The Zips are the football team of the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. They compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and play in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Akron claims 1 conference title and 2 division titles. The Zips won their first MAC Championship in 2005, having joined the conference in 1992.
The team was named the Zippers in 1926, after the zippered rubber boots produced by the B.F. Goodrich Company, which was headquartered in Akron at that time. In 1950, this name was shortened to the Zips.
The Zips play their home games at InfoCision Stadium, which has a capacity of 27,881.
