It has been a long ten years for the Akron Zips football program. Tonight, though, those same Akron players and fans that struggled through three consecutive 1-11 seasons and without even a six-win season are celebrating the program's first ever bowl win - a 23-21 triumph over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. A couple of years ago it would seem unfathomable that the Zips would ever be back in a bowl game, much less win one.
But that's what makes tonight's win so much sweeter. The players and fans know how much it means to the program, as you can see in this video:
Let's get to the game action:
First Quarter
- On Akron's second possession of the game, quarterback Tommy Woodson hit A.