Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Wolf N. Williams Coney Chapman Woodson Ball at BGSU T. Brown Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Wolf N. Williams Coney Gladney Woodson Ball Ball State T. Brown Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Wolf Chapman (WR) Coney Gladney Woodson Edwards at WMU T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Booker Coney K. Smith Woodson Edwards at Toledo T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Chapman (WR) Coney K. Smith Woodson Bickley (WR) Buffalo T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Morgan (RB) Coney Chapman Woodson Edwards at Miami T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Booker Junk (TE) K. Smith Nelson Sands Ohio T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Junk Coney Chapman Nelson Morgan Kent State T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Booker Coney K. Smith Nelson Morgan vs. Toledo T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Junk Coney K. Smith Nelson Morgan at FAU T. Brown Council Ericksen Ritz Letuli Wolf Junk Coney K. Smith Nelson Morgan DEFENSE (4-3) Game DE DT NT DE SAM MIKE WILL CB FS ROV CB at Penn State J. Davis Camara Copeland Reinke Bischof Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis Guiser K. Brown UAPB J. Davis B. Williams Boxen Reinke Bischof Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis Guiser K. Brown Iowa State J. Davis Boxen Copeland Reinke George (CB) Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis Guiser K. Brown at Troy J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey George Butler K. Brown at BGSU J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis Featherstone K. Brown Ball State Moore Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis Featherstone K. Brown at WMU J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis Copeland (DT) K. Brown at Toledo J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert George A. Davis Butler K. Brown Buffalo J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis George K. Brown at Miami J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis George K. Brown Ohio Ward Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis George K. Brown Kent State J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis George K. Brown vs. Toledo J. Davis Boxen Copeland Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey A. Davis George K. Brown at FAU J. Davis Boxen Camara Reinke Bell Hauser Gilbert Dailey Featherstone George K. Brown AKRON STATISTICAL LEADERS Game Rushing (Att.-Yds.TD) Passing (C-A-I-Y-TD) Receiving (Att.-Yds.-TD) Tackles (S-A-T) at Penn State Kato Nelson (9-39-0) Thomas Woodson (12-23-1-71-0) Tra’Von Chapman (3-10-0) Zach Guiser (8-2-10) UAPB Warren Ball (20-146-3) Thomas Woodson (15-21-0-166-1) Tra’Von Chapman (5-55-0) Ulysees Gilbert (6-4-10) Iowa State Warren Ball (11-40-0) Thomas Woodson (25-40-1-240-2) Tra’Von Chapman (8-53-0) Ulysees Gilbert (4-8-12) at Troy Warren Ball (28-112-1) Thomas Woodson (20-40-2-268-1) Kwadarrius Smith (4-103-1) Shawn Featherstone (7-4-11) at BGSU Van Edwards (14-70-1) Thomas Woodson (13-24-1-168-2) A.J. Coney (5-42-1) Ulysees Gilbert (8-3-11) Ball State Deltron Sands (6-52-1) Thomas Woodson (17-30-0-211-2) A.J. Coney (6-90-0) Gilbert (8-5-13), Hauser (7-6-13) at WMU Manny Morgan (12-53-1) Thomas Woodson (13-24-1-127-1) A.J. Coney (3-38-0) Alvin Davis (10-2-12)

AKRON FOOTBALL at Toledo Van Edwards (9-25-0) Thomas Woodson (18-33-1-205-2) Tra’Von Chapman (6-70-1) Gilbert (3-5-8), Camara (2-6-8), J.Davis (1-7-8) Buffalo Deltron Sands (7-70-0) Thomas Woodson (21-29-1-286-3) A.J. Coney (7-91-0) Jordan George (8-3-11) at Miami Manny Morgan (10-41-0) Kato Nelson (19-38-0-218-1) Kwadarrius Smith (6-69-0) Alvin Davis (7-2-9) Ohio Manny Morgan (14-55-1) Kato Nelson (22-38-0-322-4) Tra’Von Chapman (7-58-0) Ulysees Gilbert (3-8-11) Kent State Van Edwards (9-55-0) Kato Nelson (6-20-1-69-1) Manny Morgan (2-4-0) Ulysees Gilbert (6-8-14) vs. Toledo Manny Morgan (11-51-1) Kato Nelson (8-18-0-177-2) Kwadarrius Smith (3-114-1) Gilbert (5-5-10), George (5-5-10) at FAU Manny Morgan (17-41-0) Kato Nelson (9-15-0-80-0) Austin Wolf (3-26-0) Ulysees Gilbert (3-10-13)

2017 AKRON FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | RESULTS Date Opponent W/L Score Overall MAC Time Attendance Sept. 2 at #6 Penn State [ABC] L 0-52 0-1 – 3:25 101,684 Sept. 9 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF [ESPN3] W 52-3 1-1 – 3:18 17,464 Sept. 16 IOWA STATE [CBS-SN] L 14-41 1-2 – 3:34 22,811 Sept. 23 at Troy [ESPN3] L 17-22 1-3 – 3:43 27,324 Sept. 30 *at Bowling Green [ESPN3] W 34-23 2-3 1-0 3:18 15,111 Oct. 7 *BALL STATE [Homecoming] [ESPN3] W 31-3 3-3 2-0 3:03 20,199 Oct. 15 *at Western Michigan [stream] W 14-13 4-3 3-0 3:07 5,000 Oct. 21 *at Toledo [ESPN3] L 21-48 4-4 3-1 3:15 20,414 Oct. 28 *BUFFALO [CBS-SN] W 21-20 5-4 4-1 3:15 17,427 Nov. 7 *at Miami (Ohio) [ESPN2] L 14-24 5-5 4-2 3:23 12,813 Nov. 14 *OHIO [ESPN2] W 37-34 6-5 5-2 3:50 17,832 Nov. 21 *KENT STATE [ESPNU] W 24-14 7-5 6-2 3:13 21,683 Dec. 2 MAC Championship Game vs. Toledo L 28-45 7-6 6-2 3:54 16,225 Dec. 19 Boca Raton Bowl Game– at Florida Atlantic L 3-50 7-7 6-2 3:13 25,912

Home games in CAPS *Mid-American Conference game 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 22 GAME 1 | at NEBRASKA The Automated ScoreBook FINAL 2017 TEAMAkron STATISTICS Overall Team Statistics (2017 FINAL STATISTICS) All games

