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The Zips were led by first-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio. They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).The 2019 Zips lost every single game on their schedule, finished with an 0\u201312 overall record and an 0\u20138 record in MAC play, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 435 to 126. They finished in last place in the conference’s East Division. CBS Sports rated Akron dead last, at 130th, in their season’s-end ranking of all 130 FBS teams.[1] The Zips were the only Division I FBS team to go winless in the 2019 season.Table of ContentsPreseason[edit]Coaching changes[edit]MAC media poll[edit]Schedule[edit]Personnel[edit]Coaching staff[edit]Game summaries[edit]At Illinois[edit]UAB[edit]At Central Michigan[edit]Troy[edit]At UMass[edit]Kent State[edit]Buffalo[edit]At Northern Illinois[edit]At Bowling Green[edit]Eastern Michigan[edit]At Miami (OH)[edit]Ohio[edit]References[edit]Preseason[edit]Coaching changes[edit]Following the firing of seven-year head coach Terry Bowden at the end of the 2018 season, Akron announced the hiring of Tom Arth on December 14, 2018.[2] Arth had spent the previous two seasons as the head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, leading them to records of 3\u20138 and 6\u20135 in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Before Chattanooga, he was the head coach at John Carroll University, where he led the team to an upset victory over No. 1 Mount Union to claim an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 2016 and was named D3football.com Coach of the Year.Tom Arth announced the members of his coaching staff in January and March 2019.[3][4] Among them were defensive coordinator Matt Feeney and offensive coordinator Tommy Zagorski, who both served in the same roles on Arth’s staff at Chattanooga.MAC media poll[edit]The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Zips predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.[5]East DivisionPredicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)1Ohio144 (24)2Miami1073Buffalo1004Kent State625Akron546Bowling Green37Schedule[edit]Akron’s non-conference slate will consist of home games against UAB of Conference USA and Troy of the Sun Belt Conference, and road games against Illinois of the Big Ten Conference and UMass, a football independent.In Mid-American Conference play, the Zips hosted Kent State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, and Ohio, and traveled to Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, and Miami. They did not play West Division members Ball State, Toledo, or Western Michigan.DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 31Noonat Illinois*BTNL 3\u20134230,654September 7NoonUAB*CBSSNL 20\u20133118,972September 143:00 p.m.at Central MichiganESPN+L 24\u20134518,641September 213:00 p.m.Troy*InfoCision StadiumAkron, OHESPN+L 7\u20133516,954September 283:30 p.m.at UMass*FloSportsL 29\u2013377,284October 123:30 p.m.Kent StateESPN3L 3\u20132622,692October 193:00 p.m.BuffaloInfoCision StadiumAkron, OHESPN3L 0\u20132116,909October 263:30 p.m.at Northern IllinoisESPN3L 0\u2013499,027November 22:00 p.m.at Bowling GreenESPN+L 6\u20133512,1136:00 p.m.Eastern MichiganInfoCision StadiumAkron, OHESPNewsL 14\u20134210,8117:30 p.m.at Miami (OH)ESPNUL 17\u20132022,9216:00 p.m.OhioInfoCision StadiumAkron, OHESPN+L 3\u20135221,414Source:[6]Personnel[edit]Coaching staff[edit][7]Tom Arth – Head coachMatt Feeney \u2013 Defensive Coordinator \/ Inside LinebackersTommy Zagorski \u2013 Offensive coordinator \/ Offensive LineBrian Cochran \u2013 Defensive LineChris Cook \u2013 Tight ends \/ Offensive TacklesJonathan Cooley \u2013 Defensive Backs \/ Corners & NickelsJayden Everett \u2013 Running BacksShelton Felton \u2013 Outside Linebackers \/ Defensive EndsBryan Gasser \u2013 Pass Game Coordinator \/ Wide ReceiversChris Hurd \u2013 Special Teams \/ Fullbacks \/ HalfbacksOscar Rodriguez \u2013 Secondary \/ SafetiesGame summaries[edit]At Illinois[edit]1234TotalZips30003Fighting Illini141414042UAB[edit]1234TotalBlazers71014031Zips6001420At Central Michigan[edit]1234TotalZips01001424Chippewas32431545Troy[edit]1234TotalTrojans71414035Zips70007At UMass[edit]1234TotalZips777829Minutemen71314337Kent State[edit]1234TotalGolden Flashes7100926Zips03003Buffalo[edit]1234TotalBulls707721Zips00000At Northern Illinois[edit]1234TotalZips00000Huskies714141449At Bowling Green[edit]1234TotalZips60006Falcons7147735Eastern Michigan[edit]1234TotalEagles71414742Zips007714At Miami (OH)[edit]1234TotalZips037717RedHawks3143020Ohio[edit]1234TotalBobcats141771452Zips30003References[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/2019-akron-zips-football-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2019 Akron Zips football team"}}]}]