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2017 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS1

2017 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS

Table of ContentsSpring Notes ....................................................... 2-3Depth Chart ........................................................... 4Spring Roster ...................................................... 5-6Player Breakdown .................................................. 7Head Coach Terry Bowden ..................................... 8Assistant Coaches .................................................. 9Practice Schedule & Policies ................................ 102016 Season Review ......................................11-122016 Honors ..................................................13-142016 Results & Statistics ................................15-20

Credits: The 2017 Akron Football Spring Prospectus was written and designed by Cathy Bongiovi. Photos by Jeff Harwell, John Ashley, and Bryan Drumm.

Quick FactsLocation: ............................... Akron, Ohio 44325Population: .........200,000 (5th largest in Ohio)Founded: .....................1870 as Buchtel CollegeEnrollment: ................................................ 23,152Nickname: ........................................................ZipsColors: .......................... Blue (282) & Gold (871)Conference: ................ Mid-American (East Div.)President: .............................. Matthew J. WilsonDirector of Athletics: ......................Larry WilliamsFaculty Ath. Rep: .................. Dr. Deborah OwensAthletics Dept. Phone: .................(330) 972-7080Ticket Office: ............................. 1-888-99-AKRON..................................................................(-25766)

Football InformationSeason of Football: ....................................... 117thStadium: .......InfoCision Stadium - Summa FieldCapacity: .....30,000 [official sellout is 27,881]Surface: ................................................... ProGrassRecord at InfoCision Stadium: .......................18-30

Head Coach: ................................... Terry Bowden (West Virginia ‘78) Career Record: ..............164-99-2 (23 yrs.) Akron Record: .......................24-37 (5 yrs.)2016 Record: ........................................5-7 overall2016 MAC Record: ........................ 3-5 (T3rd East)Offensive Alignment: ..................................SpreadDefensive Alignment: ........................................ 4-3Starters Returning– 15.............. (8 offense, 7 defense + 7 specialists)Starters Lost– 7.............. (3 offense, 4 defense + 0 specialists)Participants Returning– 57............ (26 offense, 24 defense, 7 specialists)Participants Lost– 22............ (10 offense, 12 defense, 0 specialists)

2017 AKRON FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sat., April 22 SPRING GAME NoonSat., Sept. 2 at Penn State Sat., Sept. 9 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFFSat., Sept. 16 IOWA STATESat., Sept. 23 at TroySat., Sept. 30 *at Bowling GreenSat., Oct. 7 *BALL STATE # [Homecoming]Sat., Oct. 14 *at Western Michigan #Sat., Oct. 21 *at Toledo #Sat., Oct. 28 *BUFFALOTues., Nov. 7 *at Miami (Ohio) TBA | ESPN2/ESPNUTues., Nov. 14 *OHIO TBA | ESPN2/ESPNUTues., Nov. 21 *KENT STATE TBA | ESPNU/ESPN3TBA MAC Championship TBA | TV (Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.)

Home games in CAPS *Mid-American Conference game

Akron Coaching StaffTerry Bowden (West Virginia ‘78), Head CoachChuck Amato, Associate Head Coach | Defensive CoordinatorTodd Stroud, Assistant Head Coach | Defensive Line | Recruiting Coord.A.J. Milwee, Offensive Coordinator | QuarterbacksJeff Bowden, Special Teams Coordinator | Wide ReceiversTrent Boykin, Tight Ends | H-BacksBrett Ekkens, Offensive Line Eric Hickson, Running BacksOtis Mounds, Cornerbacks | Defensive Passing Game CoordinatorMike Woodford, SafetiesHunter Bowden (Offense), Mike Schuff (Offense), Dylan Evans (Defense), Nick Verna (Defense), Graduate Assistants

Support StaffSherry Butler, Administrative AssistantMatt Gildersleeve, Director of Strength & ConditioningBen Murphy, Director of Football OperationsJake Thompson, Coordinator of Video ServicesJohn Nemec, Director of Player PersonnelMark Ouimet, Assistant Director of Football OperationsAdam Bice, Reuben Green, James Heiss, Trevor Harris, Strength & Conditioning Graduate AssistantsJason Herchek, Ty Hundley, Volunteers (Offense) Bobby Hardy, Nick Rodriguez, Volunteers (Defense) Kory Gribbin, Recruiting Graduate Assistant


SPRING NOTESSpring GameAkron’s annual spring football game is slated for Saturday, April 22, at Noon at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field. Admission is FREE.

Pro Timing DayAkron will hold its annual Pro Timing Day on Friday, March 24, A total of 14 participants, in-cluding 13 graduating seniors.

WR Jerome Lane, who decided to forego his senior season to enter the NFL Draft, was invited to the NFL Combine on March 3-6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The 2017 NFL Draft is slated for April 27-29 in Philadelphia and will be televised live by NFL Network.

Taylor Named to 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame ClassFormer UA defensive end Jason Taylor (1993-96) is one of seven inductees named to the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class. The Class of 2017 will be formally enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5.

Taylor was one of the NFL’s top pass-rushers for 15 seasons. Drafted in the third round by the Miami Dolphins in 1997, he played 13 seasons with Miami, and one season each with the Washington Redskins, and the New York Jets. A six-time Pro Bowl selection and four time 1st or 2nd team All-Pro, Taylor was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006, and also named the Walter Peyton Man of the Year in 2007.

As a Zip, Taylor earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior in 1996. He was named the team’s defensive MVP as a junior. In 1996, he was awarded the team’s Harry “Doc” Smith Award and the Akron Touchdown Club trophy as the outstanding lineman. Taylor is Akron’s all-time career leader in sacks (21) and stands second on the Zips’ charts for career tackles for loss (41.0) and sacks in a season (10). Taylor was inducted into Akron’s Ring of Honor in 2004.

Signing Day RecapThe University of Akron football program, under the leadership of sixth-year head coach Terry Bowden, signed 13 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Feb. 1.

This year’s class features a lot of homegrown talent. Seven student-athletes list their home-towns within the state of Ohio, five from the City of Akron and two within a 20-mile radius of campus. Additionally, four incoming Zips hail from the Florida, one signee calls Virginia home, and one hails from Texas.

One of the signees— redshirt sophomore QB Nick Johns (Leesburg, Va.)— enrolled in classes in January 2017.

The signing class also features several high school teammates. Defensive lineman DeAndre Brimage and RB Jemarulin Suggs attend Akron’s East High School, while DL Eric Bentley and WR Malik Wooldridge hail from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

Athletics Communications

373 Carroll St., Suite 83 Akron, OH 44325

Cathy Bongiovi (Football contact)Assistant AD for Communications

E-mail: [email protected] O: (330) 972-6106 C: (267) 326-5400

Brian Dennison(secondary contact)Assistant Director

E-mail: [email protected]: (330) 972-6292 C: (330) 962-0366

WR Austin Wolf


SPRING NOTESNCAA Spring Football Guidelines• Under NCAA guidelines, Division I football teams are permitted 15 postseason practice

sessions (including intrasquad scrimmages and spring game) provided they are conduct-ed within a period of 34 consecutive calendar days, omitting vacation and examination days officially announced on the institution’s calendar and days during which the institu-tion is closed due to inclement weather.

• Any such practice sessions held during vacation days may not be of longer duration of those normally held when academic classes are in session.

• Only 12 of the 15 sessions may involve contact and such contact shall not occur prior to the third practice session. The non-contact practice sessions may involve headgear as the only piece of protective equipment.

• Of the 12 permissible contact sessions, eight sessions may involve tackling, and no more than three of the eight tackling sessions may be devoted primarily to 11-on-11 scrim-mages. Tackling shall be prohibited in four of the 12 contact sessions. An institution has the discretion to determine the practice activities (other than tackling) that may occur dur-ing the four contact non-tackling sessions as well as the protective equipment to be worn by the student-athletes.

• If an institution conducts a “Spring Game,” the game shall be counted as one of the three sessions that can be devoted primarily to 11-on-11 scrimmages.

• The amount of time that a student-athlete may be involved in such postseason countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week.

Football Intro Video Wins Gold ADDY AwardPritt Entertainment Group (PEG) won a Gold ADDY at the 2017 Akron-Canton ADDY Awards for video editing of the 2016 Akron Zips’ football intro video.

The 80-second video was played prior to every home game last fall at InfoCision Stadium– Sum-ma Field, ushering the Zips onto the field in style and pumping up the crowd before kickoff.

Odds & EndsSenior RB Warren Ball was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA following his sea-son-ending injury last fall ... redshirt senior Tra’Von Chapman will move from quarterback to wide receiver this spring ... junior QB Thomas Woodson had surgery following the 2016 season and will sit out spring drills ... he is expected to take the field during training camp in August.

Out for Spring DrillsThe following 10 players are injured and will not participate in spring drills: CB Mark Ellis, LB Ulysees Gilbert, DT Davon’te Jest, DE Devon Jones, WR Anthony Lauro, RB Del-tron Sands, PK Jon Semerene, TE Newman Williams, QB Thomas Woodson, and WR Anthony Young.

Depth Chart ReservesThe following three players have not broken into the depth chart but are expected to make an impact during spring drills: CB Hugh Cade, LB Tony Jones, and OL Andrew Siegman.

