The last four years have been brutal for the Zips, but Joe Moorhead’s squad will be eager to set a positive tone for the 2023 season when they take on Temple in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.
The out-of-conference matchup between Akron and Temple will be the seventh meeting between the two schools since 2007. The Owls have won each one including a 45-24 victory on the road in the Rubber City in 2021. Because the last matchup was just two years ago, there will be some familiar faces on the opposite sideline for each team. Notably, that game was just the second career appearance for Akron QB DJ Irons, who threw a touchdown and ran for one in the loss.