en 2022 Akron Zips football team

2022 Akron Zips football
2022 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Moorhead (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	5	–	3	6	–	7
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	5	–	3	9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Zips played home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 30–23 ^OT	8,752
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 0–52	70,079
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN+/SECN+	L 6–63	101,915
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 12–21	20,004
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 28–31	8,093
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 34–55	23,108
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 21–28	14,814
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN+	L 27–33	20,472
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	L 9–27	11,749
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 28–34	12,589
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 44–12	6,288
December 2	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 22–23	12,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Flash	3	10	3	7	0	23
Zips	3	7	7	6	7	30

Pregame line	Over/under
AKR –17.0	53

Statistics	Saint Francis	Akron
First downs	18	19
Total yards	453	384
Rushing yards	189	98
Passing yards	264	286
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	32:46	27:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing	Justin Sliwoski	11/17, 162 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Damon Horton	18 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dawson Snyder	3 receptions, 92 yards
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	22/37, 286 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Wiley	21 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Shocky Jacques-Louis	8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD

At No. 14 Michigan State

Week Two: Akron at No. 14 Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 Spartans	14	10	28	0	52

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 4:05 p.m.
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Cloudy, Wind: SW 7 mph (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,079
Referee: Brian Banks
TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
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Game information

First Quarter

(08:29) MSU TD: Jarek Broussard 1-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 7–0; 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:13
(02:26) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 1-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 14–0; 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:37

Second Quarter

(02:16) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 1-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 21–0; 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:58
(00:01) MSU FG: Jack Stone 43-yard field goal
MSU 24–0; 8 plays, 68 yards 00:56

Third Quarter

(13:26) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 16-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 31–0; 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:37
(07:58) MSU TD: Jarek Broussard 2-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 38–0; 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:52
(03:59) MSU TD Jalen Berger 2-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 45–0; 7 plays, 60 yards, 3;01
(00:21) MSU TD: Elijah Collins 10-yard run (Jack Stone kick)
MSU 52–0; 6 plays, 37 yard, 2:28

Passing

AKR – DJ Irons: 9/13, 123 yards
MSU – Payton Thorne: 18/28, 212 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

AKR – DJ Irons: 7 carries, 30 yards
MSU – Jalen Berger: 17 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

AKR – George Daniel: 4 receptions, 44 yards
MSU – Jayden Reed: 6 receptions, 76 yards

At No. 15 Tennessee

Game Three: Akron Zips (1–1) at No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	3	3	6
No. 15 Volunteers	14	14	21	14	63

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

Date: September 17
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 101,915
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color) and Ashley Stroehlein (sidelines)

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	3	3	6	12
Flames	7	7	0	7	21

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	14	0	7	31
Zips	7	7	7	7	28

At Ohio

Akron Zips (1–4, 0–1) vs. Ohio Bobcats (2–3, 0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	13	7	14	34
Ohio	14	14	20	7	55

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2022
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: sunny, Temperature:56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 23,108
Referee: Jeremy Valentine
TV announcers (ESPN3): Anthony Lima, Rob Generelli
Pregame line: OHIO −10.0 • box score,Ohio notes

Game information

First Quarter

(14:48) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 75 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 7–0)
(03:31) OHIO – McCormick, Nolan 8 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 07:06 (OHIO 14–0)

Second Quarter

(13:26) AKR – Perez, Noah 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:59 (OHIO 14–3)
(09:29) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 12 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 03:50 (OHIO 21–3)
(06:28) AKR – Perez, Noah 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:01 (OHIO 21–6)
(00:45) AKR – Irons, DJ 18 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 01:46 (OHIO 21–13)
(00:00) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:41 (OHIO 28–13)

Third Quarter

(11:38) AKR – Price III, Clyde 4 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:22 (OHIO 28–20)
(09:14) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 30 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:16 (OHIO 35–20)
(05:13) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 25 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (kick failed) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:13 (OHIO 41–20)
(04:45) OHIO – McCrory, Jack 13 yd fumble recovery (Vakos, Nathanial kick) (OHIO 48–20)

Fourth Quarter

(14:54) AKR – Price III, Clyde 3 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:54 (OHIO 48–27)
(05:24) AKR – Price III, Clyde 1 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:24 (OHIO 48–34)
(03:08) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:15 (OHIO 55–34)

Statistics	AKR	OHIO
First downs	33	25
Total yards	473	561
Rushes/yards	26/60	31/134
Passing yards	418	427
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	43–54–1	24–27–0
Time of possession	32:24	27:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	43/54, 418 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Clyde Price III	14 rushes, 47 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Shocky Jacques-Louis	11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	24/27, 427 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sieh Bangura	16 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Sam Wiglusz	7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	7	7	21
Chippewas	7	7	7	7	28

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	10	7	3	27
Golden Flashes	0	21	9	3	33

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	10	0	10	27
Zips	0	3	0	6	9

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	14	7	3	34
Zips	7	7	0	14	28

At Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	20	7	17	44
Huskies	6	0	3	3	12

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	9	7	0	6	22
Bulls	0	10	7	6	23

