Zips History
The year UA was founded
1870
This stadium was the Football Team's home field before the InfoCision Stadium took over.
The Rubber Bowl
This student organization job is to "cheer UA student-athletes to victory"
AK-Rowdies
The University of Akron’s mascot, Zippy the Kangaroo, was introduced in this year.
1953
This historic item is given as a trophy to the winner of the annual Akron vs. Kent football game
The Wagon Wheel
The University of Akron was originally known by this name when it was founded.
Buchtel College
The University of Akron has this many intercollegiate sports programs
17
These two students won the 2024 homecoming King & Queen
AJ Stewart & Grace Dewitt
The amount of presidents UA has had since the year it was founded
19
This was the year the Men's soccer team won the NCAA Division 1 Championship
2010
These are the first four words of the Alma Mater
"Close beside Cuyahoga’s waters"
The specific engineering college that UA was the first to establish (1988)
College of Polymer Science and Engineering
The Akron Zip's Football team beat this university in 2005 for the MAC Championship
Northern Illinois University
Syenite