Akron Zips

Akron Zips

Infobox college athletics
name = Akron Zips

university = University of Akron
conference = Mid-American Conference | division = Division I (Bowl Subdivision)
director = Mack Rhoades
city = Akron
state = Ohio
stateabb = Ohio
teams = 15
stadium = Rubber Bowl
arena = James A. Rhodes Arena
mascot = Zippy the kangaroo
nickname = Zips
fightsong = Akron Blue & Gold
color1 = Blue
color2 = Gold
hex1 = 00285C
hex2 = CAB388
pageurl = http://www.gozips.com/
pagename = www.gozips.com

The University of Akron's athletic teams are known as the "Zips," originally short for "Zippers," rubber overshoes made by the BF Goodrich Company that were nationally popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The university's mascot is "Zippy", a kangaroo. Zippy is one of only a few female college mascots in the United States. The other mascots include Lulu the female bull dog for Gardner-Webb University, Victoria S. Bull for SUNY At Buffalo, Ralphie the Buffalo for University of Colorado, Udee the hen for the University of Delaware, Freida Falcon from Bowling Green State University, Penny the Penguin for Youngstown State University, and Lucy Lobo, costumed female wolf companion to Louie Lobo for University of New Mexico.

Football

Akron's major football rivalry is with Kent State University, whom they play for the Wagon Wheel. They also formerly played Youngstown State University for the Steel Tire until that series was discontinued in 1995.

Men's basketball

In 2007, the men's basketball team finished with a 26-7 season.

2005-06 success

Mack Rhoades was hired as athletic director in 2005. That year, the men's basketball team, under head coach Keith Dambrot, won their first ever Division I post-season game by defeating Temple in the NIT, led by first team All-MAC performer Romeo Travis (former teammate of LeBron James in high school) and also won the most games in a season, 23. The football team won their very first MAC championship giving them a chance to play in the Motor City Bowl, Akron's first Division I bowl game appearance where they lost to the University of Memphis. That same year the women's cross country team and the men's soccer team also won the MAC championship in their respective sports. The Akron men's soccer team was also the first team in the history of Akron sports to have a #1 rating in the nation.Needless to say, attendance at athletic events over the last two years has been up.


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