2017 Akron Zips football team
The 2017 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips finished the season 7–7, 6–2 in MAC play to win the East Division. They lost to [2017 2017 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo] in the [2017 2017 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship]. They received an invitation to play in the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Florida Atlantic.
Notable players: Ulysees Gilbert III, Kyron Brown, Jamal Davis, Kwadarrius Smith.