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AKRON FOOTBALL 2015 AKRON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME 11 • BUFFALO 115th Season | 51 All-Americans | 110 All-Conference Honorees | 15 NFL Draft Picks | 73 Zips in the Pros | MAC Champions (2005) 2015 AKRON FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Buffalo (5-5, 3-3 MAC) Date Opponent TV .............Result 9.5 at #19 Oklahoma Fox PPV ......L, 3-41 at Akron (5-5, 3-3 MAC) 9.12 PITTSBURGH ESPN3 ... L, 7-24 Saturday, Nov. 21 9.19 SAVANNAH STATE ESPN3 ...W, 52-9 9.26 at Louisiana ESPN3 .... W, 35-14 InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field [30,000] 10.3 *OHIO [Homecoming] ESPN3 . L, 12-14 Akron, Ohio 10.10 *at Eastern Michigan ESPN3 .... W, 47-21 10.17 *at Bowling Green ESPN3 ..... L, 10-59 3:30 p.m. ET 10.31 *CENTRAL MICHIGAN ESPN3 ....L, 6-14 11.7 *at Massachusetts CBS SN ... W, 17-13 Television: CBS Sports Network 11.14 *at Miami (Ohio) ESPN3 .... W, 37-28 11.21 *BUFFALO CBS CN .3:30 pm Jason Knapp (pbp), Randy Cross (analyst), Cassie Gallo (sideline) 11.27 *KENT STATE ESPN3 ........Noon 12.4 MAC Championship Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network Ford Field [Detroit, Mich.] ESPN2 ....... 8 p.m. Steve French (pbp), Brad Detwiler (analyst), Joe Dunn (sideline) WARF 1350 AM (flagship), WHK 1420 AM, WHKZ 1440 AM; Home games in CAPS *Mid-American Conference game iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips HEAD COACHES AKRON QUICK FACTS Lance Leopold (UW-Whitewater ‘87) Terry Bowden (West Virginia ’78) Location: ..........................................Akron, Ohio 44325 Overall Record: 114-11 (ninth season) Overall Record: 156-92-2 (22nd season) Population: .........................200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) Record at Buffalo: 5-5 (first season) Record at Akron: 16-30 (fourth season) Founded: ................................ 1870 as Buchtel College Enrollment: ........................................................26,000 ALL-TIME SERIES Nickname: ...............................................................Zips Akron leads 9-5 Bowden vs. Buffalo: 0-1 Colors: ..................................... Blue (282) & Gold (871) Conference: ..................... Mid-American (East Division) Last Meeting: Buffalo 55, Akron 24 Nov. 11, 2014, at UB Stadium President: .................................Dr. Scott L. Scarborough Director of Athletics: ................................Larry Williams AKRON FOOTBALL HAS: Faculty Athletics Representative: ....Dr. Deborah Owens • Been selected to finish second in the MAC East in 2015 by the media Athletics Dept. Phone: ..........................(330) 972-7080 • Won five games for three consecutive seasons [2013 | 2014 | 2015] Ticket Office: ........................1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) • Won four of its last five road contests Season of Football: ...............................................115th All-Time Record: .............................................503-525-36 A WIN WOULD GIVE AKRON: All-Time MAC Record: ..............................74-117 (24 yrs.) • bowl eligibility for the first time since 2005 First Year of Football: .................................................1891 • Its sixth victory of the 2015 season First Year of Div. I Football: ........................................1987 MAC Titles: ........................................................1 (2005) • Its third consecutive win and its second home victory this fall MAC East Division Titles:........................ 2 (2000, 2005) • Its fourth MAC win of the season NCAA D-I Bowl Games: .............................1 (2005 Motor City) • Its sixth win for the first time since 2005 Stadium: ...................... InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field Capacity: .......... 30,000 [official sellout is 27,881] THIS WEEK Playing Surface: ......................................ProGrass Record at InfoCision Stadium: ......... 14-26 (7 yrs.) Akron returns home for its final two games of the regular season. First the Zips host Buffalo on Satur- Press Box Phone ..........................(330) 972-2913 day, Nov. 21, at 3:30 p.m. ET at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field. The CBS Sports Network will televise the game nationally with Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Randy ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Cross (analyst), and Cassie Gallo (sideline) calling the action. Cathy Bongiovi (Football Contact) Assistant AD for Communications The Zips’ radio broadcast will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network [SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in (330) 972-6108 office | (267) 326-5400 cell Akron (flagship), 1420 WHK in Cleveland, 1440 WHKZ in Warren/Youngstown] with Steve French [email protected] calling the action, Brad Detwiler providing analysis, and Joe Dunn with sideline report. The pre- 2015 AKRON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ZIPS AKRON FOOTBALL GAME 11 • BUFFALO AKRON MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES Nov. 16-22 NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON MONDAY BUFFALO [5-5] AKRON [5-5] Coach & Player Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. Rank (average) .........................................................Category ...................................................... Rank (average) 81 (379.8) ...........................................................Total Offense ...................................................... 