Team Statistics AKRON OPP SCORING 310 392 Points Per Game 22.1 28.0 Points Off Turnovers 94 65 FIRST DOWNS 256 328 R u s h in g 90 151 P a s s in g 136 146 P e n a lt y 30 31 RUSHING YARDAGE 1475 2867 Yards gained rushing 1850 3171 Yards lost rushing 375 304 Rushing Attempts 459 570 Average Per Rush 3.2 5.0 Average Per Game 105.4 204.8 TDs Rushing 14 24 PASSING YARDAGE 2949 3333 C o m p - A t t - I n t 242-447-11 285-460-19 Average Per Pass 6.6 7.2 Average Per Catch 12.2 11.7 Average Per Game 210.6 238.1 TDs Passing 24 24 TOTAL OFFENSE 4424 6200 Total Plays 906 1030 Average Per Play 4.9 6.0 Average Per Game 316.0 442.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-602 46-924 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-12 23-330 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-398 11-85 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.2 20.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2.0 14.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.9 7.7 FUMBLES-LOST 12-6 16-8 PENALTIES-Yards 88-873 90-877 Average Per Game 62.4 62.6 PUNTS-Yards 88-3603 55-2112 Average Per Punt 40.9 38.4 Net punt average 36.5 36.4 AKRON FOOTBALL KICKOFFS-Yards 60-3483 79-4797 Average Per Kick 58.0 60.7 Net kick average 37.7 39.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 4 5 3 1 : 1 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 80/203 65/190 3rd-Down Pct 39% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/15 17/28 4th-Down Pct 47% 61% SACKS BY-Yards 22-135 38-243 MISC YARDS 0 41 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 42 49 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-13 17-28 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (24-33) 73% (44-55) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-33) 61% (34-55) 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-42) 95% (45-47) 96% ATTENDANCE 117416 219826 Games/Avg Per Game 6/19569 7/31404 Neutral Site Games 1/16225

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Akron 78 106 35 91 0 310 Opponents 107 113 97 75 0 392

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Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg MORGAN, Manny 14-6 116 468 34 434 3.7 4 42 31.0 CONEY, A.J. 4 6 1.5 0 4 EDWARDS, Van 14-3 94 361 18 343 3.6 2 24 24.5 FEATHERSTONE, Sha 2 6 3.0 0 4 BALL, Warren 5 - 5 75 361 29 332 4.4 4 32 66.4 Total 6 12 2.0 0 4 NELSON, Kato 10-5 95 354 156 198 2.1 1 24 19.8 Opponents 23 330 14.3 1 61 SANDS, Deltron 10-1 25 174 1 173 6.9 2 32 17.3 TURFE, Chuck 12-0 7 31 0 31 4.4 0 8 2.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Andre 12-0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 GEORGE, Jordan 5 58 11.6 0 28 TEAM 6 - 0 2 0 8 -8 -4.0 0 0 -1.3 GILBERT, Ulysees 3 69 23.0 1 30 KELLEY, Robbie 7 - 0 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -1.4 LAKO, John 2 35 17.5 1 35 WOODSON, Thomas 10-9 43 94 119 -25 -0.6 1 12 -2.5 FEATHERSTONE, Sha 2 86 43.0 0 45 Total 14 459 1850 375 1475 3.2 14 42 105.4 BROWN, Kyron 2 108 54.0 1 70 Opponents 14 570 3171 304 2867 5.0 24 80 204.8 DAILEY, Darian 1 40 40.0 0 40 HAUSER, Andrew 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g GUISER, Zach 1 0 0.0 0 0 WOODSON, Thomas 10-9 121.03 159-278-9 57.2 1777 14 45 177.7 DAVIS, Alvin 1 2 2.0 0 2 NELSON, Kato 10-5 125.34 70-140-2 50.0 989 8 71 98.9 BUTLER, Denzel 1 0 0.0 0 0 KELLEY, Robbie 7 - 0 129.37 12-26-0 46.2 179 2 47 25.6 Total 19 398 20.9 3 70 JOHNS, Nick 8 - 0 66.80 1-2-0 50.0 4 0 4 0.5 Opponents 11 85 7.7 0 39 CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 14-6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 14 122.35 242-447-11 54.1 2949 24 71 210.6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 14 131.78 285-460-19 62.0 3333 24 63 238.1 EDWARDS, Van 19 375 19.7 0 28 SANDS, Deltron 8 184 23.0 0 34 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g BOOKER, Kobie 2 29 14.5 0 18 CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 14-6 53 475 9.0 2 30 33.9 MORGAN, Manny 1 5 5.0 0 5 CONEY, A.J. 14-13 43 551 12.8 3 33 39.4 BELL, Brian 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 SMITH, Kwadarrius 14-8 34 726 21.4 7 71 51.9 CONEY, A.J. 1 2 2.0 0 2 WOLF, Austin 12-11 33 476 14.4 5 43 39.7 GAUTHNEY, LaVonne 1 8 8.0 0 8 BICKLEY, Fransohn 8 - 2 12 155 12.9 1 23 19.4 Total 33 602 18.2 0 34 MORGAN, Manny 14-6 12 58 4.8 0 13 4.1 Opponents 46 924 20.1 0 50

AKRON FOOTBALL GLADNEY, Kevin 13-4 10 116 11.6 1 36 8.9 BOOKER, Kobie 12-3 8 126 15.8 4 25 10.5 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg EDWARDS, Van 14-3 8 33 4.1 0 13 2.4 DAVIS, Alvin 1 16 16.0 0 16 YOUNG, Anthony 8 - 0 7 60 8.6 0 17 7.5 GILBERT, Ulysees 1 40 40.0 1 40 BALL, Warren 5 - 5 7 18 2.6 1 11 3.6 Total 2 56 28.0 1 40 WILLIAMS, Andre 12-0 4 70 17.5 0 37 5.8 Opponents 1 7 7.0 0 7 STEWART, Nate 8 - 0 3 45 15.0 0 32 5.6 SANDS, Deltron 10-1 3 2 0.7 0 2 0.2 JUNK, Brandon 12-4 2 14 7.0 0 10 1.2 WILLIAMS, Newman 8 - 4 2 -1 -0.5 0 2 -0.1 BURKHART, Dustin 12-0 1 25 25.0 0 25 2.1 Total 14 242 2949 12.2 24 71 210.6 Opponents 14 285 3333 11.7 24 63 238.1

