2004 Akron Zips football team

2004 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	J. D. Brookhart (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Fleming (1st season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2004 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2004 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 J. D. Brookhart in his first year as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN+	L 10–48	98,866
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		L 24–31	17,263
September 18	3:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–51	57,868
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		W 24–19	25,186
October 2	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 19–49	26,266
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 44–21	7,123
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 26–21	18,401
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Ball State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 35–23	7,826
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPN2	W 31–28	29,621
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 31–19	11,775
November 20	6:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		L 27–37	17,410
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2004 Akron Zips football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Charlie Frye  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lee Owens Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt