A long run of futility finally came to a close in the first weekend of December last season. Akron’s 21-game losing streak, the longest in the FBS since 2010, reached its breaking point. In a battle between winless MAC East rivals, the Zips pounded Bowling Green in a 31-3 result to usher in the first victory of the Tom Arth era.
It’s less than a year later and the momentum Akron seemed to garner from that victory has dissolved. Meanwhile, Bowling Green was a lifeless program last December but now the Falcons boast one of the premier defenses in the MAC and are two weeks removed from a statement win over Minnesota.