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PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SMITH, Kwadarrius 7 ------42 WOODSON, Thomas 10 321 -25 1777 1752 175.2 O'LEARY, Tom - 3-7 26-27 - - - - - 35 NELSON, Kato 10 235 198 989 1187 118.7 WOLF, Austin 5 ------30 MORGAN, Manny 14 116 434 0 434 31.0 BALL, Warren 5 ------30 EDWARDS, Van 14 94 343 0 343 24.5 MORGAN, Manny 4 ------24 BALL, Warren 5 75 332 0 332 66.4 BOOKER, Kobie 4 ------24 SANDS, Deltron 10 25 173 0 173 17.3 GASSER, Nick - 3-6 13-14 - - - - - 22 KELLEY, Robbie 7 27 -10 179 169 24.1 CONEY, A.J. 3 ------18 TURFE, Chuck 12 7 31 0 31 2.6 SANDS, Deltron 2 ------12 WILLIAMS, Andre 12 1 7 0 7 0.6 EDWARDS, Van 2 ------12 JOHNS, Nick 8 2 0 4 4 0.5 GILBERT, Ulysees 2 ------12 TEAM 6 2 -8 0 -8 -1.3 CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 2 ------12 Total 14 906 1475 2949 4424 316.0 WOODSON, Thomas 1 ------6 Opponents 14 1030 2867 3333 6200 442.9 NELSON, Kato 1 ------6 GLADNEY, Kevin 1 ------6 BICKLEY, Fransohn 1 ------6 BROWN, Kyron 1 ------6 LAKO, John 1 ------6 GINGERICH, Zach - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 Total 42 6-13 40-42 - - - - - 310 Opponents 49 17-28 45-47 1-1 - 0-1 - - 392

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk O'LEARY, Tom 3-7 42.9 0-0 1-1 1-3 1-3 0-0 48 0 GASSER, Nick 85 3588 42.2 59 3 28 27 16 2 GASSER, Nick 3-6 50.0 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 45 1 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FONSECA, James 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Akron Opponents Total 88 3603 40.9 59 3 28 27 16 2 Penn State - 39,(47) Opponents 55 2112 38.4 56 5 25 14 4 0 Arkansas Pine Bluff (34) (25) AKRON FOOTBALL Iowa State - (40),(40),25 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Troy (28),34 (22),32 GASSER, Nick 60 3483 58.0 12 1 Bowling Green 47 (25) Total 60 3483 58.0 12 1 20.1 37.7 27 Ball State (48) (31) Opponents 79 4797 60.7 43 3 18.2 39.5 25 Western Michigan - 25,(49),49,(35) Toledo 40 (40),55,(29) Buffalo 37 (37),(36),46 Miami 31 (28) OHIO (19) (19),(46) KENT STATE (45) 52 Toledo 42 33,(47) Florida Atlantic 38,(19) 44,45

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g EDWARDS, Van 14 343 33 0 375 0 751 53.6 SMITH, Kwadarr 14 0 726 0 0 0 726 51.9 CONEY, A.J. 14 0 551 6 2 0 559 39.9 MORGAN, Man 14 434 58 0 5 0 497 35.5 WOLF, Austin 12 0 476 0 0 0 476 39.7 CHAPMAN, Tra' 14 0 475 0 0 0 475 33.9 SANDS, Deltron 10 173 2 0 184 0 359 35.9 BALL, Warren 5 332 18 0 0 0 350 70.0 NELSON, Kato 10 198 0 0 0 0 198 19.8 BOOKER, Kobie 12 0 126 0 29 0 155 12.9 BICKLEY, Frans 8 0 155 0 0 0 155 19.4 GLADNEY, Kevi 13 0 116 0 0 0 116 8.9 BROWN, Kyron 14 0 0 0 0 108 108 7.7 FEATHERSTON 13 0 0 6 0 86 92 7.1 WILLIAMS, Andr 12 7 70 0 0 0 77 6.4 GILBERT, Ulyse 14 0 0 0 0 69 69 4.9 YOUNG, Anthon 8 0 60 0 0 0 60 7.5 GEORGE, Jorda 14 0 0 0 0 58 58 4.1 STEWART, Nat 8 0 45 0 0 0 45 5.6 DAILEY, Darian 14 0 0 0 0 40 40 2.9 LAKO, John 14 0 0 0 0 35 35 2.5 TURFE, Chuck 12 31 0 0 0 0 31 2.6 BURKHART, Du 12 0 25 0 0 0 25 2.1 JUNK, Brandon 12 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.2 GAUTHNEY, La 9 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.9 DAVIS, Alvin 14 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1 BELL, Brian 14 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 WILLIAMS, New 8 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 TEAM 6 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.3 KELLEY, Robbie 7 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -1.4 WOODSON, Th 10 -25 0 0 0 0 -25 -2.5 Total 14 1475 2949 12 602 398 5436 388.3 AKRON FOOTBALL Opponents 14 2867 3333 330 924 85 7539 538.5

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 5D GILBERT, Ulysees 14-14 65 76 141 9.5-44 5.0-22 3-69 4 5 1-40 . . . 1 DAVIS, Alvin 14-12 55 28 83 1.0-6 . 1-2 2 . 1-16 1 . . 7D GEORGE, Jordan 14-9 43 28 71 3.0-10 . 5-58 3 . . 1 . . 9D DAVIS, Jamal 14-12 39 30 69 15.5-48 2.0-14 . . 5 . 1 . . 40 LAKO, John 14-0 35 34 69 4.5-13 1.0-8 2-35 . 4 . 2 . . 2 FEATHERSTONE, Sha 13-3 38 29 67 2.0-2 . 2-86 2 1 1-0 1 . . 1D BELL, Brian 14-11 33 24 57 4.5-11 . . . . 1-0 . . . 42 HAUSER, Andrew 14-14 26 27 53 2.5-8 . 1-0 . . . 1 1 . 4D BROWN, Kyron 14-14 36 13 49 2.0-3 . 2-108 11 . 1-0 1 . . 94 REINKE, Brian 14-14 21 27 48 7.5-21 3.5-11 . 1 2 . . . . 24 DAILEY, Darian 14-13 30 12 42 1.0-5 . 1-40 7 . 1-0 . . . 13 BUTLER, Denzel 14-2 24 15 39 2.0-4 1.0-3 1-0 3 . 1-0 . . . 91 CAMARA, Ibrahima 14-11 19 18 37 2.0-8 1.0-7 . 1 1 . 1 . . 50 BOXEN, Brock 14-13 11 23 34 . . . . 1 . . . . 52 WARD, Josh 14-1 12 13 25 1.0-6 . . 1 3 . . . . 23 BISCHOF, Nathan 14-2 12 5 17 2.0-9 1.0-5 . 1 . . . . . 32 GUISER, Zach 3-3 14 2 16 1.0-3 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 56 MOORE, Deon'Tae 12-2 6 9 15 3.0-23 3.0-23 . . . 1-0 . . . 97 WILLIAMS, Brennan 14-1 5 8 13 2.0-12 0.5-5 . . 2 . . . . 8 COPELAND, Darius 12-4 7 4 11 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . 1 . . 25 JUNIUS, Travonte 13-0 7 3 10 ...... 31 BAGGETT, Jamal 11-0 4 6 10 0.5-4 0.5-4 . 1 . . . . . 6F SAMPSON, Justin 11-0 4 3 7 2.5-22 2.5-22 . . 1 . 1 . . 4F LLOYD, DeMarcus 3-0 4 3 7 2.0-11 0.5-6 ...... 1F KISH, Michael 10-0 3 2 5 1.0-3 ...... 3D GLOVER, DeMarkus 8-0 4 1 5 ...... 22 HAYES, Mikee 14-0 3 2 5 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 20 JACOBS, Zaire 7-0 2 2 4 ...... 30 TURFE, Chuck 12-0 1 2 3 ...... 88 BUDDENBERG, Micha 14-0 3 . 3 ...... 9 MORGAN, Manny 14-6 1 1 2 ......

