2008 Akron Zips football team
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 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:- Jabari Arthur with the Kansas City Chiefs,
- Davanzo Tate with the New York Jets,
- Nate Robinson with the New York Giants, and
- Kris Kasparek with the Miami Dolphins.
Schedule
Game summaries
Wisconsin
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WisconsinScoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 14:52 WIS Welch 32-yard field goal 17-0 WIS
- 10:44 AKR Poindexter 3-yard pass from Jacquemain 17-7 WIS
- 0:02 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 17-10 WIS
- 10:00 WIS Hill 1-yard run 24-10 WIS
- 6:20 WIS Brown 2-yard run 31-10 WIS
- 11:48 WIS Clay 9-yard run 38-10 WIS
- 0:38 AKR Owen 11-yard pass from Jacquemain 38-17 WIS
Syracuse
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 14:14 SYR Owen 32-yard pass from Dantley 14-7 AKR
- 7:35 AKR Allen 1-yard run 21-7 AKR
- 2:17 SYR Brinkley 1-yard run 21-14 Akron
- 0:22 AKR Allen 1-yard run 28-14 Akron
- 11:30 SYR Owen 4-yard pass from Dantley 28-21 Akron
- 12:56 SYR Provo 15-yard pass from Dantley 28-28
- 7:28 AKR Jones 21-yard pass from Jacquemain 35-28 Akron
- 2:43 AKR Poindexter 18-yard pass from Jacquemain 42-28 Akron
Ball State
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 13:32 BSU McGarvey 31-yard field goal 10-3 BSU
- 10:18 AKR Allen 5-yard run 10-10
- 1:11 BSU Lewis 3-yard run 17-10 BSU
- 9:26 BSU Baker 33-yard fumble recovery 24-10 BSU
- 5:16 BSU Lewis 2-yard run 31-10 BSU
- 13:06 AKR Johnson 26-yard run 31-17 BSU
- 10:17 BSU Hill 25-yard pass from Davis 38-17 BSU
- 8:27 AKR Jones 13-yard pass from Jacquemain 38-24 BSU
- 3:04 BSU McGarvey 32-yard field goal 41-24 BSU
Army
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 7:21 AKR Iveljic 25-yard field goal 3-0 AKR
- 6:14 AKR Jones 25-yard pass from Jacquemain 9-0 AKR
- 0:00 ARMY Campbell 36-yard field goal 9-3 AKR
- 8:22 AKR Iveljic 36-yard field goal 12-3 AKR
- 8:22 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run 19-3 AKR
- 4:02 AKR Iveljic 37-yard field goal 22-3 AKR
Cincinnati
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- 0:09 AKR Bowser 7-yard pass from Jacquemain 9-7 AKR
- 13:05 CIN Gilyard 67-yard pass from Pike 14-9 CIN
- 14:13 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run 15-14 AKR
- 7:45 CIN Rogers 48-yard field goal 17-15 CIN
Kent State
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 13:09 AKR Jones 29-yard pass from Jacquemain 7-0 AKR
- 3:53 KENT Thompson 1-yard pass from Edelman 7-7
- 0:06 AKR Iveljic 33-yard field goal 10-7 AKR
3rd Quarter
- 8:45 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run 21-17 KENT
- 1:28 AKR Bowser 24-yard pass from Jacquemain 24-21 AKR
- 0:00 KENT Reed 32-yard field goal 24-24
- 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
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 1:05 AKR Kennedy 3-yard run 7-0 AKR
- 5:54 AKR Bowser 37-yard pass from Jacquemain 14-0 AKR
- 3:50 BGSU Parks 34-yard pass from Sheehan 14-7 AKR
- 2:58 AKR Kennedy 19-yard run 21-7 AKR
- 0:42 BGSU Partridge 8-yard pass from Sheehan 21-14 AKR
- 10:06 AKR Iveljic 47-yard field goal 24-14 AKR
- 5:00 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 27-14 AKR
- 13:04 Sheehan 19-yard run 27-21 AKR
- 11:38 BGSU Sheidler 5-yard pass from Anthony Turner 28-27 BGSU
- 7:47 AKR Poindexter 13-yard pass from Jacquemain 33-28 AKR