Roster

2022 Akron Zips football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`0`	D. J. Irons	Jr
RB	`1`	Cam Wiley	So
RB	`2`	Anthony Williams Jr.	So
QB	`3`	Dijon Jennings	Fr
WR	`4`	Bobby Golden	Fr
TE	`5`	T. J. Banks	Jr
RB	`6`	Jonzell Norrils	So
WR	`7`	Alex Adams	So
QB	`8`	Ryan Jankowski	So
TE	`10`	Marquell Darnell	Fr
TE	`11`	Nik Ognenovic	Sr
WR	`16`	Tony Grimes Jr.	So
WR	`18`	Shocky Jacques-Louis	Sr
WR	`19`	Clayton Bone	Fr
RB	`22`	Charles Kellom	Fr
TE	`25`	Tristian Bank	So
RB	`26`	Dae'Vontay Latimer	So
TE	`28`	Grant Gainer	So
WR	`30`	Jalen Knight	So
RB	`35`	Blake Hester	So
TE	`49`	Jacob Shaffer	So
OL	`51`	Jourden Hale-Frater	Fr
OL	`52`	Kamarii Landers	Fr
OL	`54`	Tyhler Williams	Fr
OL	`63`	Alex Robarge	So
OL	`65`	Tony Georges	So
OL	`66`	Ryan Beckman	So
OL	`70`	Caleb Herring	So
OL	`71`	Max Banes	Jr
OL	`72`	Colin Lyons	So
OL	`73`	Owen Murphy	So
OL	`74`	Ronan Chambers	So
OL	`75`	Jordan Daniels	So
OL	`76`	Nate Williams	So
OL	`77`	Xavior Gray	So
OL	`78`	Brian Kilbane	Fr
WR	`80`	Jasaiah Gathings	So
WR	`81`	Shawn Naim	So
WR	`82`	Jameel Williamson	So
WR	`83`	Myles Walker	So
TE	`87`	Brycen Yarmo	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Bryce Wilson	Jr
OLB	`2`	Corey Thomas Jr.	So
DL	`3`	Zach Morton	Sr
DL	`4`	Ryan Johnson	Jr
DL	`5`	Curtis Harper	Sr
DL	`6`	Curtis Fann Jr.	So
OLB	`7`	Julian Richardson	Jr
S	`8`	Jaylen Kelly-Powell	Sr
MLB	`9`	Jeslord Boateng	Jr
DL	`10`	Quevan Lawson	So
DL	`11`	Nazir Sy	Jr
DB	`12`	Charles Amankwaa	Sr
CB	`13`	Chu Ogbonna	Sr
S	`14`	Noel Roach	So
DB	`15`	K. J. Martin	Jr
OLB	`17`	Juan Jarrett	So
S	`19`	MyJaden Horton	So
LB	`20`	Brian McCoy	Fr
DB	`21`	Cam Threatt	So
S	`22`	Adetutu Daranijo	Jr
CB	`23`	Ronald Jackson Jr.	So
LB	`25`	Tim Terry	Sr
LB	`27`	Bubba Arslanian	Sr
CB	`29`	Jalen Hooks	Sr
S	`30`	Joe Malchesky	So
CB	`34`	Tyson Durant	So
CB	`35`	Darrian Lewis	So
S	`38`	Rishad Hence	So
S	`39`	DiMarco Johnson	So
DB	`43`	Logan Day	Sr
DL	`44`	Victor Jones	Sr
OLB	`45`	Ryan McClain	Sr
DB	`47`	Dontae Pollard	So
DB	`48`	Kavari Adams	Jr
S	`49`	Sean Conroy	Jr
MLB	`51`	Luke Bauer	So
LB	`52`	Zach DiLauro	Jr
LB	`53`	Camari Harris	So
DL	`54`	Kiawan Murphy	Fr
LB	`58`	Emmett Hanna	Fr
MLB	`59`	Andrew Behm	So
DL	`90`	Angelo Howze	Sr
DL	`93`	Bennett Adler	So
DL	`95`	Andre Proffitt	So
DL	`97`	Janirr Wade	So
DL	`98`	Logan Hawkins	Jr
DL	`99`	Devon Robinson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Cory Smigel	Jr
LS	`41`	Tyler Rieger	So
P	`42`	Kyle Romenick	So
LS	`50`	Kyle Bauman	Jr

Head coach

Joe Moorhead

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tim Tibesar (Defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Allen Tucker (special teams coordinator)
Reno Ferri (Tight ends)
Terry Richardson (running backs)
Tre' Bell (cornerbacks)
Winston DeLattibourdere III (defensive line)
Billy Fessler (Co-Pass Game coordinator / quarterbacks)
David Gilbertson (Co-Pass Game coordinator / Wide receivers)
Neal Renna (safeties)
Joel Rodriguez (Run Game coordinator / Offensive line)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 26, 2022

References

^ "2022 Akron Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "Football vs Akron on 9/10/2022 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[1] "2022 Akron Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[2] "Football vs Akron on 9/10/2022 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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2022 Akron Zips football team