# 2022 Akron Zips football team

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 FieldAkron, OH | ESPN3 | W 30–23 $^{OT}$ | 8,752 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 0–52 | 70,079 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 6–63 | 101,915 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 12–21 | 20,004 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 8,093 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN+ | L 34–55 | 23,108 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 14,814 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN+ | L 27–33 | 20,472 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | ESPN+ | L 9–27 | 11,749 |
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | CBSSN | L 28–34 | 12,589 |
| November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | W 44–12 | 6,288 |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN+ | L 22–23 | 12,247 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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 |
| Saint Francis | Rushing | Damon Horton | 18 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD |
| Saint Francis | Receiving | Dawson Snyder | 3 receptions, 92 yards |
| Akron | Passing | DJ Irons | 22/37, 286 yards, 2 TD |
| Akron | Rushing | Cam Wiley | 21 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD |
| Akron | Receiving | Shocky Jacques-Louis | 8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD |

### At No. 14 Michigan State

| 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)
* Sources:
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

| 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

| 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
| 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 |
| Akron | Rushing | Clyde Price III | 14 rushes, 47 yards, 3 TD |
| Akron | Receiving | Shocky Jacques-Louis | 11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 24/27, 427 yards, 3 TD |
| Ohio | Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 16 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD |
| Ohio | 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 |