Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Zips predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[8]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Ohio 140 (21) 2 Buffalo 112 (1) 3 Miami 95 (2) 4 Akron 74 5 Bowling Green 58 6 Kent State 25
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 8 3:30 p.m. Morgan State * ESPN+ W 41–718,413 September 15 7:30 p.m. at Northwestern * BTN W 39–3440,014 September 22 11:00 a.m. at Iowa State * FSN L 13–2654,028 October 6 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN+ L 17–4122,437 October 13 Noon at Buffalo CBSSN L 6–2419,506 October 20 3:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN+ W 24–23 OT 18,774 October 27 Noon Central Michigan InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 W 17–1017,582 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH CBSSN L 26–3616,401 November 10 Noon at Eastern Michigan ESPN3 L 7–2712,403 November 17 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN3 L 6–2117,742 Noon at Ohio CBSSN L 28–4912,938 December 1[a] Noon at South Carolina * SECN L 3–2853,420 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Akron and Nebraska , originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather.[9] The Zips agreed to schedule South Carolina, who also canceled a game earlier in the year due to Hurricane Florence .
Game summaries
Morgan State 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 7 7 Zips 17 10 14 0 41
At Northwestern 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 3 23 13 39 Wildcats 7 14 7 6 34
At Iowa State 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 7 3 3 0 13 Cyclones 7 10 0 9 26
Miami (OH) 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 14 10 17 41 Zips 0 10 7 0 17
At Buffalo 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 3 0 0 6 Bulls 7 3 7 7 24
At Kent State 1 2 3 4 OT Total Zips 7 3 7 0 7 24 Golden Flashes 3 7 7 0 6 23
Central Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 0 0 10 0 10 Zips 7 10 0 0 17
Northern Illinois 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 17 5 7 36 Zips 7 3 16 0 26
At Eastern Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 7 0 0 7 Eagles 7 3 0 17 27
Bowling Green 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 7 7 7 21 Zips 3 3 0 0 6
At Ohio 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 7 7 14 28 Bobcats 21 7 7 14 49
At South Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 0 0 0 3 Gamecocks 14 14 0 0 28
Players drafted into the NFL
References