Akron Zips Football TV Schedule, Channels, Times
How to watch live stream Akron Zips football game today, tonight, or tomorrow? What channel & time?
Akron opens the 2026 season with three consecutive non-conference tests before beginning Mid-American Conference play in October. The Zips travel to Wake Forest on a Thursday night to kick off the campaign, then return home for games against Robert Morris and Minnesota before welcoming UNLV to InfoCision Stadium. Most MAC games stream on ESPN+, while Tuesday and Wednesday night "MACtion" contests later in the season are typically selected for ESPN2, ESPNU, or CBS Sports Network. Television assignments for conference games are announced several weeks before kickoff after the MAC finalizes its nationally televised midweek schedule. All kickoff times below are listed in Eastern Time. Joe Moorhead's team plays six home games in Akron, including conference matchups against Central Michigan, Bowling Green, UMass, and Toledo as the Zips look to climb the MAC standings.
| Akron Zips TV Schedule 2026 | |||
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| Date | Game | Time ET | TV |
| Week 1 (Thu, Sept. 3) | @ Wake Forest | 7:30 PM | ACC Network |
| Week 2 (Sat, Sept. 12) | vs Robert Morris (Home Opener) | 2:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 3 (Sat, Sept. 19) | vs Minnesota | 3:30 PM | BTN |
| Week 4 (Sat, Sept. 26) | vs UNLV | 7:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Week 5 (Sat, Oct. 3) | vs Central Michigan * | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Week 6 (Sat, Oct. 10) | @ Northern Illinois * | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Week 7 (Sat, Oct. 17) | @ Western Michigan * | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Week 8 (Sat, Oct. 24) | BYE WEEK | — | — |
| Week 9 (Sat, Oct. 31) | vs Bowling Green * | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Week 10 (Tue, Nov. 3) | @ Kent State * | 7:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Week 11 (Wed, Nov. 11) | vs UMass * | 7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Week 12 (Tue, Nov. 17) | @ Ohio * | 7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Week 13 (Fri, Nov. 27) | vs Toledo * (Senior Day) | 12:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
* Mid-American Conference game. Home games are played at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field in Akron, Ohio.
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Which Akron Zips games are worth watching in 2026?
Akron faces a challenging non-conference schedule with road trips to Wake Forest and home games against Big Ten opponent Minnesota and Mountain West contender UNLV before MAC play begins. Those September matchups should provide an early indication of how much the Zips have improved under Joe Moorhead before the conference race starts.
Once November arrives, Akron enters the nationally televised MACtion portion of the schedule. The rivalry game at Kent State on November 3 is always one of the highlights of the season, followed by midweek contests against UMass and Ohio. The regular season concludes on Black Friday with Toledo visiting InfoCision Stadium for Senior Day, a matchup that could carry significant implications in the MAC standings if the Zips remain in contention late in the year
