The 2013 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference and finished the season with a 5–7 record.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF* | | ESPN3 | L 7–38 | 35,115 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 (FCS) James Madison* | | ESPN3 | W 35–33 | 19,653 |
September 14 | Noon | at No. 11 Michigan* | | BTN | L 24–28 | 107,120 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | L 30–35 | 18,809 |
September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Bowling Green | | ESPN3 | L 14–31 | 13,262 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Ohio | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | L 3–43 | 19,775 |
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Northern Illinois | | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 23,595 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN3 | W 24–17 | 15,164 |
October 26 | Noon | Ball State | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN+ | L 24–42 | 16,119 |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | | TWCS | W 16–7 | 20,239 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Massachusetts | | ESPN3 | W 14–13 | 10,599 |
November 29 | Noon | Toledo | - InfoCision Stadium
- Akron, OH
| ESPN3 | W 31–29 | 12,506 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
2013 Akron Zips football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
|
1
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Mykel Traylor-Bennett
|
Fr
|
RB
|
2
|
Broderick Alexander
|
Sr
|
WR
|
3
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L. T. Smith
|
Jr
|
QB
|
6
|
Dalton Easton
|
Fr
|
RB
|
7
|
Jawon Chisholm
|
Jr
|
QB
|
8
|
Curtis Watson
|
Sr
|
RB
|
10
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Hakeem Lawrence
|
So
|
WR
|
11
|
Zach D'Orazio
|
So
|
WR
|
12
|
Imani Davis
|
So
|
QB
|
13
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Tyler Foster
|
Fr
|
QB
|
13
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Tommy Woodson
|
Fr
|
WR
|
14
|
Nice Bice
|
Jr
|
QB
|
15
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Nick Hirschman
|
Jr
|
QB
|
16
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Kyle Pohl
|
So
|
WR
|
17
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Wade Edwards
|
Fr
|
TE
|
18
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Will Fleming
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Sr
|
RB
|
22
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Tyler Williams
|
Jr
|
RB
|
25
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D. J. Jones
|
Fr
|
RB
|
26
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Rayshawn Walton
|
Jr
|
RB
|
28
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Marvin Staten
|
Jr
|
RB
|
30
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Bryan Green
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Fr
|
RB
|
34
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Conor Hundley
|
So
|
WR
|
35
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Keith Sconiers
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Sr
|
WR
|
37
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Danny Seafler
|
So
|
FB
|
39
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Sean Crandall
|
Fr
|
WR
|
48
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Rufus Walls
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Sr
|
FB
|
49
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Christian Allen
|
Fr
|
OL
|
56
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Isaiah Williams
|
Jr
|
OL
|
62
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Rodney Carroll
|
Fr
|
OT
|
65
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Kevin Mills
|
Fr
|
G
|
67
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Travis Switzer
|
Jr
|
OL
|
70
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Michael Casimos
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Fr
|
OL
|
71
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Quaison Osborne
|
So
|
OL
|
72
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Joe Petrides
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Sr
|
OL
|
74
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Brett Lee
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So
|
OL
|
75
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Dylan Brumbaugh
|
So
|
OT
|
76
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Jarrod Pughsley
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Sr
|
OL
|
77
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Andrew Bohan
|
So
|
OL
|
78
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Micah Lio
|
Jr
|
OL
|
79
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Drew Deneher
|
So
|
WR
|
80
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Andrew Pratt
|
So
|
WR
|
81
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Tyrell Goodman
|
So
|
WR
|
83
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Dee Frieson
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Sr
|
WR
|
85
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L.J. Chambers
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Jr
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TE
|
86
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Jon Root
|
Sr
|
TE
|
87
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Anthony Ritossa
|
Jr
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WR
|
88
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Jerrod Dillard
|
Sr
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FB
|
97
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Jeff Allen
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Jr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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S
|
4
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Anthony Holmes
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Sr
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LB
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5
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Justin March
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Jr
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CB
|
6
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DeAndre Scott
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Fr
|
DL
|
8
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Keontae Hollis
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Jr
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DE
|
9
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C. J. James
|
Sr
|
CB
|
14
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Donte Williams
|
Jr
|
CB
|
19
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John Senter
|
So
|
CB
|
20
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Malachi Freeman
|
Sr
|
CB
|
21
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Bill Alexander
|
Sr
|
CB
|
21
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Alex Mack
|
Sr
|
S
|
23
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Bre' Ford
|
Jr
|
CB
|
24
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Carl Washington
|
So
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CB
|
25
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Josh Smith
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Fr
|
S
|
26
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Devonte Morgan
|
Jr
|
S
|
27
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Johnny Robinson
|
Jr
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CB
|
29
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Bryce Cheek
|
So
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CB
|
31
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Emmanuel Lartey
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Sr
|
CB
|
32
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Martel Durant
|
Jr
|
S
|
33
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Sean Graves
|
Sr
|
S
|
35
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Cory Morrow
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Fr
|
DL
|
36
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Cody Grice
|
So
|
S
|
39
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James Turner
|
So
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DL
|
40
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Austin Bailey
|
Sr
|
S
|
43
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Benny Cunningham
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Fr
|
LB
|
44
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Nick Rossi
|
Jr
|
LB
|
47
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Gary Ransom
|
Jr
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LB
|
50
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Jamar Williams
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Sr
|
LB
|
52
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Jon Shelby
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Jr
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LB
|
53
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Jatavis Brown
|
So
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LB
|
54
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Dylan Evans
|
So
|
DL
|
55
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Jamel Turner
|
So
|
DE
|
58
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Nico Caponi
|
Sr
|
LB
|
59
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John Rachel
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Fr
|
LB
|
60
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Robert Smith-Harris
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Sr
|
LB
|
61
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Ben Karam
|
Jr
|
DL
|
63
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Varnell Garrett
|
Jr
|
DL
|
66
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Dakota Wagner
|
Fr
|
DL
|
79
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Mike Davis
|
So
|
DL
|
90
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Jason Stargel
|
Fr
|
DE
|
91
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Albert Presley
|
Sr
|
DE
|
92
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Daryan Martin
|
Fr
|
LB
|
93
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Connor Seeman
|
Sr
|
DL
|
95
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Robert Young
|
Sr
|
DL
|
96
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Alfonso Horner
|
So
|
DL
|
99
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James Price
|
So
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
|
38
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Zach Paul
|
So
|
K
|
48
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Robert Stein
|
So
|
K
|
68
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Sam Scifo
|
Fr
|
LS
|
98
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Paul Skolmutch
|
Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Chuck Amato (defensive coordinator / associate head coach)
- Jeff Bowden (special teams coordinator / outside receivers)
- A. J. Milwee (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach)
- Trent Boykin (running backs)
- John Pont (Recruiting coordinator / Inside Receivers)
- Alan Arrington (offensive line); with Arrington's accidental death, this position is vacant[1]
- Todd Stroud (defensive line)
- Terrell Buckley (Cornerbacks)
- Mike Woodford (Safeties)
- Ben Murphy (Director of football operations)
- Mark Ouimet (assistant director of football operations)
- Kyle Futch (offensive graduate assistant)
- Jason Morgan (offensive graduate assistant)
- Dan Webb (strength and conditioning)
- Matt Gildersleeve (strength and conditioning graduate assistant)
- Tommie Westbrook (strength and conditioning graduate assistant)
- Jason Sanders (Coordinator of Video Services)
- Nick Andrusisian (Coordinator of Video Services Graduate Assistant)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: June 19, 2013
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References
External links
Media related to 2013 Akron Zips football team at Wikimedia Commons
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