102 (351.6) MAC Teleconference 106 (135.3) ......................................................Rushing Offense ..................................................... 85 (158.8) Terry Bowden 10:58 a.m. 43 (244.5) ........................................................ Passing Offense .................................................. 101 (192.8) 81 (126.26) .....................................................Passing Efficiency ................................................108 (110.16) TUESDAY 77 (27.3) ........................................................... Scoring Offense ..................................................... 103 (22.6) Coach & Player Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. 74 (402.8) .......................................................... Total Defense ....................................................... 28 (341.5) 73 (172.1) ....................................................... Rushing Defense .........................................................3 (93.7) Bowden Weekly Media Conference Noon 55 (122.82) .................................................Pass Efficiency Defense .............................................. 68 (127.89) 57 (25.7) ...........................................................Scoring Defense ........................................................47 (23.7) WEDNESDAY 55 (0.20) ...........................................................Turnover Margin ........................................................45 (0.30) Coach & Player Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. 75 (0.824) .......................................................Red Zone Offense .................................................. 116 (0.743) 99 (0.879) .......................................................Red Zone Defense ................................................... 40 (0.800) THURSDAY 94 (35.66) ........................................................... Net Punting ........................................................ 85 (36.51) Coach Interviews after practice 11:15 a.m. 16 (14.13) ...........................................................Punt Returns ...........................................................97 (5.79) 114 (17.77) .......................................................Kickoff Returns .................................................... 123 (17.11) Bowden Weekly Radio Show 7 p.m. 55 (2.20) ....................................................................Sacks .................................................................35 (2.50) 103 (5.2) ............................................................Tackles For Loss ..........................................................50 (6.5) FRIDAY No media opportunities game show starts at 2:30 p.m. ET. A free audio stream is available at SportsRadio1350.com, iHeart SATURDAY Radio, and TuneIn.com/Akron Zips. GAME DAY Buffalo at Akron, 3:30 p.m. ET Postgame media interviews Under the guidance of fourth-year head coach Terry Bowden, the Zips stand 5-5 overall and 3-3 in MAC play after a 37-28 MAC win at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 14. Akron returns 47 lettermen, including 12 SUNDAY starters. The Zips utilize a spread offense and a 4-3 defense. Off Conor Hundley INTERVIEW REQUESTS After 10 games, senior RB (Hamilton, Ohio) is the team’s leading rusher with 761 All interview requests for Akron players and coaches yards and nine touchdowns on 157 carries. Under center, sophomore QB Thomas Woodson (Mon- should be directed to Cathy Bongiovi (cathyb@uakron. roeville, Pa.) leads the Zips with 119-of-229 for 1,636 yards and 11 touchdowns. Senior WR Imani edu) in Athletics Communications. Players are available Davis (Miami, Fla.) is the top receiver with 39 catches for 475 yards and two touchdowns. Senior LB on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday and postgame only. Jatavis Brown (Belle Glade, Fla.) is the top defender with 88 tackles, a team-best 16.0 TFL, a team- best 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and an interception. Media planning to attend post-practice interviews should notify Athletics Communications by 5 p.m. the In this week’s national rankings, Akron is ranked No. 3 in rushing defense (93.7), No. 28 in total de- day before. fense (341.5), No. 35 in sacks (2.50), and No. 40 in red zone defense (0.800). Individually, junior CB DeAndre Scott WEEKLY MEDIA CONFERENCE (Frederick, Md.) is No. 3 in total interceptions (6), No. 8 in interceptions per game (0.6) Terry Bowden’s weekly media conference is held each week and No. 16 in passes defended (1.4). Senior LB