June 16, 2026

The Ohio State football schedule 2021: Meet the Akron Zips

If Ohio State’s 2021 football schedule was a Bingo card, the Akron Zips would be the free square. © Jeff Lange, Akron Beacon Journal Akron Zips running back Teon Dollard (7) is brought down by Kent State Golden Flashes linebacker Brandon Coleman (35) during the second half of an NCAA football game, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Kent, Ohio. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal] Over the past two seasons, the woeful Zips have won a single game. In 2019, the first season under head coach Tom Arth, Akron lost all 12 of its games. The team’s lone 2020 win was against Bowling Green. Things have not been pretty for the Zips, and it’s been even uglier against Ohio State. The last time Akron and Ohio State played was a 42-0 Buckeyes win in 2011. Since 2011, Akron has gone 37-80. Ohio State, meanwhile, is 112-18 in that span. The Zips and Buckeyes may…

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