LB Ulysees Gilbert

RB Warren Ball


PRE-SPRING DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE (Spread)QB 1 Kato Nelson (R-Fr., 6-1, 195) OR 6 Nick Johns (R-So., 6-3, 222) 10 Clayton Uecker (R-Sr., 6-5, 219) RB 34 Warren Ball (R-Sr., 6-1, 232) 7 Van Edwards (Jr., 5-9, 200) 9 Manny Morgan (Sr., 508, 185) 30 Chuck Turfe (So., 5-11, 200) TE/HB 10 Mykel Traylor-Bennett (R-Sr., 6-3, 224) 12 Darryl Long (R-So., 6-4, 235) 84 Avery Cagle (So., 6-4, 235) 45 Brandon Junk (R-So., 6-2, 229)

X- WR 8 Kevin Gladney (R-Sr., 6-1, 211) 15 Nate Stewart (R-Fr., 6-2, 200)

H-WR 3 Kwadarrius Smith (R-Jr., 5-9, 165) 5 Tra’Von Chapman (R-Sr., 6-1, 210) Y- WR 11 A.J. Coney (R-Sr., 5-8, 180) 16 Jaquavis Dixon (So., 6-2, 185) 13 Fransohn Bickley (R-Sr., 5-6, 148)

Z- WR 82 Austin Wolf (Sr., 6-3, 190) 39 Jason Grossman (R-So., 5-9, 160)

LT 59 Trevor Brown (So., 6-5, 285) 50 Undrea Bullard (Jr., 6-6, 295) LG 57 Stephen Ericksen (Sr., 6-3, 300) 56 Brandon Council (R-Fr., 6-4, 330) 73 Jonathan Neeley (R-Fr., 6-5, 275)

C 52 LaVonne Gauthney (Sr., 6-1, 290) 74 Xavier Quigley (R-Sr., 6-1, 286) 78 Austin Sample (R-Fr., 6-3, 285)

RG 66 Kyle Ritz (Jr., 6-5, 300) 77 Cedric McCoy (R-Sr., 6-5, 312) 79 Montel Jordan (R-Fr., 6-4, 304)

RT 75 Jovann Letuli (Sr., 6-5, 345) 63 Nick Fazio (Jr., 6-3, 291) 76 Rich Kallay (So., 6-5, 322)

DEFENSE (4-3)DE 8 Darius Copeland (Sr., 6-1, 266) 52 Josh Ward (So., 6-2, 223)

DT 50 Brock Boxen (Jr., 6-3, 272) 97 Brennan Williams (Jr., 6-1, 272)

NT 91 Ibrahima Camara (Sr., 6-3, 285) 67 Tito Vazquez (R-Fr., 6-3, 260)

DE 56 Deon’Tae Moore (Sr., 6-2, 217) 94 Brian Reinke (Jr., 6-4, 247) 11 Michael Kish (Sr., 6-4, 237)

SAM 25 Travonte Junius (Jr., 6-3, 198) 2 James King (R-So., 6-2, 208) 23 Nathan Bischof (Jr., 6-2, 210) MIKE 42 Andrew Hauser (R-Sr., 6-1, 219) 43 Youssef Barakat (So., 5-10, 219)

WILL 34 DeMarcus Lloyd (Sr., 6-0, 207) 40 John Lako (So., 6-2, 208) 3 DeMarcus Glover (R-Fr., 6-1, 216)

FC 7 Jordan George (Jr., 5-11, 193) 24 Darian Dailey (R-Jr., 5-11, 180) 14 Myran Mounds (R-Jr., 5-7, 175) FS 1 Alvin Davis (So., 5-9, 165) 20 Shawn Featherstone (R-Jr., 6-2, 190) 18 Tyler Gilchrist (R-Fr., 5-10, 185)

ROV 32 Zach Guiser (Sr., 6-0, 195) 31 Jamal Baggett (Jr. 5-11, 190) 29 Vince Lockett (So., 5-11, 211)

BC 12 Kyron Brown (Jr., 6-1, 186) 22 Mikee Hayes (Sr., 5-9, 166) 13 Denzel Butler (R-So., 5-9, 183)

K 37 Tom O’Leary (R-Jr., 5-11, 190) 39 Zach Gingerich (Sr., 6-3, 203)

P 48 Nick Gasser (Jr., 6-0, 167) 49 James Fonseca (R-Jr., 5-11, 170) 47 Jerry Fitschen (So., 6-0, 190)

LS 88 Michael Buddenberg (Sr., 5-11, 215) 65 Hayden Grover (Jr., 5-11, 190) 61 Peyton Coffman (R-Fr., 5-11, 205)

SPECIALISTSH 41 Kyle Foster (Jr., 6-2, 185) 1 Kato Nelson (R-Fr., 6-1, 195) 6 Nick Johns (R-So., 6-3, 222)

PR 11 A.J. Coney (R-Sr., 5-8, 180)

KR 7 Van Edwards, Jr. (Jr., 5-9, 200)

(as of April 4)


No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School31 Jamal Baggett S Jr. 5-11 190 Oak Park, Ill. | River Forest 34 Warren Ball RB R-Sr. 6-1 232 Columbus, Ohio | St. Francis DeSales | Ohio State43 Youssef Barakat LB So. 5-10 219 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 13 Fransohn Bickley WR R-Sr. 5-6 148 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 23 Nathan Bischof DB Jr. 6-2 210 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary71 Matt Blaha OL R-Sr. 6-3 393 Euclid, Ohio | Euclid | Siena Heights50 Brock Boxen DL Jr. 6-3 272 New Galilee, Pa. | Beaver Falls 12 Kyron Brown CB Jr. 6-1 186 Boynton Beach, Fla. | Boynton Beach 59 Trevor Brown OL So. 6-5 285 Clinton, Md. | Wise | Jireh Prep88 Michael Buddenberg LS Sr. 5-11 215 Massillon, Ohio | Jackson50 Undrea Bullard OL Jr. 6-6 295 St. Petersburg, Fla. | Gibbs 13 Denzel Butler DB R-So. 5-9 183 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Coral Springs Charter | WV Wesleyan46 Hugh Cade CB Jr. 5-8 155 Akron, Ohio | Buchtel 84 Avery Cagle TE So. 6-4 235 Gainesville, Ga. | Riverside Military Academy91 Ibrahima Camara DL Sr. 6-3 285 Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Reynoldsburg | Lackawanna5 Tra’Von Chapman WR R-Sr. 6-1 210 Cincinnati, Ohio | Kent Roosevelt | Pittsburgh61 Peyton Coffman PK/P R-Fr. 5-11 205 Grand Blanc, Mich. | Fenton11 A.J. Coney WR R-Sr. 5-8 180 Orlando, Fla. | Oviedo | Weber State8 Darius Copeland DL Sr. 6-1 266 Ft. Myers, Fla. | Ft. Myers 56 Brandon Council OL R-Fr. 6-4 330 Tar Heel, N.C. | West Bladen | Jireh Prep24 Darian Dailey CB R-Jr. 5-11 180 Bradenton, Fla. | Manatee | Rutgers1 Alvin Davis, Jr. CB So. 5-9 165 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas16 Jaquavis Dixon WR So. 6-2 185 Oviedo, Fla. | Hagerty7 Van Edwards, Jr. RB Jr. 5-9 200 Cape Coral, Fla. | Island Coast28 Mark Ellis CB So. 5-11 178 Williamstown, N.J. | Williamstown | West Virginia57 Stephen Ericksen OL Sr. 6-3 300 Sherrodsville, Ohio | Carrollton 63 Nick Fazio OL Jr. 6-3 291 Streetsboro, Ohio | Streetsboro | Charleston20 Shawn Featherstone DB R-Jr. 6-2 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills47 Jerry Fitschen PK/P So. 6-0 190 Orange, Calif. | Orange Lutheran49 James Fonseca PK/P R-Jr. 5-11 170 Fontanay, Calif. | Summit | Riverside City College41 Kyle Foster P Jr. 6-2 185 Parkersburg, W.Va. | Parkersburg48 Nick Gasser PK/P Jr. 6-0 167 Liberty Township, Ohio | Lakota East52 LaVonne Gauthney OL Sr. 6-1 290 Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Reynoldsburg | Hargrave (Va.) MA7 Jordan George DB Jr. 5-11 193 Dayton, Ohio | Archbishop Alter4 Ulysees Gilbert III LB Jr. 6-1 225 Ocala, Fla. | Trinity Catholic18 Tyler Gilchrist S R-Fr. 5-10 185 Akron, Ohio | Hoban 39 Zach Gingerich P/K Sr. 6-3 203 Bellefontaine, Ohio | Bellefontaine8 Kevin Gladney WR R-Sr. 6-1 211 Akron, Ohio | Firestone | Nebraska 3 DeMarkus Glover LB R-Fr. 6-1 216 St. Petersburg, Fla. | Northside Christian39 Jason Grossman WR R-So. 5-11 165 Culver City, Calif. | Culver City65 Hayden Grover LS Jr. 5-11 190 Spencer, N.Y. | Spencer-Van Etten Central32 Zach Guiser S Sr. 6-0 195 Fayette City, Pa. | Greensburg Central Catholic 42 Andrew Hauser LB R-Sr. 6-1 219 Mason, Ohio | William Mason 22 Mikee Hayes CB Sr. 5-9 166 Ocala, Fla. | West Port 5 Davon’te Jest DL So. 6-1 290 Ocala, Fla. | Forest6 Nick Johns QB R-So. 6-3 222 Leesburg, Va. | Gonzaga | Northeastern Okla. A&M51 Devon Jones S R-So. 6-4 205 Akron, Ohio | Coventry55 Tony Jones LB R-Jr. 6-1 228 Duluth, Ga. | Peachtree Ridge | Pierce 79 Montel Jordan OL R-Fr. 6-4 304 Deerfield Beach, Fla. | Deerfield Beach25 Travonte Junius LB Jr. 6-3 198 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 45 Brandon Junk TE R-So. 6-2 229 Clearwater, Fla. | Central Catholic76 Rich Kallay OL So. 6-5 322 Largo, Fla. | Central Catholic