AKRON FOOTBALL 48 GASSER, Nick 14-0 2 . 2 ...... 44 MEEKS, Dylan 14-0 2 . 2 ...... 18 GILCHRIST, Tyler 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 74 QUIGLEY, Xavier 12-1 1 . 1 ...... 8F ELLIS, Mark 2-0 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 11 CONEY, A.J. 14-13 1 . 1 ...... 19 WILLIAMS, Andre 12-0 1 . 1 ...... 51 JONES, Devon 11-0 . 1 1 0.5-5 0.5-5 ...... 2G BRIMAGE, DeAndre 4-0 . 1 1 ...... 46 CADE, Hugh 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 41 FOSTER, Kyle 12-0 . 1 1 ...... 3G SANDS, Deltron 10-1 . 1 1 ...... Total 14 579 454 1033 74-282 22-135 19-398 40 26 8-56 12 1 . Opponents 14 415 530 945 93-370 38-243 11-85 50 29 6-7 9 3 .

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 02 at Penn State 34 73 0 13 14 86 0 13 14-29-1 86 0 13 4 77 0 24 0 0 0 0 159 Sep 09 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 44 267 5 32 17 197 1 25 17-26-0 197 1 25 1 27 0 27 2 3 0 4 464 Sep 16 IOWA STATE 24 38 0 19 27 293 2 45 27-44-2 293 2 45 1 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 331 Sep 23 at Troy 35 99 1 16 20 268 1 42 20-40-2 268 1 42 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 367 Sep 30 at Bowling Green 40 178 2 24 14 183 2 43 14-25-1 183 2 43 4 90 0 34 0 0 0 0 361 Oct 07 BALL STATE 31 134 1 32 18 249 2 38 18-31-0 249 2 38 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 4 383 Oct 15 at Western Michigan 31 88 1 29 13 127 1 21 13-24-1 127 1 21 3 51 0 29 0 0 0 0 215 Oct 21 at Toledo 24 42 0 9 23 291 3 47 23-40-1 291 3 47 3 66 0 25 0 0 0 0 333 Oct 28 BUFFALO 25 76 0 32 21 286 3 41 21-29-1 286 3 41 4 88 0 28 0 0 0 0 362 Nov 07 at Miami 30 55 1 15 19 218 1 30 19-38-0 218 1 30 4 56 0 23 0 0 0 0 273 Nov 14 OHIO 32 121 1 21 22 322 4 71 22-38-0 322 4 71 6 90 0 22 1 2 0 0 443 Nov 21 KENT STATE 39 122 1 42 6 69 1 25 6-20-1 69 1 25 2 35 0 26 1 0 0 0 191 Dec 02 vs Toledo 33 113 1 12 18 283 3 59 18-42-1 283 3 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 396 Dec 19 at Florida Atlantic 37 69 0 14 10 77 0 20 10-21-0 77 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 Akron 459 1475 14 42 242 2949 24 71 242-447-11 2949 24 71 33 602 0 34 6 12 0 4 4424 Opponents 570 2867 24 80 285 3333 24 63 285-460-19 3333 24 63 46 924 0 50 23 330 1 61 6200

Games: 14 • Avg/rush: 3.2 • Avg/catch: 12.2 • Pass effic: 122.35 • KR avg: 18.2 • PR avg: 2.0 • All purpose avg/game: 388.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 316.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 at Penn State 35 18 53 7.0-29 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 09 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 34 26 60 10.0-53 5.0-39 0 0-0 2-30 1 2 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 52 Sep 16 IOWA STATE 42 28 70 4.0-7 0.0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Sep 23 at Troy 38 32 70 3.0-10 1.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 3 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Sep 30 at Bowling Green 55 26 81 4.0-29 2.0-16 3 2-16 2-48 3 3 1 4-5 0 0 0 14 34 Oct 07 BALL STATE 53 36 89 6.0-37 5.0-36 0 0-0 3-75 3 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Oct 15 at Western Michigan 55 30 85 7.0-24 2.0-6 1 0-0 1-70 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Oct 21 at Toledo 32 48 80 3.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-14 0 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 28 BUFFALO 51 32 83 4.0-11 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 Nov 07 at Miami 36 20 56 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-41 2 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Nov 14 OHIO 31 38 69 5.0-7 0.0-0 0 1-0 2-73 1 5 0 4-5 0 0 0 21 37 Nov 21 KENT STATE 32 42 74 12.0-48 5.0-23 2 1-40 2-2 4 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 14 24 AKRON FOOTBALL Dec 02 vs Toledo 43 26 69 3.0-8 0.0-0 3 3-0 2-45 5 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 28 Dec 19 at Florida Atlantic 42 52 94 6.0-15 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Akron 579 454 1033 74.0-282 22.0-135 12 8-56 19-398 26 40 1 40-42 0 0 0 94 310 Opponents 415 530 945 93.0-370 38.0-243 9 6-7 11-85 29 50 3 45-47 1 0 0 65 392

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 at Penn State 11 435 39.5 47 00202 0-00016565.0 0 0 Sep 09 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 3 89 29.7 37 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 34 0 9 551 61.2 3 0 Sep 16 IOWA STATE 7 279 39.9 47 0 1 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 160 53.3 0 0 Sep 23 at Troy 5 229 45.8 56 0 0 3 1 2 1-2 28 0 4 248 62.0 0 0 Sep 30 at Bowling Green 4 172 43.0 53 0 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 6 347 57.8 0 0 Oct 07 BALL STATE 6 270 45.0 59 0 1 3 2 2 1-1 48 0 6 366 61.0 2 0 Oct 15 at Western Michigan 7 253 36.1 47 0 0 4 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 133 44.3 0 0 Oct 21 at Toledo 4 173 43.2 53 0 0 2 1 1 0-1 0 0 4 194 48.5 0 0 Oct 28 BUFFALO 4 167 41.8 52 0 0 2 1 2 0-1 0 0 4 241 60.2 1 0 Nov 07 at Miami 6 274 45.7 55 0 0 3 1 1 0-1 0 0 3 178 59.3 1 0 Nov 14 OHIO 8 277 34.6 50 1 1 3 1 1 1-1 19 0 7 414 59.1 2 0 Nov 21 KENT STATE 9 367 40.8 58 1 0 2 3 5 1-1 45 0 4 225 56.2 1 0 Dec 02 vs Toledo 7 299 42.7 51 0 0 1 3 2 0-1 0 1 4 240 60.0 1 1 Dec 19 at Florida Atlantic 7 319 45.6 58 0 0 0 2 3 1-2 19 0 2 121 60.5 1 0 Akron 88 3603 40.9 59 2 3 28 16 27 6-13 48 1 60 3483 58.0 12 1 Opponents 55 2112 38.4 56 0 5 25 4 14 17-28 49 0 79 4797 60.7 43 3

