The 2025 Akron Zips football team represents the University of Akron in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS season, guided by head coach Joe Moorhead in his fourth year. The most striking aspect of their campaign is that, regardless of their on-field results, the Zips are ineligible for postseason play due to an insufficient Academic Progress Rate (APR), making them the first FBS team to face this penalty since the 2014 Idaho Vandals. The team plays its home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio, and their schedule opens with challenging non-conference matchups against Wyoming, Nebraska, UAB, and FCS opponent Duquesne. The MAC slate features tough divisional clashes with Toledo, Miami (OH), Ball State, Buffalo, UMass, and Bowling Green, culminating in the fiercely competitive Wagon Wheel rivalry game against Kent State. The season's groundwork was laid at the MAC Football Kickoff on July 24, 2025, held at Ford Field in Detroit, where the preseason coaches' poll was officially released.