NUMERICAL ROSTER

1 Alvin Davis, Jr. CB So. 5-9 1651 Kato Nelson QB R-Fr. 6-1 1952 James King LB R-So. 6-2 2083 Kwadarrius Smith WR R-Jr. 5-9 1653 DeMarkus Glover LB R-Fr. 6-1 2164 Thomas Woodson QB Sr. 6-1 2334 Ulysees Gilbert III LB Jr. 6-1 2255 Tra’Von Chapman WR R-Sr. 6-1 2105 Davon’te Jest DL So. 6-1 2906 Nick Johns QB R-So. 6-3 2227 Van Edwards, Jr. RB Jr. 5-9 2007 Jordan George DB Jr. 5-11 1938 Darius Copeland DL Sr. 6-1 2668 Kevin Gladney WR R-Sr. 6-1 2119 Manny Morgan RB Sr. 5-8 18510 Mykel Traylor-Bennett TE R-Sr. 6-3 22410 Clayton Uecker QB R-Sr. 6-5 21911 A.J. Coney WR R-Sr. 5-8 18011 Michael Kish DE Sr. 6-4 23712 Kyron Brown CB Jr. 6-1 18612 Darryl Long TE R-So. 6-4 23513 Fransohn Bickley WR R-Sr. 5-6 14813 Denzel Butler DB So. 5-9 18314 Deltron Sands RB R-So. 5-8 19514 Myran Mounds CB R-Jr. 5-7 17515 Nate Stewart WR R-Fr. 6-2 20016 Jaquavis Dixon WR So. 6-2 18517 Anthony Young WR Sr. 6-0 18218 Tyler Gilchrist S R-Fr. 5-10 18519 Anthony Lauro WR Jr. 5-10 18420 Shawn Featherstone DB R-Jr. 6-2 19022 Mikee Hayes CB Sr. 5-9 16623 Nathan Bischof DB Jr. 6-2 21024 Darian Dailey CB R-Jr. 5-11 18025 Travonte Junius LB Jr. 6-3 19828 Mark Ellis CB So. 5-11 17829 Vince Lockett S So. 5-11 21130 Chuck Turfe RB So. 5-11 20031 Jamal Baggett S Jr. 5-11 19032 Zach Guiser S Sr. 6-0 19534 Warren Ball RB R-Sr. 6-1 23234 DeMarcus Lloyd LB Sr. 6-0 20735 Newman Williams TE Jr. 6-2 27337 Tom O’Leary PK R-Jr. 5-11 19039 Zach Gingerich P/K Sr. 6-3 20339 Jason Grossman WR R-So. 5-11 16540 John Lako LB So. 6-2 20841 Kyle Foster P Jr. 6-2 18542 Andrew Hauser LB R-Sr. 6-1 21943 Youssef Barakat LB So. 5-10 219

2017 AKRON SPRING ROSTER


2 James King LB R-So. 6-2 208 Miami, Fla. | Booker T. Washington | Miami (Fla.)11 Michael Kish DE Sr. 6-4 237 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Brentwood 40 John Lako LB So. 6-2 208 Monroe, Mich. | St. Mary Catholic19 Anthony Lauro WR Jr. 5-10 184 Bradenton, Fla. | Manatee 75 Jovann Letuli OL Sr. 6-5 345 San Diego, Calif. | San Diego | Grossmont34 DeMarcus Lloyd LB Sr. 6-0 207 Vienna, Ga. | Dooly County | Butler County CC29 Vince Lockett S So. 5-11 211 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary12 Darryl Long TE R-So. 6-4 235 Columbus, Ohio | Westerville77 Cedric McCoy OL R-Sr. 6-5 312 Palatka, Fla. | Palatka | Ellsworth CC56 Deon’Tae Moore DE Sr. 6-2 217 Akron, Ohio | Kenmore9 Manny Morgan RB Sr. 5-8 185 Naples, Fla. | Naples 14 Myran Mounds CB R-Jr. 5-7 175 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Warren Central73 Jonathan Neeley OL R-Fr. 6-5 275 Youngstown, Ohio | Ursuline1 Kato Nelson QB R-Fr. 6-1 195 Hollywood, Fla. | Flanagan37 Tom O’Leary PK R-Jr. 5-11 190 Tucker, Ga. | St. Pius X Catholic74 Xavier Quigley OL R-Sr. 6-1 286 Ankeny, Iowa | Ankeny | Iowa Western CC94 Brian Reinke DL Jr. 6-4 237 Akron, Ohio | Copley Senior66 Kyle Ritz OL Jr. 6-5 300 Willoughby, Ohio | Willoughby South 78 Austin Sample OL R-Fr. 6-3 285 Sylvania, Ohio | Northview14 Deltron Sands RB R-So. 5-8 195 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas | Oregon St.44 Jon Semerene PK/P R-So. 6-0 200 Weston, Fla. | Cypress Bay | Miami (Fla.)68 Andrew Siegman OL R-Fr. 6-3 265 Brecksville, Ohio | Brecksville-Broadview3 Kwadarrius Smith WR R-Jr. 5-9 165 Orlando, Fla. | First Academy | Missouri 15 Nate Stewart WR R-Fr. 6-2 200 Bethlehem, Pa. | Freedom10 Mykel Traylor-Bennett TE R-Sr. 6-3 224 Columbus, Ohio | Reynoldsburg 30 Chuck Turfe RB So. 5-11 200 Canton, Mich. | Canton10 Clayton Uecker QB R-Sr. 6-5 219 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | Ave Maria (Fla.) 67 Tito Vazquez OL R-Fr. 6-3 260 Shaker Heights, Ohio | Saint Ignatius52 Josh Ward LB So. 6-2 223 Delray Beach, Fla. | American Heritage97 Brennan Williams DL Jr. 6-1 272 Akron, Ohio | Firestone35 Newman Williams TE Jr. 6-2 273 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 82 Austin Wolf WR Sr. 6-3 190 Lebanon, Ohio | Lebanon 4 Thomas Woodson QB Sr. 6-1 233 Monroeville, Pa. | Gateway Senior 17 Anthony Young WR Sr. 6-0 182 Medina, Ohio | Lakewood St. Edward | Indiana

as of March 28, 2017

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School

44 Jon Semerene PK/P R-So. 6-0 20045 Brandon Junk TE R-So. 6-2 22946 Hugh Cade CB Jr. 5-8 15547 Jerry Fitschen PK/P So. 6-0 19048 Nick Gasser PK/P Jr. 6-0 16749 James Fonseca PK/P R-Jr. 5-11 17050 Brock Boxen DL Jr. 6-3 27250 Undrea Bullard OL Jr. 6-6 29551 Devon Jones S R-So. 6-4 20552 LaVonne Gauthney OL Sr. 6-1 29052 Josh Ward LB So. 6-2 22355 Tony Jones LB R-Jr. 6-1 22856 Deon’Tae Moore DE Sr. 6-2 21756 Brandon Council OL R-Fr. 6-4 33057 Stephen Ericksen OL Sr. 6-3 30059 Trevor Brown OL So. 6-5 28561 Peyton Coffman PK/P R-Fr. 5-11 20563 Nick Fazio OL Jr. 6-3 29165 Hayden Grover LS Jr. 5-11 19066 Kyle Ritz OL Jr. 6-5 30067 Tito Vazquez OL R-Fr. 6-3 26068 Andrew Siegman OL R-Fr. 6-3 26571 Matt Blaha OL R-Sr. 6-3 39373 Jonathan Neeley OL R-Fr. 6-5 27574 Xavier Quigley OL R-Sr. 6-1 28675 Jovann Letuli OL Sr. 6-5 34576 Rich Kallay OL So. 6-5 32277 Cedric McCoy OL R-Sr. 6-5 31278 Austin Sample OL R-Fr. 6-3 28579 Montel Jordan OL R-Fr. 6-4 30482 Austin Wolf WR Sr. 6-3 19084 Avery Cagle TE So. 6-4 23588 Michael Buddenberg LS Sr. 5-11 21591 Ibrahima Camara DL Sr. 6-3 28594 Brian Reinke DL Jr. 6-4 23797 Brennan Williams DL Jr. 6-1 272

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHING STAFFTerry Bowden (West Virginia ‘78), Head CoachChuck Amato, Associate Head Coach | Defensive CoordinatorTodd Stroud, Assistant Head Coach | Defensive Line | Recruiting CoordinatorA.J. Milwee, Offensive Coordinator | QuarterbacksJeff Bowden, Special Teams Coordinator | Wide ReceiversTrent Boykin, Tight Ends | H-BacksBrett Ekkens, Offensive Line Eric Hickson, Running BacksOtis Mounds, Cornerbacks | Defensive Passing Game CoordinatorMike Woodford, SafetiesHunter Bowden (Offense), Mike Schuff (Offense), Dylan Evans (Defense), Nick Verna (Defense), Graduate Assistants


PLAYER BREAKDOWNCareer games/starts in ( ).Includes starts at positions other than the one listed.