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Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 02 at Penn State 34 247 4 80 21 322 2 43 21-31-1 322 2 43 1 20 0 20 5 130 1 61 569 Sep 09 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 34 41 0 20 14 127 0 20 14-25-2 127 0 20 6 70 0 22 1 2 0 2 168 Sep 16 IOWA STATE 37 191 3 32 24 317 2 43 24-33-0 317 2 43 3 34 0 20 3 17 0 17 508 Sep 23 at Troy 29 179 2 48 28 314 1 47 28-42-0 314 1 47 4 105 0 28 1 8 0 8 493 Sep 30 at Bowling Green 41 181 1 39 25 195 2 31 25-39-2 195 2 31 6 164 0 50 2 27 0 24 376 Oct 07 BALL STATE 44 155 0 19 24 221 0 31 24-46-3 221 0 31 4 108 0 36 0 0 0 0 376 Oct 15 at Western Michigan 53 244 0 23 17 182 1 50 17-29-1 182 1 50 3 25 0 24 1 15 0 15 426 Oct 21 at Toledo 43 303 1 20 18 323 5 40 18-28-1 323 5 40 3 83 0 40 1 0 0 0 626 Oct 28 BUFFALO 34 141 2 14 34 313 0 40 34-50-1 313 0 40 3 56 0 24 0 0 0 0 454 Nov 07 at Miami 34 176 0 17 19 244 3 30 19-32-2 244 3 30 2 40 0 23 0 0 0 0 420 Nov 14 OHIO 43 282 3 68 10 113 1 27 10-23-2 113 1 27 5 122 0 36 2 15 0 4 395 Nov 21 KENT STATE 45 161 1 28 9 85 1 21 9-19-2 85 1 21 3 39 0 23 1 0 0 0 246 Dec 02 vs Toledo 39 254 2 54 23 307 4 29 23-37-2 307 4 29 2 32 0 18 3 66 0 48 561 Dec 19 at Florida Atlantic 60 312 5 26 19 270 2 63 19-26-0 270 2 63 1 26 0 26 3 50 0 24 582 Opponents 570 2867 24 80 285 3333 24 63 285-460-19 3333 24 63 46 924 0 50 23 330 1 61 6200 Akron 459 1475 14 42 242 2949 24 71 242-447-11 2949 24 71 33 602 0 34 6 12 0 4 4424

Games: 14 • Avg/rush: 5.0 • Avg/catch: 11.7 • Pass effic: 131.78 • KR avg: 20.1 • PR avg: 14.3 • All purpose avg/game: 538.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 442.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 at Penn State 22 56 78 14.0-36 3.0-13 1 0-0 1-0 3 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 52 Sep 09 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 23 60 83 2.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep 16 IOWA STATE 32 28 60 11.0-43 5.0-29 1 1-0 2-58 0 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 10 41 Sep 23 at Troy 32 40 72 4.0-11 2.0-9 0 1-0 2-0 4 5 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 22 Sep 30 at Bowling Green 42 26 68 4.0-11 1.0-7 3 2-7 1-0 1 3 0 2-3 0 0 0 13 23 Oct 07 BALL STATE 26 42 68 7.0-14 2.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Oct 15 at Western Michigan 29 32 61 6.0-21 2.0-10 0 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 13 Oct 21 at Toledo 31 34 65 2.0-12 1.0-11 1 1-0 1-0 3 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 48 Oct 28 BUFFALO 30 24 54 4.0-23 1.0-13 1 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Nov 07 at Miami 35 36 71 7.0-39 6.0-34 0 0-0 0-0 5 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Nov 14 OHIO 36 32 68 4.0-11 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 34 Nov 21 KENT STATE 23 40 63 11.0-68 6.0-55 1 0-0 1-19 0 1 1 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 AKRON FOOTBALL Dec 02 vs Toledo 26 44 70 6.0-25 4.0-23 1 1-0 1-8 5 10 1 6-6 0 0 0 7 45 Dec 19 at Florida Atlantic 28 36 64 11.0-47 5.0-33 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 6-6 1 0 0 0 50 Opponents 415 530 945 93.0-370 38.0-243 9 6-7 11-85 29 50 3 45-47 1 0 0 65 392 Akron 579 454 1033 74.0-282 22.0-135 12 8-56 19-398 26 40 1 40-42 0 0 0 94 310

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 at Penn State 2 100 50.0 56 0 1 0 1 0 1-2 47 0 9 561 62.3 4 1 Sep 09 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 5 193 38.6 48 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 25 0 2 111 55.5 0 1 Sep 16 IOWA STATE 3 120 40.0 46 0 0 3 0 0 2-3 40 0 8 520 65.0 7 0 Sep 23 at Troy 4 172 43.0 52 0 1 1 1 0 1-2 22 0 5 297 59.4 4 0 Sep 30 at Bowling Green 5 205 41.0 48 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 25 0 5 282 56.4 1 0 Oct 07 BALL STATE 7 255 36.4 43 0 0 3 0 4 1-1 31 0 2 130 65.0 2 0 Oct 15 at Western Michigan 3 74 24.7 28 0 0 0 0 2 2-4 49 0 4 229 57.2 1 0 Oct 21 at Toledo 1 45 45.0 45 0 0 0 0 1 2-3 40 0 9 580 64.4 6 0 Oct 28 BUFFALO 4 144 36.0 51 0 0 3 1 2 2-3 37 0 5 279 55.8 1 0 Nov 07 at Miami 5 180 36.0 47 0 2 1 0 1 1-1 28 0 4 239 59.8 0 0 Nov 14 OHIO 4 154 38.5 44 0 0 3 0 0 2-2 46 0 7 396 56.6 1 0 Nov 21 KENT STATE 8 321 40.1 56 0 1 3 1 0 0-1 0 0 3 184 61.3 1 0 Dec 02 vs Toledo 3 115 38.3 46 0 0 3 0 2 1-2 47 0 8 520 65.0 8 0 Dec 19 at Florida Atlantic 1 34 34.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0 0 8 469 58.6 7 1 Opponents 55 2112 38.4 56 0 5 25 4 14 17-28 49 0 79 4797 60.7 43 3 Akron 88 3603 40.9 59 2 3 28 16 27 6-13 48 1 60 3483 58.0 12 1

