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 Toledo in the MAC Championship. They received an invitation to play in the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Florida Atlantic.

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2017 Akron Zips football
MAC East Division champion
MAC Championship, L 28–45 vs. Toledo
Boca Raton Bowl, L 3–50 vs. Florida Atlantic
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–7 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Milwee (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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Notable Players: Ulysees GilbertIII, Kyron Brown, Jamal Davis, Kwadarrius Smith.

In a preseason poll Aof league media, Akron was picked to finish fourth in the East Division.^[1]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	Noon	at No. 6 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 0–52	101,684
September 9	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 52–3	17,464
September 16	Noon	Iowa State*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 14–41	22,811
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 17–22	27,324
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 34–23	15,111
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 31–3	20,199
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	CBSSN	W 14–13	16,568
October 21	Noon	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	WTOL/ESPN3	L 21–48	20,414
October 28	11:30 a.m.	Buffalo	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	W 21–20	17,427
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 14–24	12,813
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN2	W 37–34	17,832
November 21	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPNU	W 24–14	21,683
December 2	Noon	vs. Toledo	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 28–45	16,225
December 19	7:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–50	25,912
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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