Returning Offensive Participants — 26Quarterback (1): Thomas Woodson (29/20). Running back (4): Warren Ball (2/2), Van Edwards (23/7), Manny Morgan (22/3), Chuck Turfe (1/0).Offensive Line (8): Trevor Brown (5/1), Undrea Bullard (4/0), Stephen Ericksen (23/13), LaVonne Gauthney (24/14), Jovann Letuli (11/11), Cedric McCoy (8/0), Xavier Quigley (12/1), Kyle Ritz (25/17). Tight End (5): Avery Cagle (2/0), Brandon Junk (10/1), Michael Kish (11/0), Mykel Traylor-Bennett (30/8), Newman Williams (15/7). Wide Receiver (8): Fransohn Bickley (23/8), Tra’Von Chapman (12/6), A.J. Coney (24/6), Kevin Gladney (7/0), Anthony Lauro (22/0), Kwadarrius Smith (10/1), Austin Wolf (30/12), Anthony Young (12/1).

Lost Offensive Participants— 10Quarterback (1): Matt Hoyer (1/0).Running back (1): Denzel Jones (31/0). Offensive Line (2): Ryan Kortokrax (7/0), Logan Tuley-Tillman (13/12). Tight End (1): Christian Allen (34-2).Wide Receiver (5): Tyrell Goodman (40/9), Jerome Lane (37/23), Michael Means (9/0), JoJo Natson (12/11), Darian Williams (1/0).

Returning Defensive Participants— 24Defensive Line (7): Brock Boxen (17/8), Ibrahima Camara (10/5), Darius Copeland (30/12), Davon’te Jest (9/0), Deon’Tae Moore (12/3), Brian Reinke (12/0), Brennan Williams (14/1).Linebacker (8): Youssef Barakat (1/0), Brian Bell (24/10), Ulysees Gilbert (25/12), Andrew Hauser (31/6), Travonte Junius (11/0), John Lako (12/3), DeMarcus Lloyd (11/0), Josh Ward (12/0). Secondary (9): Jamal Baggett (8/0), Nathan Bischof (20/0), Kyron Brown (25/1), Alvin Davis (12/7), Mark Ellis (1/0), Shawn Featherstone (12/2), Jordan George (19/5), Zach Guiser (34/21), Mikee Hayes (14/0).

Lost Defensive Participants— 12Defensive Line (5): Jelani Hamilton (9/0), Jamal Marcus (42/14), Se’Von Pittman (36/34), Christopher Spruill (14/0), Daumantas Venckus (25/7). Linebacker (1): John Rachal (36/3).Secondary (6): Larry Hope (24/10), Bryce Jones (12/4), Cory Morrow (46/0), DeAndre Scott (40/34), Zach Sweat (5/0), James Turner (39/2).

Returning Specialists— 7Kicker (2): Zach Gingerich (3/0), Tom O’Leary (14/0). Punter (3): Jerry Fitschen (1/0), James Fonseca (1/0), Nick Gasser (12/0). Long Snapper (1): Michael Buddenberg (37/0).Holder (1): Kyle Foster (24/0).

Lost Specialists— 0Kicker (0): Punter (0):

Returning Starters— 15Offense (8): RB Van Edwards, LG Stephen Ericksen, C LaVonne Gauthney, RG Kyle Ritz, RT Jovann Letuli, TE Newman Williams, WR Austin Wolf, QB Thomas Woodson.Defense (7): LB Brian Bell, DT Ibrahima Camara, NT Darius Copeland, LB Ulysees Gilbert, LB Andrew Hauser, S Zach Guiser, S Alvin Davis.

Starters Lost— 7Offense (3): WR Jerome Lane, WR JoJo Natson, LT Logan Tuley-Tillman. Defense (4): CB Larry Hope, DE Jamal Marcus/Daumantas Venckus, DE Se’Von Pittman, CB DeAndre Scott.

RB Van Edwards

DT Darius Copeland


The Dean of all Mid-American Conference coaches with 164 career wins, Akron’s Terry Bowden enters his sixth season in 2017 at the helm of the UA program. He was named the Zips’ 27th all-time head coach on Dec. 22, 2011, but is just the seventh person to hold the position since 1960.

Owning a 164-99-2 record over a 23-year collegiate coaching career, Bowden ranks sixth nationally among active Division I head coaches in career wins (164).

Bowden has been responsible for miraculous turnarounds almost everywhere he has coached and has once again done it at The University of Akron.

In 2016, Bowden led UA to a 5-7 overall record, finishing just one play away from back-to-back bowl appearances. The Zips won their second consecutive Wagon Wheel (and third in last four years) over rival Kent State. Akron led the MAC in punt returns (17.53) which also ranked third nationally.

Sophomore linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III and redshirt senior punt returner JoJo Nat-son, Jr., earned first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors. Natson also garnered second-team All-MAC honors at wide receiver. Junior wide receiver Jerome Lane and redshirt sophomore placekicker Tom O’Leary were third-team All-MAC honorees.

For just the second time in program history (and first time since 1980), an Akron Zips earned Academic All-America honors. Junior safety Zach Guiser was a first-team selec-tion, while redshirt senior captain James Turner was a second-team honoree. The duo headlined nine Zips on the Academic All-MAC team. Four Zips– Ulysees Gilbert, Guiser, Turner, and Daumantas Venckus– were also award Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors from the MAC.

In 2015, Bowden guided the Zips to an 8-5 overall record and a second-place finish in the MAC (5-3) East en route to the program’s first winning season and bowl appearance since 2005. Ranked No. 2 nationally by Phil Steele as the Most Improved Team, Akron captured its first-ever bowl victory in the FBS era (since 1987) with a 23-21 win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22. UA won the 500th game in program history with a 35-14 victory at Louisiana on Sept. 26, 2015, while closing out the season with five consecutive wins. The Zips shut out rival Kent State, 20-0, in the home finale to regain possession of the coveted Wagon Wheel. The eight wins on the season were the most in the FBS era.

Senior LB Jatavis Brown was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection. Senior NT Cody Grice was a second-team pick, while senior OL lineman Isaiah Williams, senior DL Rodney Coe, and junior DL Jamal Marcus (Durham, N.C.) were third-team All-MAC selections.

In 2014, Bowden guided the Zips to a 5-7 overall for the second consecutive season. With 10 victories over the last two seasons, the Zips totaled more wins than the previous three seasons combined.

In 2013, Bowden led UA to its highest win total since 2008 by going 5-7 overall and 4-4 against the MAC, as well as ending the year by winning three straight and four of its last five games. The Zips went 3-3 at home, including a 31-29 win over Toledo in the season finale and a 16-7 victory over neighborhood rival Kent State to regain possession of the coveted wooden Wagon Wheel.

In 2012, Bowden, serving as offensive coordinator, ushered in a spread offense that resulted in an aerial attack responsible for a school-record and MAC season-high 30 passing touch-downs. The offense, which was conducted in a hurry-up no-huddle style, was led by fifth-year senior transfer quarterback Dalton Williams, who set the program’s single-season record for touchdown passes (25) and pass completions (326-for-522), while compiling the third most passing yards (3,387) in a season in school history.

Bowden, who served as a studio analyst and color commentator with ABC Sports’ college football for 10 years, was the head coach at Auburn from 1993-98 and spent the three sea-sons prior to coming to Akron at Division II North Alabama.

Terry BowdenWest Virginia ‘78

Sixth Season at Akron24th Season Overall

HEAD COACH TERRY BOWDEN

THE TERRY BOWDEN FILECOLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORDYear School Record | Notable1983 Salem 3-71984 Salem 8-3 • WVIAC Champions1983 Salem 8-3 • WVIAC ChampionsSalem Totals (three seasons) 19-13-0 1987 Samford 9-11988 Samford 5-6 • Transition to I-AA1989 Samford 4-71990 Samford 6-4-1 1991 Samford 12-2 • Division I-AA Playoffs-Semifinals1992 Samford 9-3 • Division I-AA Playoffs-First Rd.Samford Totals (six seasons) 45-23-1 1993 Auburn 11-0 • National Champions (NCF)1994 Auburn 9-1-1 • No. 9 AP Final Ranking1995 Auburn 8-4 • Outback Bowl Appearance1996 Auburn 8-4 • Independence Bowl Win1997 Auburn 10-3 • Peach Bowl Win1998 Auburn 1-5 Auburn Totals (six seasons) 47-17-1 2009 North Alabama 11-2 • Division II Playoffs-Quarterfinals2010 North Alabama 9-4 • Division II Playoffs-Second Rd.2011 North Alabama 9-3 • Division II Playoffs-Second Rd.UNA Totals (three seasons) 29-9 2012 Akron 1-112013 Akron 5-7 • 4-4 in MAC play2014 Akron 5-7 • 3-5 in MAC play2015 Akron 8-5 • 5-3 in MAC play2016 Akron 5-7 • 3-5 in MAC playAkron Totals (5 seasons) 24-37 (.393) Career Totals (23 seasons) 164-99-2 (.623)

COACHING HONORS1993 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year Walter Camp Coach of the Year Scripps Howard Coach of the Year Football News Coach of the Year Toyota Coach of the Year Paul “Bear” Bryant Award (Football Writers Association)2009 Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year

COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER1977-78 Football (West Virginia)


3rd Season at Akron15th season overall

4th Season at Akron13st season overall

6th Season at Akron33rd season overall

Eric HicksonRunning BacksKansas State ‘98

Otis MoundsCornerbacks / Def.Passing Game Coord.Auburn ‘03

Mike WoodfordSafetiesArizona ‘82

COACHING STAFF

6th Season at Akron34th season overall

6th Season at Akron22nd season overall

Trent BoykinTight Ends/H-BacksYoungstown State ‘95

Brett EkkensOffensive LineMount Union ‘12

2nd Season at Akron4th season overall

Jeff BowdenSpecial Teams Coordinator | Wide ReceiversFlorida State ‘83

Todd StroudAssistant Head Coach | Defensive LineFlorida State ‘85

6th Season at Akron32nd season overall

A.J. MilweeOffensive Coordinator | QuarterbacksNorth Alabama ‘09


Chuck AmatoAssociate Head Coach | Defensive CoordinatorN.C. State ‘69


GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHunter Bowden (Offense), Mike Schuff (Offense)Dylan Evans (Defense), Nick Verna (Defense)


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19 MARCH 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pro Day

26 27 28 29 30 31 1 APRILS P R I N G B R E A K

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9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Practice #1 Practice #2 Practice #3 Practice #4

Scrimmage Practice #5 Practice #6 Practice #7 Practice #8

Scrimmage Practice #9 Practice #10 Practice #11

Scrimmage NOON Practice #12 Practice #13 Practice #14 SPRING GAME

SPRING ITINERARY

Spring Schedule• Spring drills are scheduled to run from March 20 through

April 22, 2017. Head coach Terry Bowden has scheduled 15 practice sessions. The Zips will practice at Stile Athletics Field House or at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.

• Because of class schedules, the Zips will practice in the morn-ing. However, times will be announced weekly.

• The annual Spring Game is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. Kickoff is set for Noon. Admission to the game is FREE.

• Practices are closed to the general public.

Media Availability• Each spring practice session is open to accredited members

of the media with prior arrangements through the Akron Communications Department. Interviews with coaches and/or student-athletes must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Please contact Cathy Bongiovi at [email protected] or (330) 972-6106.

subject to change


2016 SEASON REVIEW

Under the guidance of fifth-year head coach Terry Bowden, Akron finished the 2016 campaign at 5-7 overall and 3-5 in MAC play after a 9-3 loss at Ohio. The Zips returned 48 lettermen, including seven starters. The Zips utilized a spread offense and a 4-3 defense.

After 12 games, sophomore RB Van Ed-wards was the team’s leading rusher with 492 yards and three touchdowns on 100 carries. Under center, junior QB Thomas Woodson was 146-of-242 for 2,079 yards and 18 touchdowns. Junior WR Jerome Lane was the top receiver with 1,018 yards and six touchdowns on 62 receptions. Defen-sively, sophomore LB Ulysees Gilbert had 122 tackles, including a team-best 65 solo stops, a team-high 11.5 TFL, four sacks, eight hurries, and two forced fumbles.

In the final national rankings, Akron was No. 3 in punt returns (17.53), No. 21 in blocked

punts (1), and No. 41 in blocked kicks (2). Individually, senior WR JoJo Natson was No. 2 in punt return touchdowns (2), No. 2 in punt returns (16.3), and No. 21 in receiving touchdowns (10). Sophomore LB Ulysees Gilbert was No. 9 in total tackles (10.2) and No. 23 in solo tackles (5.4). Redshirt senior DE Daumantas Venckus was No. 26 in fumbles recovered (2).

Four Akron football players earned Mid-American Conference honors. Earning first-team All-MAC recognition were sophomore LB Ulysees Gilbert III and punt returner redshirt senior JoJo Natson, Jr. Natson also garnered second-team All-MAC honors at wide receiver. Junior WR Jerome Lane and redshirt sophomore PK Tom O’Leary were third-team All-MAC honorees. All were first-time recipients.

Phil Steele also recognized the four Zips with All-MAC honors. The honors reflect the same All-MAC honors received from the MAC foot-ball coaches.

Junior S Zach Guiser and redshirt senior captain James Turner were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 5 football team.

Guiser sports a 3.992 grade-point average in pre-physical therapy/exercise science. Competing this fall as a graduate student, Turner earned his bachelor’s degree in busi-ness. He has a perfect 4.00 GPA in the sport science master’s program.

Nine University of Akron football players– Na-than Bischof, Ulysees Gilbert III, Zach Guiser, Bryce Jones, John Lako, Vince Lockett, Xavier Quigley, James Turner,

2016 Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Champions!


Daumantas Venckus– earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors for the 2016 season.

Four of those students– Ulysees Gilbert, Zach Guiser, James Turner, and Dauman-tas Venckus– were also award Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors from the MAC.

At the team’s annual Awards Banquet on Dec. 11, senior WR/PR JoJo Natson, Jr. was named the outstanding offensive performer and special teams player of the year, while sophomore LB Ulysees Gilbert III was

named the outstanding defensive performer. Seniors Natson, CB DeAndre Scott, and S James Turner, who were selected as team captains for the 2016 season by their team-mates, earned the coaches’ captain’s award.

Prior to the home finale with Bowling Green, Akron honored the 22 members of its Senior Class – TE Christian Allen, DB Michael Butler, OL Michael Casimos, WR Tyrell Goodman, DL Jelani Hamilton, DB Lar-ry Hope, QB Matthew Hoyer, DB Bryce Jones, RB Denzel Jones, Jr., DL Jamal Marcus, WR Michael Means, Jr., WR Ibra-him Mohammed, S Cory Morrow, WR JoJo Natson, DL Se’Von Pittman, LB John Rachal, CB DeAndre Scott, DL Christo-pher Spruill, DB Zachary Sweat, S James Turner, DE Daumantas Venckus, and WR Darian Williams.

This was the first five-year graduating class to play under head coach Terry Bowden at Akron. During their collegiate careers, they competed in four of the nation’s top five big-gest college stadiums. They’ve been a part of the re-building process, helping the Zips to five wins each of the last three seasons, more wins than the previous three seasons combined. Five of the seniors have already earned their undergraduate degrees and are pursing master’s degrees.

Individually, the Zips have re-written the record books and climbed the career charts while racking up weekly honors. Off the field, they’ve represented UA in the community with several activities, including game week visits to Akron Children’s Hospital. Congratu-lations, Seniors!

The University of Akron was one of 75 institu-tions nationally that was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) for its Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in foot-ball. The Zips graduated 75 percent or more of their football student-athletes (2009-12).

Eight Zips competed during the fall having already received their bachelor’s degrees: RB Warren Ball (sports industry), DL Jelani Hamilton (liberal arts), DB Larry Hope (or-ganizational supervision), DB Bryce Jones (organizational supervision), DL Christo-pher Spruill (sport management), OL Lo-gan Tuley-Tillman (liberal arts), S James Turner (business), and DE Daumantas Venckus (management).

Completing his fifth season at Akron, head coach Terry Bowden is the dean of the Mid-American Conference coaches with the most career wins (164). Nationally, Bowden ranks sixth among active coaches in career wins.

WR JoJo Natson


RB Warren BallPreseason third-team All-MAC by Athlon SportsPreseason third-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness

LB Youssef BarakatScout Team Defensive Player of the Year

LB Brian BellHarry “Doc” Smith Award

DB Nathan BischofAcademic All-MAC

OL Trevor BrownHarry “Doc” Smith Award

DL Darius CopelandHarry “Doc” Smith Award

CB Alvin DavisHarry “Doc” Smith Award

RB Van Edwards, Jr.MAC Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 24

P/H Kyle FosterSemifinalist, 2016 Peter Mortell Holder of the Year AwardAcademic Award

OL LaVonne GauthneyJohn Heisman Award

LB Ulysees Gilbert IIICoSIDA Academic All-America nomineeFirst-Team All-MACFirst-Team All-MAC by Phil SteeleTeam’s Defensive MVPMAC Distinguished Scholar-AthleteAcademic All-MACMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 3Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 3

S Zach GuiserWuerffel Trophy nomineeFirst-Team CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanCoSIDA Academic All-District 5 TeamMAC Distinguished Scholar-AthleteAcademic All-MACAcademic AwardPreseason third-team All-MAC by College Sports MadnessPreseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports

QB Matt HoyerScout Team Offensive Player of the Year

DB Bryce JonesAcademic All-MAC

LB John LakoAcademic All-MAC

WR Jerome LaneBiletnikoff Award Watch ListThird-Team All-MAC Third-Team All-MAC by Phil SteeleHarry “Doc” Smith AwardPreseason first-team All-MAC by Athlon SportsPreseason second-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness

DB Vince LockettAcademic All-MACAcademic Award

DL Jamal MarcusBronco Nagurski Trophy Watch ListPreseason first-team All-MAC by Athlon SportsPreseason first-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness

WR/PR JoJo NatsonBiletnikoff Award Watch ListFirst-Team All-MAC at PRFirst-Team All-MAC at PR by Phil SteeleSecond-Team All-MAC at WRSecond-Team All-MAC at WR by Phil SteeleTeam’s Offensive MVPHarry “Doc” Smith AwardRed Blair AwardCaptain’s AwardTeam’s Special Teams Player of the YearMAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 18MAC Specialist of the Week, Sept. 12Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week, Sept. 18Preseason second-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports at PRPreseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports at WRPreseason second-team All-MAC by CSM at PR