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Akron Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 02, 2017 at Penn State L 0-52 0000000000000 Sep 09, 2017 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W 52-3 7 7 45 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16, 2017 IOWA STATE L 14-41 1171010000000 Sep 23, 2017 at Troy L 17-22 5 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Sep 30, 2017 at Bowling Green W 34-23 3 3 21 3 2 1 0000000 Oct 07, 2017 BALL STATE W 31-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2017 at Western Michigan W 14-13 2 2 14 2 1 1 0000000 Oct 21, 2017 at Toledo L 21-48 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28, 2017 BUFFALO W 21-20 1000000100000 Nov 07, 2017 at Miami L 14-24 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 14, 2017 OHIO W 37-34 3 3 17 2 1 1 1000000 Nov 21, 2017 KENT STATE W 24-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dec 02, 2017 vs Toledo L 28-45 4 2 14 2 1 1 0110000 Dec 19, 2017 at Florida Atlantic L 3-50 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 24 152 20 13 7 4511110 24 of 33 (72.7%)

Opponents Inside Akron Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 02, 2017 at Penn State L 0-52 6 5 35 5 3 2 0001000 Sep 09, 2017 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W 52-3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16, 2017 IOWA STATE L 14-41 5 4 28 4 3 1 0100000 Sep 23, 2017 at Troy L 17-22 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30, 2017 at Bowling Green W 34-23 3 3 16 2 1 1 1000000 Oct 07, 2017 BALL STATE W 31-3 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2017 at Western Michigan W 14-13 4130001111000

AKRON FOOTBALL Oct 21, 2017 at Toledo L 21-48 4 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28, 2017 BUFFALO W 21-20 5 4 20 2 2 0 2001000 Nov 07, 2017 at Miami L 14-24 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 14, 2017 OHIO W 37-34 4 4 24 3 2 1 1000000 Nov 21, 2017 KENT STATE W 24-14 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 02, 2017 vs Toledo L 28-45 6 4 28 4 1 3 0100100 Dec 19, 2017 at Florida Atlantic L 3-50 6 6 43 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 55 44 268 34 19 15 10 433100 44 of 55 (80.0%)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 28 BALL, Warren at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Rushes 31 FRANKLIN, Jarvi, at Western Michigan (Oct 15, 2017) Yards Rushing 146 BALL, Warren vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 180 SWANSON, Terry, vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) TD Rushes 3 BALL, Warren vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes 3 SINGLETARY, D, at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) Long Rush 42 MORGAN, Manny vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Long Rush 80 Barkley, Saquon, at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Pass attempts 40 WOODSON, Thomas vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Pass attempts 50 JACKSON, Tyree, vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) 40 WOODSON, Thomas at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 34 JACKSON, Tyree, vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) Pass completions 25 WOODSON, Thomas vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Passing 317 Park, Jacob, vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Passing 322 NELSON, Kato vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) TD Passes 5 WOODSIDE, Logan, at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) TD Passes 4 NELSON, Kato vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Long Pass 63 DRISKEL, Jason, at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) Long Pass 71 NELSON, Kato vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Receptions 10 MILLER, Scott, at Bowling Green (Sep 30, 2017) Receptions 8 CHAPMAN, Tra'Von vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Receiving 118 JOHNSON, Di., vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) Yards Receiving 132 SMITH, Kwadarrius vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Gesicki, Mike, at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) TD Receptions 2 SMITH, Kwadarrius vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) 2 JOHNSON,Jon'Vea, at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) Long Reception 71 SMITH, Kwadarrius vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) 2 JOHNSON, Di., vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) Field Goals 1 O'LEARY, Tom vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) 2 WRIGHT, Willie, at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) 1 O'LEARY, Tom at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Long Reception 63 SOLOMON, Kamrin, at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) 1 O'LEARY, Tom vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Field Goals 2 Owens, Garrett, vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) 1 GASSER, Nick vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) 2 GRANT, Josh, at Western Michigan (Oct 15, 2017) 1 GASSER, Nick vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) 2 VEST, Jameson, at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) 1 GASSER, Nick at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) 2 MITCHESON, Adam, vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) Long Field Goal 48 O'LEARY, Tom vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) 2 Zervos, Louie, vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Punts 11 GASSER, Nick at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Long Field Goal 49 GRANT, Josh, at Western Michigan (Oct 15, 2017) Punting Avg 45.9 GASSER, Nick vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Punts 8 ADAMS, Derek, vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Long Punt 59 GASSER, Nick vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 50.0 Gillikin, Blake, at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Punts inside 20 5 GASSER, Nick vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Long Punt 56 Gillikin, Blake, at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt Return 4 FEATHERSTONE, Shawn vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) 56 ADAMS, Derek, vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) 4 CONEY, A.J. vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Punts inside 20 4 SNYDER, Nathan, vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 34 SANDS, Deltron at Bowling Green (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt Return 61 Thompkins, D., at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Tackles 14 GILBERT, Ulysees vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 50 CLAIR, Andrew, at Bowling Green (Sep 30, 2017) Sacks 1.5 REINKE, Brian vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Tackles 14 Hagan, Javon, vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Tackles For Loss 3.5 DAVIS, Jamal vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks 3.0 COSTIN, Doug, at Miami (Nov 07, 2017) Interceptions 1 GUISER, Zach at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Chavis, Tyrell, at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) 1 GILBERT, Ulysees vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) 3.0 Harvey, Willie, vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) 1 LAKO, John vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) 3.0 COSTIN, Doug, at Miami (Nov 07, 2017) 1 BROWN, Kyron at Bowling Green (Sep 30, 2017) 3.0 Robbins, Kevin, vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) 1 GEORGE, Jordan at Bowling Green (Sep 30, 2017) 3.0 ADENIYI, O., vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) 1 DAILEY, Darian vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Interceptions 2 Weatherspoon, K, at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) 1 LAKO, John vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) 1 HAUSER, Andrew vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) 1 BROWN, Kyron at Western Michigan (Oct 15, 2017) 1 GILBERT, Ulysees at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) 1 GEORGE, Jordan vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) 1 FEATHERSTONE, Shawn at Miami (Nov 07, 2017) 1 GEORGE, Jordan at Miami (Nov 07, 2017) 1 GEORGE, Jordan vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) 1 FEATHERSTONE,The Automated Shawn vs OHIO ScoreBook (Nov 14, 2017) The Automated ScoreBook Akron1 Game DAVIS, SuperlativesAlvin vs KENT STATE (2017 (Nov FINAL 21, 2017) STATISTICS) Akron Game Superlatives (2017 FINAL STATISTICS) 1 BUTLER, Denzel vsAll KENT games STATE (Nov 21, 2017) All games 1 GILBERT, Ulysees vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) 1 GEORGE, JordanTEAM vs Toledo GAME (Dec HIGHS 02, 2017) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 44 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Rushes 60 at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017)

