Last time Akron bested Bowling Green, a large majority of the teams' current rosters were in elementary school. The Falcons have shown dominance year in and year out versus the Zips, winning eight-straight dating back to the chaotic year of 2007.
In this time span, Akron has appeared in just one bowl game. Bowling Green? Six. The Falcons appeared in the conference championship every year from 2014-2016, but for the first time in over a decade, the Zips appear to have a slight advantage entering this one.
Bowling Green's 2017 has been a struggle. The Falcons were gifted with no easy out of conference schedule, forced to play Northwestern and Michigan State on the road.