2016 HONORS

S Zach Guiser

WR Jerome Lane


PK Tom O’LearyThird-Team All-MACThird-Team All-MAC by Phil Steele

DL Se’Von PittmanPreseason second-team All-MAC by Athlon SportsPreseason third-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness

OL Xavier QuigleyCoSIDA Academic All-America nomineeAcademic All-MAC

OL Kyle RitzHarry “Doc” Smith Award

OL Austin SampleRise & Shine Award

CB DeAndre ScottAllstate AFCA Good Works Team nomineeHarry “Doc” Smith AwardCaptain’s AwardPreseason third-team All-MAC by College Sports MadnessPreseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports

S James TurnerSecond-Team CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanCoSIDA Academic All-District 5 TeamMAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Academic All-MACAcademic AwardCaptain’s AwardIron ZIP Award

DE Daumantas VenckusCoSIDA Academic All-America nomineeMAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Academic All-MACJohn Heisman AwardMAC Scholar Athlete of the Week, Sept. 21

QB Thomas WoodsonJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch ListCollege Sports Madness MAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 18MAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 5Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week, Sept. 5Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Month, Sept. Preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports

OL Coach Brett EkkensAFCA 30 under 30 Leadership Institute

TEAM2016 Wagon Wheel champions

6, Longest win streak of consecutive MAC games [Nov. 7, 2015 to Oct. 15, 2016]

CB DeAndre ScottQB Thomas Woodson

Defense


2015 AKRON FOOTBALL STATS2016 Akron Zips Football

Akron Overall Team Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS)All games

Team Statistics AKRON OPPSCORING 329 403 Points Per Game 27.4 33.6 Points Off Turnovers 49 79FIRST DOWNS 234 294 R u s h i n g 86 144 P a s s i n g 123 130 P e n a l t y 25 20RUSHING YARDAGE 1586 2696 Yards gained rushing 1880 2978 Yards lost rushing 294 282 Rushing Attempts 380 534 Average Per Rush 4.2 5.0 Average Per Game 132.2 224.7 TDs Rushing 13 27PASSING YARDAGE 3063 2896 C o m p - A t t - I n t 217-396-14 239-390-8 Average Per Pass 7.7 7.4 Average Per Catch 14.1 12.1 Average Per Game 255.2 241.3 TDs Passing 25 22TOTAL OFFENSE 4649 5592 Total Plays 776 924 Average Per Play 6.0 6.1 Average Per Game 387.4 466.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 45-814 56-1185PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-298 21-157INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-107 14-126KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.1 21.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.5 7.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.4 9.0FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 8-6PENALTIES-Yards 91-807 80-794 Average Per Game 67.2 66.2PUNTS-Yards 61-2255 51-1981 Average Per Punt 37.0 38.8 Net punt average 34.4 32.6KICKOFFS-Yards 65-3693 76-4407 Average Per Kick 56.8 58.0 Net kick average 35.5 39.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 5 : 5 9 3 4 : 0 13RD-DOWN Conversions 59/158 79/178 3rd-Down Pct 37% 44%4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/21 13/22 4th-Down Pct 48% 59%SACKS BY-Yards 16-105 25-148MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 43 50FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-11 17-22ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (28-33) 85% (53-62) 85%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-33) 61% (36-62) 58%PAT-ATTEMPTS (39-42) 93% (48-49) 98%ATTENDANCE 62021 165532 Games/Avg Per Game 6/10337 6/27589 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalAkron 49 103 75 102 0 329Opponents 91 135 76 101 0 403


2016 Akron Zips FootballAkron Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gEDWARDS, Van 11-7 100 518 26 492 4.9 3 45 44.7MORGAN, Manny 11-3 81 434 17 417 5.1 0 61 37.9CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 9 - 3 48 259 64 195 4.1 4 70 21.7JONES, Denzel 12-0 41 197 4 193 4.7 0 25 16.1BALL, Warren 2 - 2 25 192 11 181 7.2 1 43 90.5T R A Y L O R - B E N N E T T , 9 - 2 10 46 0 46 4.6 4 19 5.1GOODMAN, Tyrell 11-1 27 90 50 40 1.5 0 9 3.6WOODSON, Thomas 8 - 8 42 128 94 34 0.8 1 18 4.2NATSON, JoJo 12-11 4 16 10 6 1.5 0 13 0.5TEAM 2 - 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0GASSER, Nick 12-0 1 0 16 -16 -16.0 0 0 -1.3Total 12 380 1880 294 1586 4.2 13 70 132.2Opponents 12 534 2978 282 2696 5.0 27 61 224.7

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gWOODSON, Thomas 8 - 8 152.08 146-242-6 60.3 2079 18 91 259.9CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 9 - 3 101.97 54-117-5 46.2 700 5 44 77.8GOODMAN, Tyrell 11-1 99.94 16-36-3 44.4 270 1 64 24.5MORGAN, Manny 11-3 547.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 1 14 1.3Total 12 133.53 217-396-14 54.8 3063 25 91 255.2Opponents 12 138.17 239-390-8 61.3 2896 22 54 241.3

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gLANE, Jerome 12-12 62 1018 16.4 6 91 84.8NATSON, JoJo 12-11 59 837 14.2 10 50 69.8WOLF, Austin 12-12 36 550 15.3 5 44 45.8CONEY, A.J. 12-3 15 173 11.5 1 23 14.4T R A Y L O R - B E N N E T T , 9 - 2 9 97 10.8 1 26 10.8EDWARDS, Van 11-7 8 81 10.1 1 27 7.4YOUNG, Anthony 2 - 0 8 59 7.4 0 17 29.5SMITH, Kwadarrius 10-1 6 147 24.5 1 40 14.7GLADNEY, Kevin 7 - 0 3 25 8.3 0 14 3.6LAURO, Anthony 9 - 0 3 18 6.0 0 7 2.0Williams, Newman 9 - 5 2 16 8.0 0 8 1.8BALL, Warren 2 - 2 2 13 6.5 0 12 6.5MORGAN, Manny 11-3 2 8 4.0 0 5 0.7JONES, Denzel 12-0 1 18 18.0 0 18 1.5GOODMAN, Tyrell 11-1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3Total 12 217 3063 14.1 25 91 255.2Opponents 12 239 2896 12.1 22 54 241.3

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgNATSON, JoJo 16 261 16.3 2 79GUISER, Zach 1 7 7.0 0 0GILBERT, Ulysees 0 30 0.0 1 30Total 17 298 17.5 3 79Opponents 21 157 7.5 0 17

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgBROWN, Kyron 3 68 22.7 0 34GEORGE, Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0HOPE, Larry 1 0 0.0 0 0SCOTT, DeAndre 1 0 0.0 0 0LLOYD, DeMarcus 1 31 31.0 1 31GUISER, Zach 1 8 8.0 0 8Total 8 107 13.4 1 34Opponents 14 126 9.0 0 48

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgEDWARDS, Van 22 524 23.8 0 75CONEY, A.J. 9 131 14.6 0 23NATSON, JoJo 4 62 15.5 0 21HOPE, Larry 3 13 4.3 0 8JONES, Bryce 2 40 20.0 0 22SMITH, Kwadarrius 2 12 6.0 0 13GOODMAN, Tyrell 2 31 15.5 0 16HAYES, Mikee 1 1 1.0 0 0Total 45 814 18.1 0 75Opponents 56 1185 21.2 0 46

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgVENCKUS, Daumantas 1 35 35.0 1 35Total 1 35 35.0 1 35Opponents 2 85 42.5 1 76



All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsNATSON, JoJo 12 - - - - - - - 72O'LEARY, Tom - 10-11 39-42 - - - - - 69LANE, Jerome 6 - - - 1 - - - 38T R A Y L O R - B E N N E T T , 5 - - - - - - - 30WOLF, Austin 5 - - - - - - - 30EDWARDS, Van 4 - - - - - - - 24CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 4 - - - - - - - 24GILBERT, Ulysees 1 - - - - - - - 6WOODSON, Thomas 1 - - - - - - - 6BALL, Warren 1 - - - - - - - 6SMITH, Kwadarrius 1 - - - - - - - 6LLOYD, DeMarcus 1 - - - - - - - 6CONEY, A.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6VENCKUS, Daumantas 1 - - - - - - - 6GOODMAN, Tyrell - - - - - 1-1 - - 0Total 43 10-11 39-42 - 1 1-1 - - 329Opponents 50 17-22 48-49 1-1 - - - 1 403

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gWOODSON, Thomas 8 284 34 2079 2113 264.1CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 9 165 195 700 895 99.4EDWARDS, Van 11 100 492 0 492 44.7MORGAN, Manny 11 82 417 14 431 39.2GOODMAN, Tyrell 11 63 40 270 310 28.2JONES, Denzel 12 41 193 0 193 16.1BALL, Warren 2 25 181 0 181 90.5T R A Y L O R - B E N N E T T , 9 10 46 0 46 5.1NATSON, JoJo 12 4 6 0 6 0.5TEAM 2 1 -2 0 -2 -1.0GASSER, Nick 12 1 -16 0 -16 -1.3Total 12 776 1586 3063 4649 387.4Opponents 12 924 2696 2896 5592 466.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkO'LEARY, Tom 10-11 90.9 0-0 4-4 4-4 2-3 0-0 46 0