AKRON FOOTBALL Yards Rushing 267 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 312 at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) Yards Per Rush 6.1 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Rush 7.3 at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) TD Rushes 5 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes 5 at Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2017) Pass attempts 44 vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Pass attempts 50 vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) Pass completions 27 vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Pass completions 34 vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Passing 322 vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Yards Passing 323 at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Per Pass 9.9 vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Per Pass 11.5 at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) TD Passes 4 vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) TD Passes 5 at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) Total Plays 75 at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Total Plays 90 vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) 75 vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) Total Offense 626 at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) Total Offense 464 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Play 8.8 at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Per Play 6.7 vs Buffalo (Oct 28, 2017) Points 52 at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Points 52 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks By 6 at Miami (Nov 07, 2017) Sacks By 5 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) 6 vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) 5 vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) First Downs 35 at Toledo (Oct 21, 2017) 5 vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Penalties 16 at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) First Downs 27 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) Penalty Yards 163 at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Penalties 16 vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Turnovers 5 vs Toledo (Dec 02, 2017) Penalty Yards 167 vs OHIO (Nov 14, 2017) Interceptions By 2 vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) Turnovers 3 vs Iowa State (Sep 16, 2017) 2 at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) 3 at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 8 vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) 3 at Bowling Green (Sep 30, 2017) Punting Avg 50.0 at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Interceptions By 3 vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt 56 at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Punts 11 at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) 56 vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Punting Avg 45.8 at Troy (Sep 23, 2017) Punts inside 20 4 vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt 59 vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt Return 61 at Penn State (Sep 02, 2017) Punts inside 20 5 vs KENT STATE (Nov 21, 2017) Long Punt Return 4 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sep 09, 2017) 4 vs Ball State (Oct 07, 2017)

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THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED . . .

