The Buchtelite · Sep 19, 2018
Underdogs No More: Zips Secure First Big Ten Victory Since 1894
Zips players celebrating the big win over Northwestern. (Photo courtesy of Akron Athletics)The Akron Zips football team played Big 10 team Northwestern on Sept. 15, 2018, at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill.
Leading up to the game, several online sources gave predictions that said Akron would lose to the Big 10 team. Most of the time by at least a fifteen to twenty-point difference. Prediction websites and passing fans could come together in the belief that Northwestern would have a relatively easy win.
However, the Zips had other plans. Akron ended up beating Northwestern 39-34 after halftime, coming back from an 18-point deficit.