FG Sequence Akron OpponentsVMI - 49,(37),61,48Wisconsin (32) (33)Marshall (26) (29)Appalachian State (26) (34)Kent State (46) (30),30,(41)MIAMI - (28),(24)Western Michigan - 52Ball State - (21)Buffalo (34),(29) (23),(28)TOLEDO (21) (21),(23)Bowling Green (30),(45) (27)OHIO 43,(35) (37),(49),(23)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkGASSER, Nick 59 2226 37.7 53 0 16 22 2 0FITSCHEN, Jerry 1 29 29.0 29 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1Total 61 2255 37.0 53 0 16 22 2 1Opponents 51 1981 38.8 63 1 16 19 5 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnO'LEARY, Tom 46 2644 57.5 6 0GASSER, Nick 14 753 53.8 2 1GINGERICH, Zach 4 240 60.0 0 0FITSCHEN, Jerry 1 56 56.0 0 0Total 65 3693 56.8 8 1 21.2 35.5 29Opponents 76 4407 58.0 25 6 18.1 39.1 25


All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gNATSON, JoJo 12 6 837 261 62 0 1166 97.2EDWARDS, Van 11 492 81 0 524 0 1097 99.7LANE, Jerome 12 0 1018 0 0 0 1018 84.8WOLF, Austin 12 0 550 0 0 0 550 45.8MORGAN, Man 11 417 8 0 0 0 425 38.6CONEY, A.J. 12 0 173 0 131 0 304 25.3JONES, Denzel 12 193 18 0 0 0 211 17.6CHAPMAN, Tra' 9 195 0 0 0 0 195 21.7BALL, Warren 2 181 13 0 0 0 194 97.0SMITH, Kwadarr 10 0 147 0 12 0 159 15.9TRAYLOR-BEN 9 46 97 0 0 0 143 15.9GOODMAN, Tyr 11 40 3 0 31 0 74 6.7BROWN, Kyron 12 0 0 0 0 68 68 5.7YOUNG, Anthon 2 0 59 0 0 0 59 29.5JONES, Bryce 12 0 0 0 40 0 40 3.3WOODSON, Th 8 34 0 0 0 0 34 4.2LLOYD, DeMarc 11 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.8GILBERT, Ulyse 12 0 0 30 0 0 30 2.5GLADNEY, Kevi 7 0 25 0 0 0 25 3.6LAURO, Anthon 9 0 18 0 0 0 18 2.0Williams, Newm 9 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.8GUISER, Zach 9 0 0 7 0 8 15 1.7HOPE, Larry 11 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.2HAYES, Mikee 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0GASSER, Nick 12 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -1.3Total 12 1586 3063 298 814 107 5868 489.0Opponents 12 2696 2896 157 1185 126 7060 588.3


DEFENSIVE STATISTICS2016 Akron Zips Football

Akron Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2016)All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf5D GILBERT, Ulysees 12-12 65 57 122 11.5-57 4.0-36 . 3 8 . 2 . .1 DAVIS, Alvin 12-7 51 36 87 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . .1D BELL, Brian 12-10 34 27 61 4.0-5 . . . 1 . . . .32 GUISER, Zach 9-8 26 27 53 2.0-12 1.0-11 1-8 2 1 . . 1 .17 JONES, Bryce 12-4 29 21 50 3.0-4 . . 9 . . . . .2 HOPE, Larry 11-10 25 23 48 2.0-7 . 1-0 8 . . . . .19 VENCKUS, Daumanta 12-7 16 25 41 4.0-19 1.0-9 . 2 1 2-35 . . .6 SCOTT, DeAndre 11-11 22 17 39 . . 1-0 7 . 1-0 . . .42 HAUSER, Andrew 8-6 20 19 39 3.5-5 . . 1 . . . . .20 FEATHERSTONE, Sha 12-2 17 22 39 1.0-15 . . 2 1 . . . .40 LAKO, John 12-3 12 24 36 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .8 COPELAND, Darius 12-12 12 21 33 4.5-12 1.0-5 . . . . . . .24 GEORGE, Jordan 6-5 12 20 32 2.0-3 0.5-1 1-0 1 . . . . .1F RACHAL, John 12-3 15 17 32 3.5-9 . . . . . . . .91 CAMARA, Ibrahima 10-5 18 12 30 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .90 PITTMAN, Se'Von 11-10 15 10 25 1.0-2 . . . 2 . . . .50 BOXEN, Brock 6-6 12 11 23 4.5-18 2.0-12 . . 3 . . 1 .12 BROWN, Kyron 12-1 15 6 21 . . 3-68 1 . . . . .14 TURNER, James 10-2 14 7 21 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . .16 LLOYD, DeMarcus 11-0 11 10 21 2.5-3 . 1-31 . 1 . . . .56 MOORE, Deon'Tae 10-3 8 12 20 3.0-15 1.0-6 . 1 1 . 1 . .4D JEST, Davon'te 9-0 9 7 16 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 2 . . . .4G MARCUS, Jamal 7-4 14 2 16 6.5-20 2.5-8 . . 3 . 1 . .15 MORROW, Cory 12-0 10 6 16 . . . 1 . . . . .99 HAMILTON, Jelani 9-0 7 4 11 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .97 WILLIAMS, Brennan 10-1 8 2 10 . . . . 1 1-0 . . .3F BISCHOF, Nathan 12-0 3 4 7 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .52 WARD, Josh 12-0 2 4 6 1.5-8 1.5-8 . . . . 1 . .13 SPRUILL, Christopher 10-0 3 3 6 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .88 BUDDENBERG, Micha 12-0 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .5G JUNIUS, Travonte 8-0 1 3 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .29 LOCKETT, Vince 11-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .7 LANE, Jerome 12-12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .11 CONEY, A.J. 12-3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .3 SMITH, Kwadarrius 10-1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .31 BAGGETT, Jamal 5-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .25 JONES, Denzel 12-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .94 REINKE, Brian 11-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .9D LAURO, Anthony 9-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .66 RITZ, Kyle 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4 WOODSON, Thomas 8-8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .57 ERICKSEN, Stephen 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5 CHAPMAN, Tra'Von 9-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 NATSON, JoJo 12-11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 12 524 466 990 66-229 16-105 8-107 43 26 6-35 5 2 .Opponents 12 460 252 712 77-254 25-148 14-126 56 24 8-85 8 2 1


PLAYER PARTICIPATION 2016 CAREERNO. PLAYER GP-GS GP-GS VMI WIS MARSHALL APP ST KSU MIAMI WMU BSU BUFF TOLEDO BGSU OHIO 43 ALLEN, Christian 10-1 34-2 TE XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX31 BAGGETT, Jamal 5-0 8-0 XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ...34 BALL, Warren 2-2 35-2 * RB RB ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...4H BARAKAT, Youssef # 1-0 1-0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...1D BELL, Brian 12-10 24-10 SAM SAM XXX SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM XXX SAM3F BISCHOF, Nathan 12-0 20-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 50 BOXEN, Brock 6-6 17-8 DT DT DT ... DT DT DT ... ... ... ... ...12 BROWN, Kyron 12-1 25-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX CB59 BROWN, Trevor $ 5-1 5-1 ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX RT ...88 BUDDENBERG, Michael 12-0 37-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX5H BULLARD, Undrea 2-0 4-0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ...84 CAGLE, Avery # 2-0 2-0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ...91 CAMARA, Ibrahima 10-5 10-5 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX DT DT DT DT DT5 CHAPMAN, Tra’Von 9-3 12-6 XXX XXX XXX ... QB QB QB XXX ... XXX XXX ...11 CONEY, A.J. 12-3 24-6 XXX XXX XXX WR XXX XXX XXX XXX WR WR XXX XXX8 COPELAND, Darius 12-12 30-12 NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT1 DAVIS, Alvin $ 12-7 12-7 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX S S S S S S S23 EDWARDS, Van 11-7 23-7 XXX XXX ... RB XXX XXX RB RB RB RB RB RB57 ERICKSEN, Stephen 12-12 23-13 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG20 FEATHERSTONE, Shawn 12-2 12-2 XXX XXX S S XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX47 FITSCHEN, Jerry $ 1-0 1-0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...49 FONSECA, James 1-0 1-0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...41 FOSTER, Kyle 11-0 24-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX60 GASSER, Nick 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX2F GAUTHNEY, LaVonne 11-11 24-14 C C C C C C C ... C C C C24 GEORGE, Jordan 6-5 19-5 ... ... ... ... S ... ... S S S S XXX5D GILBERT, Ulysees 12-12 25-12 WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL39 GINGERICH, Zach 3-0 3-0 XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...8D GLADNEY, Kevin 7-0 14-0 * XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...2G GOODMAN, Tyrell 11-1 40-9 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX QB32 GUISER, Zach 9-8 34-21 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS ... ... ... XXX FS99 HAMILTON, Jelani 9-0 9-0 ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...42 HAUSER, Andrew 8-6 31-6 XXX MIKE MIKE ... ... ... ... MIKE MIKE MIKE XXX MIKE22 HAYES, Mikee 2-0 14-0 ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ...2 HOPE, Larry 11-10 24-10 * ... CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB XXX57 HOYER, Matthew 1-0 1-0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ...4D JEST, Davon’te $ 9-0 9-0 ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX17 JONES, Bryce 12-4 42-22 * CB XXX CB XXX XXX XXX XXX CB XXX XXX CB XXX25 JONES, Denzel 12-0 31-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX5G JUNIUS, Travonte 8-0 11-0 XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX45 JUNK, Brandon # 10-1 10-1 ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX TE XXX83 KISH, Michael 10-0 11-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ...69 KORTOKRAX, Ryan 5-0 7-0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX40 LAKO, John # 12-3 12-3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX MIKE MIKE XXX XXX XXX MIKE XXX7 LANE, Jerome 12-12 37-23 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR9D LAURO, Anthony 9-0 22-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX75 LETULI, Jovann 11-11 11-11 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT ... RT16 LLOYD, DeMarcus 11-0 11-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX29 LOCKETT, Vince # 11-0 11-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 4G MARCUS Jamal 7-4 42-14 * DE DE DE DE .. ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX ...77 McCOY, Cedric 8-0 8-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX21 MEANS, Michael 1-0 9-0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...56 MOORE, Deon’Tae 10-3 12-3 XXX XXX XXX XXX DE DE DE ... ... XXX XXX XXX28 MORGAN, Manny 11-3 22-3 XXX XXX RB XXX RB RB XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX15 MORROW, Cory 12-0 46-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX9 NATSON, JoJo 12-11 51-30 * WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR XXX WR WR WR37 O’LEARY, Tom 12-0 14-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX90 PITTMAN, Se’Von 11-10 36-34 DE DE DE DE DE ... XXX DE DE DE DE DE74 QUIGLEY, Xavier 12-1 12-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX C XXX XXX XXX XXX1F RACHAL, John 12-3 36-3 MIKE XXX XXX MIKE MIKE XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX94 REINKE, Brian 11-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX66 RITZ, Kyle 12-12 25-17 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG6 SCOTT, DeAndre 11-11 40-34 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB ... CB CB CB CB3 SMITH, Kwadarrius 10-1 10-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX WR XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ...13 SPRUILL, Christopher 10-0 14-0 XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX46 SWEAT, Zach 5-0 5-0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX10 TRAYLOR, BENNETT, Mykel 9-2 30-8 XXX TE XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... TE72 TULEY-TILLMAN, Logan 12-12 13-12* LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT30 TURFE, Chuck # 1-0 1-0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...14 TURNER, James 10-2 39-2 S S ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX19 VENCKUS, Daumantas 12-7 25-7 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX DE DE DE DE DE DE DE52 WARD, Josh # 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX97 WILLIAMS, Brennan 10-1 14-1 XXX XXX XXX DT ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...48 WILLIAMS, Darian 1-0 1-0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ...35 WILLIAMS, Newman 9-5 15-7 XXX XXX TE XXX XXX TE TE TE TE ... ... ...82 WOLF, Austin 12-12 30-12 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR4 WOODSON, Thomas 8-8 29-20 QB QB QB QB ... ... ... QB QB QB QB ...7F YOUNG, Anthony 2-0 12-1 XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX – Played POS – Position Started ... – Did Not Play # – Redshirt Freshman $ – True Freshman * includes participation from other D-I schools