- 4:52 BGSU Partridge 21-yard pass from Sheehan 34-33 BGSU
- 2:20 Vrvilo 44-yard field goal 37-33 BGSU
Eastern Michigan
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 12:08 AKR Iveljic 26-yard field goal 3-0 AKR
- 12:16 AKR Jones 16-yard pass from Jacquemain 10-0 AKR
- 9:29 EMU Blevins 3-yard run 10-7 AKR
- 9:21 AKR Jones 45-yard pass from Jacquemain 17-7 AKR
- 4:17 EMU Jones 5-yard pass from Schmitt 17-14 AKR
- 2:51 AKR Kennedy 33-yard run 24-14 AKR
- 9:06 EMU Blevins 1-yard run 24-21 AKR
- 7:42 AKR Kennedy 10-yard run 31-21 AKR
- 14:10 AKR Iveljic 27-yard field goal 34-21 AKR
- 5:31 EMU Sanders 19-yard pass from Schmitt 34-28 AKR
- 3:49 EMU Leduc 6-yard pass from Schmitt 35-34 EMU
- 0:14 AKR Kennedy 4-yard run AKR 42-35
Toledo
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 11:39 AKR Bruce 23-yard pass from Jacquemain 7-0 AKR
- 9:58 AKR A. Williams blocked punt return 14-0 AKR
- 4:22 AKR Poindexter 19-yard pass from Jacquemain 21-0 AKR
- 0:04 TOL Steigerwald 28-yard field goal 21-3 AKR
- 5:11 TOL Opelt 6-yard run 21-10 AKR
- 0:02 AKR Iveljic 23-yard field goal 24-10 AKR
- 12:19 TOL Stafford 22-yard pass from Opelt 24-16 AKR
- 12:19 AKR Lemon PAT return 26-16 AKR
- 6:29 TOL Williams 8-yard pass from Opelt AKR 26-23
- 3:04 AKR Miller 9-yard pass from Jacquemain 33-23 AKR
- 12:51 AKR Kennedy 2-yard run 40-23 AKR
- 8:01 AKR A. Johnson 33-yard run 47-23 AKR
- 5:01 TOL Williams 16-yard pass from Opelt 47-30 AKR
Buffalo
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 9:36 UB Roosevelt 24-yard pass from Willy 7-0 UB
- 5:08 UB Principe 28-yard field goal 10-0 UB
- 4:53 AKR Kennedy 57-yard pass from Jacquemain 10-7 UB
- 4:48 UB Starks 3-yard run 17-7 UB
- 0:08 AKR Iveljic 49-yard field goal 17-10 UB
- 11:14 AKR Kennedy 24-yard run 17-17
- 11:14 UB Starks 5-yard run 24-17 UB
- 0:23 Kennedy 1-yard run 24-24
- OT UB Willy 1-yard run 31-24 UB
- OT AKR Miller 4-yard pass from Jacquemain 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 40-34 UB
- 3OT AKR Kennedy 1-yard run 40-40
- 4OT UB Principe 40-yard field goal 43-40 UB
Ohio
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- 8:01 AKR Kennedy 3-yard run 7-7
- 11:19 OHIO Price 4-yard pass from Jackson 14-7 OHIO
- 6:42 AKR Jacquemain 9-yard run 14-14
- 2:45 OHIO Carter 23-yard pass from Jackson 21-14 Ohio
- 1:18 AKR Bowser 60-yard pass from Jacquemain 21-21
- 1:01 OHIO Price 19-yard pass from Jackson 28-21 OHIO
- 9:01 OHIO Price 25-yard pass from Jackson 35-21 OHIO
- 14:57 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run 35-28 OHIO
- 14:42 OHIO Garrett 97-yard kickoff return 42-28 OHIO
- 8:08 AKR Kennedy 2-yard run 42-35 OHIO
- 2:12 AKR Kennedy 1-yard run 42-42
- 0:32 Carter 1-yard pass from Jackson 49-42 OHIO
Temple
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- 9:08 TEM DiMichele 4-yard run 13-6 TEM
- 4:02 TEM Grigsby 3-yard run 20-6 TEM
- 2:29 TEM Grigsby 9-yard run 27-6
Roster
Coaching staff
- J.D. Brookhart - Head Coach
- Bill Bleil - Assistant Head Coach / Tackles & Tight Ends
- Joe Moorhead - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
- Jim Fleming - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary
- Brian Callahan - Offensive Line
- Dana Chambers - Defensive Line
- Mike Dawson - Linebackers
- Reno Ferri - Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator
- Emmanuel McDaniel - Cornerbacks
- Mauro Monz - Wide Receivers
Statistics