University of Akron Football: Eastern Michigan vs. Akron
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 7 p.m.
Location
University of Akron Infocision Stadium
375 E Exchange St
Details
Join us at Infocision Stadium - Summa Field as the Zips take on the Eagles.
The University of Akron football team concludes its home campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 8, welcoming Eastern Michigan to InfoCision Stadium. The 7 p.m. tilt will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network with Jason Knapp and Ross Tucker calling the action with a link on GoZips.com.
HEAD COACHES
Eastern Michigan: Chris Creighton (Kenyon, 1991), overall record: 181-107 (26th Season)/record at EMU: 42-61 (Ninth Season)
Akron: Joe Moorhead (Fordham, 1996), overall record - 53-33 (Seventh Season)/record at Akron - 1-8 (First Season)
SERIES HISTORY
Akron is meeting Eastern Michigan for the 34th time in program history with the Zips owning a 19-14 series advantage. In the last meeting between the two schools, the Eagles registered a 42-14 triumph past Akron on Nov. 12, 2019 at InfoCision Stadium.
The series between the two schools dates back to the 1923 campaign when the Zips earned a 10-3 home victory over Eastern Michigan.
AKRON HONORS 17 SENIORS
Akron will honor 17 players competing in their final home game in pregame ceremonies before the squad's showdown with Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Among those being honored are redshirt junior LS Kyle Bauman (North Royalton, Ohio), redshirt junior DB Sean Conroy (North Olmsted, Ohio), redshirt senior DB Logan Day (Cincinnati, Ohio), senior P Noah Gettman (Daytona Beach, Fla.), DL Curtis Harper, redshirt junior DL Logan Hawkins (Harrison City, Pa.), senior DB Jalen Hooks (Warren, Ohio), redshirt senior DL Angelo Howze (Fishers, Ind.), WR Shocky Jacques-Louis, redshirt senior DL Victor Jones (Sacramento, Calif.), redshirt senior DB Jaylen Kelly-Powell (Detroit, Mich.), redshirt sophomore WR Jalen Knight (Akron, Ohio), redshirt senior DL Zach Morton (Detroit, Mich.), redshirt sophomore TE Jacob Shaffer (Portersville, Pa.), K Cory Smigel, redshirt senior LB Tim Terry (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and redshirt senior OL Anthony Whigan (Lexington Park, Md.).