2015 STARTING LINE-UPSOFFENSE (Spread)

Game LT LG C RG RT X H/FB/TE/RB Y/TE Z QB RBVMI Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane Allen (TE) Natson Wolf Woodson Ballat Wisconsin Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane Traylor-Bennett (TE) Natson Wolf Woodson Ballat Marshall Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane N. Williams (TE) Natson Wolf Woodson MorganApp. State Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane Coney (WR) Natson Wolf Woodson Edwardsat Kent State Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane Smith (WR) Natson Wolf Chapman MorganMiami (Ohio) Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane N. Williams (TE) Natson Wolf Chapman MorganWestern Michigan Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane N. Williams (TE) Natson Wolf Chapman Edwardsat Ball State Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Quigley Ritz Letuli Lane N. Williams (TE) Natson Wolf Woodson Edwardsat Buffalo Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane N. Williams (TE) Coney Wolf Woodson EdwardsToledo Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane Coney (WR) Natson Wolf Woodson EdwardsBowling Green Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz T. Brown Lane Junk (TE) Natson Wolf Woodson Edwardsat Ohio Tuley-Tillman Ericksen Gauthney Ritz Letuli Lane Traylor-Bennett (TE) Natson Wolf Goodman Edwards

DEFENSE (4-3)Game DE DT NT DE SAM MIKE WILL CB FS ROV CBVMI Pittman Boxen Copeland Marcus Bell Rachal Gilbert B. Jones Guiser Turner Scottat Wisconsin Pittman Boxen Copeland Marcus Bell Hauser Gilbert Hope Guiser Turner Scottat Marshall Pittman Boxen Copeland Marcus B. Jones (CB) Hauser Gilbert Hope Guiser Featherstone ScottApp. State Pittman B. Williams Copeland Marcus Bell Rachal Gilbert Hope Guiser Featherstone Scottat Kent State Pittman Boxen Copeland Moore Bell Rachal Gilbert Hope Guiser George ScottMiami (Ohio) Venckus Boxen Copeland Moore Bell Lako Gilbert Hope Guiser Davis ScottWestern Michigan Venckus Boxen Copeland Moore Bell Lako Gilbert Hope Guiser Davis Scottat Ball State Pittman Camara Copeland Venckus Bell Hauser Gilbert Hope George Davis B. Jonesat Buffalo Pittman Camara Copeland Venckus Bell Hauser Gilbert Hope George Davis ScottToledo Pittman Camara Copeland Venckus Bell Hauser Gilbert Hope George Davis ScottBowling Green Pittman Camara Copeland Venckus B. Jones (CB) Lako Gilbert Hope George Davis Scottat Ohio Pittman Camara Copeland Venckus Bell Hauser Gilbert K. Brown Guiser Davis Scott

STATISTICAL LEADERSGame Rushing (Att.-Yds.TD) Passing (C-A-I-Y-TD) Receiving (Att.-Yds.-TD) Tackles (S-A-T)VMI Warren Ball (18-110-1) Thomas Woodson (23-32-1-407-6) Jerome Lane (10-196-2) Ulysees Gilbert | James Turner (7-3-10)at Wisconsin Warren Ball (7-71-0) Thomas Woodson (9-19-1-108-0) Anthony Young (4-32-0) Zach Guiser (5-3-8)at Marshall Manny Morgan (18-130-0) Thomas Woodson (21-32-0-379-4) JoJo Natson (7-134-1) Larry Hope (6-4-10) | Ulysees Gilbert (3-7-10App. State Van Edwards (7-89-1) Thomas Woodson (31-43-2-353-3) JoJo Natson (10-87-1) Zach Guiser (7-8-15)at Kent State Van Edwards (8-44-0) Tra’Von Chapman (11-28-2-237-2) Austin Wolf (3-50-1) Ulysees Gilbert (10-6-16)Miami (Ohio) Tra’Von Chapman (10-80-1) Tra’Von Chapman (15-29-0-174-3) JoJo Natson (7-81-2) Ulysees Gilbert (5-4-9)Western Michigan Manny Morgan (8-53-0) Tra’Von Chapman (13-31-2-153-0) JoJo Natosn (5-46-0) Ulysees Gilbert (7-6-13) | John Lako (2-11-13)at Ball State Van Edwards (16-112-1) Thomas Woodson (27-40-0-338-2) JoJo Natson (7-109-1) Ulysees Gilbert (5-12-17) at Buffalo Van Edwards (14-56-0) Thomas Woodson (18-42-1-178-1) JoJo Natson (5-53-1) Alvin Davis (6-2-8)Toledo Denzel Jones (11-72-0) Thomas Woodson (17-33-1-316-2) Jerome Lane (6-177-1) Brian Bell (7-4-11) | Alvin Davis (5-6-11)Bowling Green Van Edwards (20-84-1) Tra’Von Chapman (7-14-0-58-0) Jerome Lane (5-97-1) Alvin Davis (8-5-13)at Ohio Manny Morgan (8-47-0) Tyrell Goodman (12-17-0-131-0) Jerome Lane (4-55-0) Alvin Davis | Andrew Hauser (4-2-6)

2016 AKRON FOOTBALL RESULTSDate Opponent W/L Score Overall MAC Time AttendanceSept. 3 VMI [ESPN3] W 47-24 1-0 3:18 11,061Sept. 10 at #10 Wisconsin [BTN] L 10-54 1-1 3:19 77,331Sept. 17 at Marshall [CBS-SN] W 65-38 2-1 4:05 24,258Sept. 24 APPALACHIAN STATE [ASN] L 38-45 2-2 3:20 15,381Oct. 1 *at Kent State [ESPN3] W 31-27 3-2 1-0 3:35 20,167Oct. 8 *MIAMI (Ohio) [Homecoming | ESPN3] W 35-13 4-2 2-0 3:04 11,094 Oct. 15 *#23 WESTERN MICH. [CBS-SN] L 0-41 4-3 2-1 3:33 11,321Oct. 22 *at Ball State [ESPN3] W 35-25 5-3 3-1 3:07 10,739Oct. 27 *at Buffalo [TW/ESPN3] L 20-41 5-4 3-2 3:18 15,012Nov. 2 *TOLEDO [ESPN2] L 17-48 5-5 3-3 3:30 6,559Nov. 9 *BOWLING GREEN [ESPNU] L 28-38 5-6 3-4 3:53 6,605Nov. 22 *at Ohio [ESPNU] L 3-9 5-7 3-5 2:59 18,025

Home games in CAPS *Mid-American Conference game

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