The 2008 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and played in the East Division.
Before the season
2007 starter Reggie Corner was selected 114th overall in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He is the 15th player from Akron to be selected in the draft, and he is the fifth-highest historically. Four other players signed with professional teams in the National Football League. These players are:
Six different Akron players made their ways to Preseason All-MAC Teams. Five players were selected each for the teams published by MAC Report Online and Athlon. On the list published by MAC Report Online, Almondo Sewell was named First-Team Defense, and Bryan Williams as well as Andre Jones were named First-Team Specialists. Chris Kemme and Ryan Bain were named Second-Team Offense and Defense, respectively.
Schedule
Game summaries
Wisconsin
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 14:52 WIS Welch 32-yard field goal 17-0 WIS
- 10:44 AKR Poindexter 3-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 17-7 WIS
- 0:02 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 17-10 WIS
3rd Quarter
- 10:00 WIS Hill 1-yard run (Welch kick) 24-10 WIS
- 6:20 WIS Brown 2-yard run (Welch kick) 31-10 WIS
4th Quarter
- 11:48 WIS Clay 9-yard run (Welch kick) 38-10 WIS
- 0:38 AKR Owen 11-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 38-17 WIS
Syracuse
at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 14:14 SYR Owen 32-yard pass from Dantley (Shadle kick) 14-7 AKR
- 7:35 AKR Allen 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-7 AKR
- 2:17 SYR Brinkley 1-yard run (Shadle kick) 21-14 Akron
- 0:22 AKR Allen 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 28-14 Akron
3rd Quarter
- 11:30 SYR Owen 4-yard pass from Dantley (Shadle kick) 28-21 Akron
4th Quarter
- 12:56 SYR Provo 15-yard pass from Dantley (Shadle kick) 28-28
- 7:28 AKR Jones 21-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 35-28 Akron
- 2:43 AKR Poindexter 18-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 42-28 Akron
Ball State
at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 13:32 BSU McGarvey 31-yard field goal 10-3 BSU
- 10:18 AKR Allen 5-yard run (Iveljic kick) 10-10
- 1:11 BSU Lewis 3-yard run (McGarvey kick) 17-10 BSU
3rd Quarter
- 9:26 BSU Baker 33-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick) 24-10 BSU
- 5:16 BSU Lewis 2-yard run (McGarvey kick) 31-10 BSU
4th Quarter
- 13:06 AKR Johnson 26-yard run (Iveljic kick) 31-17 BSU
- 10:17 BSU Hill 25-yard pass from Davis (McGarvey kick) 38-17 BSU
- 8:27 AKR Jones 13-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 38-24 BSU
- 3:04 BSU McGarvey 32-yard field goal 41-24 BSU
Army
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
- 7:21 AKR Iveljic 25-yard field goal 3-0 AKR
2nd Quarter
- 6:14 AKR Jones 25-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick failed) 9-0 AKR
- 0:00 ARMY Campbell 36-yard field goal 9-3 AKR
3rd Quarter
- 8:22 AKR Iveljic 36-yard field goal 12-3 AKR
4th Quarter
- 8:22 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 19-3 AKR
- 4:02 AKR Iveljic 37-yard field goal 22-3 AKR
Cincinnati
at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
- 10ï¼Â47 CIN Gilyard 14-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick) 7-0 CIN
- 4:02 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 7-3 CIN
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
- 13:05 CIN Gilyard 67-yard pass from Pike (Rogers kick) 14-9 CIN
4th Quarter
- 14:13 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (2PAT failed) 15-14 AKR
- 7:45 CIN Rogers 48-yard field goal 17-15 CIN
Kent State
at Dix Stadium, Kent, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
- 13:09 AKR Jones 29-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 7-0 AKR
- 3:53 KENT Thompson 1-yard pass from Edelman (Reed kick) 7-7
- 0:06 AKR Iveljic 33-yard field goal 10-7 AKR
2nd Quarter
- 10:55 KENT Bayes 14-yard pass from Edelman (Reed kick) 14-10 KENT
- 3:06 KENT Terry 1-yard run (Reed kick) 21-10 KENT
3rd Quarter
- 8:45 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-17 KENT
4th Quarter
- 1:28 AKR Bowser 24-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 24-21 AKR
- 0:00 KENT Reed 32-yard field goal 24-24
Overtime
- OT KENT Reed 34-yard field goal 27-24 KENT
- OT AKR Iveljic 32-yard field goal 27-27
- 2OT AKR Iveljic 25-yard field goal 30-27 AKR
Bowling Green
at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 5:54 AKR Bowser 37-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 14-0 AKR
- 3:50 BGSU Parks 34-yard pass from Sheehan (Vrvilo kick) 14-7 AKR
- 2:58 AKR Kennedy 19-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-7 AKR
- 0:42 BGSU Partridge 8-yard pass from Sheehan (Vrvilo kick) 21-14 AKR
3rd Quarter
- 10:06 AKR Iveljic 47-yard field goal 24-14 AKR
- 5:00 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 27-14 AKR
4th Quarter
- 13:04 Sheehan 19-yard run (Vrvilo kick) 27-21 AKR
- 11:38 BGSU Sheidler 5-yard pass from Anthony Turner (Vrvilo kick) 28-27 BGSU
- 7:47 AKR Poindexter 13-yard pass from Jacquemain (2PAT failed) 33-28 AKR
- 4:52 BGSU Partridge 21-yard pass from Sheehan (2PAT failed) 34-33 BGSU
- 2:20 Vrvilo 44-yard field goal 37-33 BGSU
Eastern Michigan
at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
- 12:08 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 3-0 AKR
2nd Quarter
- 12:16 AKR Jones 16-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 10-0 AKR
- 9:29 EMU Blevins 3-yard run (Carithers kick) 10-7 AKR
- 9:21 AKR Jones 45-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 17-7 AKR
- 4:17 EMU Jones 5-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 17-14 AKR
- 2:51 AKR Kennedy 33-yard run (Iveljic kick) 24-14 AKR
3rd Quarter
- 9:06 EMU Blevins 1-yard run (Carithers kick) 24-21 AKR
- 7:42 AKR Kennedy 10-yard run (Iveljic kick) 31-21 AKR
4th Quarter
- 14:10 AKR Iveljic 27-yard field goal 34-21 AKR
- 5:31 EMU Sanders 19-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 34-28 AKR
- 3:49 EMU Leduc 6-yard pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick) 35-34 EMU
- 0:14 AKR Kennedy 4-yard run (Kennedy rush) AKR 42-35
Toledo
at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
- 11:39 AKR Bruce 23-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 7-0 AKR
- 9:58 AKR A. Williams blocked punt return (Iveljic kick) 14-0 AKR
- 4:22 AKR Poindexter 19-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 21-0 AKR
- 0:04 TOL Steigerwald 28-yard field goal 21-3 AKR
2nd Quarter
- 5:11 TOL Opelt 6-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 21-10 AKR
- 0:02 AKR Iveljic 23-yard field goal 24-10 AKR
3rd Quarter
- 12:19 TOL Stafford 22-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick blocked) 24-16 AKR
- 12:19 AKR Lemon PAT return 26-16 AKR
- 6:29 TOL Williams 8-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) AKR 26-23
- 3:04 AKR Miller 9-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 33-23 AKR
4th Quarter
- 12:51 AKR Kennedy 2-yard run (Iveljic kick) 40-23 AKR
- 8:01 AKR A. Johnson 33-yard run (Iveljic kick) 47-23 AKR
- 5:01 TOL Williams 16-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 47-30 AKR
Buffalo
at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 4:48 UB Starks 3-yard run (Principe kick) 17-7 UB
- 0:08 AKR Iveljic 49-yard field goal 17-10 UB
3rd Quarter
- 11:14 AKR Kennedy 24-yard run (Iveljic kick) 17-17
4th Quarter
- 11:14 UB Starks 5-yard run (Principe kick) 24-17 UB
- 0:23 Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 24-24
Overtime
- OT UB Willy 1-yard run (Principe kick) 31-24 UB
- OT AKR Miller 4-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 31-31
- 2OT AKR Iveljic 42-yard field goal 34-31 AKR
- 2OT UB Principe 24-yard field goal 34-34
- 3OT UB Starks 1-yard run (2PAT failed) 40-34 UB
- 3OT AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (2PAT failed) 40-40
- 4OT UB Principe 40-yard field goal 43-40 UB
Ohio
at Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 11:19 OHIO Price 4-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 14-7 OHIO
- 6:42 AKR Jacquemain 9-yard run (Iveljic kick) 14-14
- 2:45 OHIO Carter 23-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 21-14 Ohio
- 1:18 AKR Bowser 60-yard pass from Jacquemain (Iveljic kick) 21-21
- 1:01 OHIO Price 19-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 28-21 OHIO
3rd Quarter
- 9:01 OHIO Price 25-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 35-21 OHIO
4th Quarter
- 14:57 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 35-28 OHIO
- 14:42 OHIO Garrett 97-yard kickoff return (Way kick) 42-28 OHIO
- 8:08 AKR Kennedy 2-yard run (Iveljic kick) 42-35 OHIO
- 2:12 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 42-42
- 0:32 Carter 1-yard pass from Jackson (Way kick) 49-42 OHIO
Temple
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
<big>Scoring Summary</big>
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
- 2:18 AKR Iveljic 24-yard field goal 6-3 TEM
4th Quarter
- 10:15 AKR Iveljic 18-yard field goal 6-6
- 7:49 TEM DiMichelle 4-yard run (Brownell kick) 13-6 TEM
- 4:02 TEM Grigsby 3-yard run (Brownell kick) 20-6 TEM
- 2:29 TEM Grigsby 9-yard run (Brownell kick) 27-6
Roster
Coaching staff
Statistics
Team
Scores by quarter
Offense
Rushing
Passing
Receiving
Defense
Special teams
References