2011 Akron Zips football team

The 2011 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Zips were led by second-year head coach Rob Ianello and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. This was the Zips second consecutive 1–11 season.

2011 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Ianello (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Latina (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Home stadium	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Following the season, Ianello was fired after going 2–22 in two seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	Noon	at No. 18 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 0–42	105,001
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Temple	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 3–41	15,156
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 14–59	24,991
September 24	2:00 p.m.	VMI*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		W 36–13	14,257
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 23–31	3,375
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Florida International*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		L 17–27	16,016[1]
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		L 20–37	14,760[2]
October 29	Noon	Central Michigan	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 22–23	14,327
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 3–35	12,968[3]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Kent State	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 3–35	19,889[4]
November 19	Noon	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 10–51	14,509[5]
November 25	1:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 19–68	16,582[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time