BY AKRON AKRON TEAM 100 Yards Rushing 112, Warren Ball at Troy, 9-23-17 500 Yards Total Offense 529 at Ball State, 10-22-16 150 Yards Rushing 151, Jawon Chisholm vs. Kent State, 11-08-13 600 Yards Total Offense 626 vs. Savannah State, 9-19-15 175 Yards Rushing 184, Jawon Chisholm at Kent State, 11-28-14 700 Yards Total Offense *753 vs Morgan State , 9-15-12 200 Yards Rushing 277, Dennis Kennedy vs. Eastern Mich., 10-18-08 300 Yards Rushing Offense 339 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-18-08 25+ Rushing Attempts 28, Warren Ball at Troy, 9-23-17 400 Yards Rushing Offense 440 vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 30+ Rushing Attempts 32, Alex Allen vs. Buffalo, 11-26-10 500 Yards Rushing Offense 503 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-28-91 2 Touchdowns Rushing Donnell Alexander vs. Buffalo, 11-21-15 300 Yards Passing Offense 322 vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 3 Touchdowns Rushing Warren Ball vs UAPB, 9-917 400 Yards Passing Offense 425 vs. VMI, 9-3-16 4+ Touchdowns Rushing 5, Bobby Hendry vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 500 Yards Passing Offense *^565 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 50-Yard Run 55, Jawon Chisholm vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Scored an OFF, DEF and ST Touchdown at Marshall, 9-17-16 60-Yard Run 61, Manny Morgan at Marshall, 9-17-16 70-Yard Run 70 (TD), by Tra’Von Chapman vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-8-16 BY OPPONENT 80-Yard Run 80 (TD), Jawon Chisholm at Kent State, 11-28-14 100 Yards Rushing 124, Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 90-Yard Run 91, Alex Allen vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 150 Yards Rushing 180, Terry Swanson, Toledo, 12-2-17 Two Players 100 Rushing Yards (each) Nate Burney (119) and 200 Yards Rushing 243, Zurlon Tipton, Central Michigan, 10-27-12 Alex Allen (110) vs. Gardner-Webb, 9-11-10 250 Yards Rushing 282, Jordan Johnson, Buffalo, 10-27-16 250 Yards Passing 286, Thomas Woodson vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 300 Yards Rushing 376, Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio), 11-6-99 300 Yards Passing 322, Kato Nelson vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 20 Rushing Attempts 26, Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 400 Yards Passing 407, Thomas Woodson vs. VMI, 9-3-16 30 Rushing Attempts 31, Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan, 10-15-17 20 Pass Completions 22, Kato Nelson vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 40 Rushing Attempts 42, Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 30 Pass Completions 30, Thomas Woodson vs. Ball State, 10-7-17 3 Touchdowns Rushing Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 40 Pass Attempts 40, Thomas Woodson at Troy, 9-23-17 4+ Touchdowns Rushing 5, Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill., 10-14-00 50 Pass Attempts *62, Kyle Pohl vs. Bowling Green, 11-04-14 70-Yard Run 80, Saquon Barkley, #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 2 Touchdown Passes Kato Nelson vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 Two Players 100 Yards Rushing (each) 119, Donovan Green, 3 Touchdown Passes Thomas Woodson vs. Buffalo, 10-28-17 116, Fred Coppet, Bowling Green, 11-9-16 4 Touchdown Passes Kato Nelson vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 300 Yards Passing 307, Logan Woodside, Toledo, 12-2-17 5 Touchdown Passes Dalton Williams at FIU, 9-8-12 400 Yards Passing 413, Chase Litton, Marshall, 9-17-16 6 Touchdown Passes % Thomas Woodson vs. VMI, 9-3-16 500 Yards Passing 516, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9-29-12 2 Interceptions Thrown Thomas Woodson at Troy, 9-23-17 20 Pass Completions 23, Logan Woodside, Toledo, 12-2-17 3 Interceptions Thrown Kyle Pohl vs. Bowling Green, 11-4-14 30 Pass Completions 34, Tyree Jackson, Buffalo, 10-28-17 4 Interceptions Thrown Thomas Woodson at Ball State, 10-25-14 40 Pass Attempts 41, Jack Milas, Ball State, 10-7-17 300 Yards Total Offense 314, Thomas Woodson vs. Toledo, 11-2-16 50 Pass Attempts 57, Chase Litton, Marshall, 9-17-16 350 Yards Total Offense 367, Kato Nelson vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 4 Touchdown Passes Chase Litton, Marshall, 9-17-16 400 Yards Total Offense 420, Thomas Woodson vs. VMI, 9-3-16 5 Touchdown Passes Logan Woodside, Toledo, 10-21-17 100 Yards Receiving 114, Kwadarrius Smith vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 5+ Touchdown Passes 6, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9-29-12 150 Yards Receiving 196, Jerome Lane vs. VMI, 9-3-16 3 Interceptions Thrown Chase Litton, Marshall, 9-17-16 200 Yards Receiving 223, Jabari Arthur vs. Western Michigan, 10-6-07 500 Yards Total Offense 514, Dan LeFevour, Central Mich., 11-23-07 10 Receptions 10, JoJo Natson vs. Appalachian State, 9-24-16 600 Yards Total Offense 624, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9-29-12 10+ Receptions 11, Marquelo Suel at Kent State, 11-3-12 100 Yards Receiving 118, Diontae Johnson, Toledo, 12-2-17 50-Yard Reception 59, Kwadarrius Smith vs. Toledo, 12-2-17 103, Jon’Vea Johnson, Toledo, 12-2-17 60-Yard Reception 64 (TD), Jerome Lane (Tyrell Goodman) 150 Yards Receiving 181, Justin Rankin, Kent State, 10-1-16 vs. Bowling Green, 11-9-16 200 Yards Receiving 214, Lee Evans, Wisconsin, 9-6-03 70-Yard Reception 71 (TD), Kwadarrius Smith (Kato Nelson) vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 10 Receptions Scott Miller, Bowling Green, 9-30-17 80-Yard Reception 80, Andre Jones (Alex Allen) vs. Northern Ill., 10-31-09 10+ Receptions 11, Hunter Sharp, Utah State, 12-22-15 90-Yard Reception 91, Jerome Lane (Thomas Woodson) vs. Toledo, 11-2-16 3 Touchdown Receptions Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State, 9-3-11 AKRON FOOTBALL 2 Touchdowns Receiving Kwadarrius Smith vs. Ohio, 11-14-17 60-Yard Reception 63, Kamrin Solomon, Florida Atlantic, 12-19-17 3 Touchdowns Receiving JoJo Natson vs. VMI, 9-3-16 70-Yard Reception 78, Rokeem Williams, Miami (Ohio), 11-14-15 Two Players 100 Yards Receiving (each) JoJo Natson (134) and 90-Yard Reception 91, Breshad Perriman, UCF, 8-29-13 Jerome Lane (115) at Marshall, 9-17-16 Two Players Receiving 100 Yards (each) Diontae Johnson (118) and 150 Yard Rusher and 150 Yard Receiver in Same Game Jon’Vea Johnson (103),Toledo, 12-2-17 #Jawon Chisholm (188 rushing) and Keith Sconiers (154 receiving) Kickoff Return for TD Dervon Wallace (91 yards), Western Mich., 10-23-10 vs. VMI, 9-24-11 Punt Return for TD DeAndre Thompkis (61 yards), #6 Penn State, 9-2-17 Kickoff Return for TD Dashan Miller (98 yards) vs. Syracuse, 10-24-09 70-Yard Punt Return Stafford Owens (81 yards), Ohio, 11-13-04 Free Kick Return for TD 89, Andre Jones (78) and Alphonso Owen (11) Had 2 Interceptions 2, Byron Moore, Tennessee, 9-29-12 vs. Western Michigan, 10-6-07 Returned Interception for TD Marshall Taylor, Miami (Ohio), 11-14-15 100-Yard Kickoff Return Jamie Goodwin at Connecticut, 10-25-03 Had 3 Interceptions Brian Lainhart, Kent State, 10-4-08 100+ Yards in Kickoff Return Yardage 156, Van Edwards at Kent State, 10-1-16 Fumble Return for TD Taylor Royster (0 yards), BGSU, 11-4-14 Punt Return for TD JoJo Natson (79 yards) at Buffalo, 10-27-16 75-Yard Fumble Return for TD 99, Quan Dillahunt, Howard, 9-20-03 70-Yard Punt Return Domenik Hixon (85 yards) vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 Blocked a Field Goal Nate Childress, Toledo, 12-2-17 200 All-Purpose Yards 200, Jawon Chisholm at Kent State, 11-28-14 Blocked a PAT Boomer Mays, Northern Ill., 10-12-13 250 All-Purpose Yards 263, Dennis Kennedy vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 Blocked a Punt 2, Tony Reid, Miami (Ohio), 11-14-15 Interception for TD John Lako (35 yds.) vs. Ball State,10-7-17 Blocked Punt Returned for TD Melvin Payne, Ohio, 10-10-09 Intercepted 2+ Passes 2, Justin March (one for TD) at Michigan, 9-14-13 Had a 2-Pt. Conversion Riley Neal (rush), Ball State, 10-22-16 Fumble Return for TD Ulysees Gilbert (40 yards) vs. Kent State, 11-21-17 50-Yard Field Goal Kaleb Patterson (52 yards), Miami (Ohio), 10-19-13 Blocked a Field Goal Brock Boxen (44-yard att.) vs. VMI, 9-3-16 500 Yards Total Offense 561, Toledo, 12-2-17 Blocked 2 Field Goals Nick Rossi (46-yard att.) and 600 Yards Total Offense 622, Toledo, 11-2-16 Anthony Holmes (40-yard att.) at Northern Ill., 10-12-13 700 Yards Total Offense 705, Miami (Ohio), 9-29-12 Blocked a PAT Andrew Hauser at Bowling Green, 9-30-17 Less Than 200 Yards of Total Offense 127, Morgan State, 9-12-09 Blocked a Punt Zach Guiser at Marshall, 9-17-16 UA Allowed a Safety at #10 Wisconsin, 9-10-16 Blocked Punt Returned for TD Ulysees Gilbert (30 yds.) at Marshall, 9-17-16 Had a 2-Pt Conversion Tyrell Goodman pass to Jerome Lane vs. BGSU, 11-9-16 Had a Defensive 2-Pt. Conversion Shawn Lemon (98 yds) vs. Toledo, 11-5-08 * - indicates school record 50-Yard Field Goal 50, Robert Stein at Miami (Ohio), 11-14-15 % - indicates tied school record= 55-Yard Field Goal 56, Daron Alcorn vs. Toledo, 9-12-92 # - first time in program history UA Recorded a Safety Andrew Hauser at Eastern Michigan, 10-10-15 ^ - indicates Mid-American Conference record

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