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Akron & Auburn to Play Football Game in 2021
January 17 | Football
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AKRON, Ohio— The University of Akron and Auburn University football teams will play a game in 2021, both schools announced on Thursday.
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The Zips and the Tigers will meet on Sept. 4, 2021, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in the season opener.
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"We are very excited to take on one of the iconic football programs in college athletics," said Akron Director of Athletics Larry Williams.Â
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"What a great opportunity for our young men to travel to Auburn," said first-year head coach Tom Arth. "Auburn is one of the premiere teams in the SEC. We look forward to the challenge."
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Akron and Auburn have met once. In just their second year of Division I-A (FBS) play, the Zips fell to the No. 12 Tigers, 42-0, in Auburn, Ala., on October 15, 1988.Â
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Akron, which returns 51 letterwinners, opens the 2019 season at Illinois on August 31. The home opener is slated for Sept. 7 against UAB.
Season ticket plans—which include a ticket to all six home games as well as a parking pass—can be purchased now to lock in the 2018 pricing for the 2019 season, starting at only $60 each. Renewals (for current season ticket holders) and new seats are now available for purchase by calling or texting 888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) during business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
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Future Akron Football non-conference schedules:
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Oct. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UMASS
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Sept. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TEMPLE
Sept. 25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at Ohio State
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Sept. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at UAB
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2019 Season Tickets
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AKRON, Ohio— The University of Akron and Auburn University football teams will play a game in 2021, both schools announced on Thursday.
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The Zips and the Tigers will meet on Sept. 4, 2021, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in the season opener.
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"We are very excited to take on one of the iconic football programs in college athletics," said Akron Director of Athletics Larry Williams.Â
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"What a great opportunity for our young men to travel to Auburn," said first-year head coach Tom Arth. "Auburn is one of the premiere teams in the SEC. We look forward to the challenge."
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Akron and Auburn have met once. In just their second year of Division I-A (FBS) play, the Zips fell to the No. 12 Tigers, 42-0, in Auburn, Ala., on October 15, 1988.Â
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Akron, which returns 51 letterwinners, opens the 2019 season at Illinois on August 31. The home opener is slated for Sept. 7 against UAB.
Season ticket plans—which include a ticket to all six home games as well as a parking pass—can be purchased now to lock in the 2018 pricing for the 2019 season, starting at only $60 each. Renewals (for current season ticket holders) and new seats are now available for purchase by calling or texting 888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) during business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
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Future Akron Football non-conference schedules:
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2020
Sept. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at ClemsonOct. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UMASS
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2021
Sept. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at AuburnSept. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TEMPLE
Sept. 25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at Ohio State
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2023
Sept. 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at TempleÂ
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Sept. 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NebraskaSept. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at UAB
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