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Huggins would lead the Zips to the 1989 NIT before leaving Akron after the season to coach at Cincinnati. Akron would rejoin the Mid-Continent Conference in 1990 and compete for two seasons before officially beginning play in the Mid-American Conference in 1992. The Zips struggled early on as members of the MAC including a disastrous 0–18 MAC ...
The Akron Zips as they play during their 2009 home opener in Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium, a 41–0 victory over Morgan State. Akron's major football rivalry is with Kent State University, whom they play for the Wagon Wheel. They also formerly played Youngstown State University for the Steel Tire until that series was discontinued in 1995.
Zippy is the female mascot of the University of Akron athletics team. Zippy is a kangaroo, and was chosen by a committee in 1953. The school's nickname, "Zips", is a shortening of "Zippers", a pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company of Akron. It was originally adopted by the school in 1925 after a contest to give ...
An animated University of Akron head coach John Groce during the second half of the Zips' 94-90 overtime win against Gardner-Webb on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Akron, Ohio. [Phil Masturzo/ Beacon ...
InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field is a college American football stadium in Akron, Ohio and the home field of the Akron Zips football team at the University of Akron.New for the 2009 football season, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the stadium was held on April 4, 2008, [3] and it opened on September 12, 2009, for a sold-out game between the Akron Zips and the Morgan State Bears. [4]
Akron Zips football history: 'A role model for many': Friends, family remember late UA football coach Gerry Faust. Akron Zips running back Charles Kellom scores a second-half 2-point conversion ...
FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field, formerly known as "Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field", is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is the home field of the Akron Zips men's and women's soccer teams. The facility is part of the Lee Jackson Field Complex, a 23-acre (9.3 ha) multi ...
The University of Akron men's basketball team fell to St. Bonaventure on Saturday. The Zips want to turn the loss into success with MAC play on deck.