2002 Akron Zips football team

2002 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (1st season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2					7	–	5
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by head coach Lee Owens.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 21–57	51,493
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–44	48,057
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 17–24	15,629
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 29–48	56,216
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 31–48	17,298
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 34–42	10,075
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 49–21	7,132
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 17–28	18,278
November 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 Marshall	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 34–20	13,762
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 10–27	17,788
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–10	4,178
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	W 48–10	3,278
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Matthew Cherry Jr QB 5 Charlie Frye So QB 16 Jonathan Gill Jr RB 35 Jay Rohr Fr FB 36 Dan Basch Jr TE 38 Nick Fortener Sr RB 40 Jerell Ringer Fr RB 42 Bob Hendry Jr OL 61 Jim Borrieci So OL 62 Mike Piccirillo Jr OL 63 Andy Wills Fr OL 65 Aaron Feller So OL 69 Aaron Conley So OL 70 Bryan Shaw Jr OL 71 Mike Grzeskowiak So OL 72 Tim Crouch Fr OL 75 Mike Donaldson Fr OL 76 Justin Hein  Fr OL 77 Willie Cook So OL 78 Jud Cummins Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Rickey McKenzie Jr DB 4 Sekai Greer So DB 23 Domenik Hixon Fr DB 24 Montae Russell So LB 44 Chase Blackburn So DL 54 Josh Hill Sr LB 58 Matt Robinson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 14 Billy Sullivan Fr	Head coach Lee Owens Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster