The 2021 Akron Zips football team represented the

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during the

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. The Zips were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They competed as members of the East Division of the

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(MAC). Arth was fired on November 4, 2021. His overall record at Akron was 3–24.

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2020 season 1–5 to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

References

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Akron Zips football seasons

Akron Zips football Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...

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