Powerful defense fuels Akron Zips visions for success:

The Akron Zips have an air of confidence about them that goes beyond the fact that no Mid-American Conference football team has yet played a game. In this era of high-scoring offenses, the Zips have a defense that might be unmatched in the MAC.

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