The University of Akron football team won their first FBS bowl game in the history of the program Tuesday afternoon by defeating the Utah State Aggies 23-21 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game. The game was played at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho before 18,876 fans.
Kicker Robert Stein connected on three field goals and two extra points for 11 points and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. Stein also became Akron’s career scoring leader with 268 points, replacing Zac Derr – who played from 1998-2001 and had 266 career points.
Quarterback Thomas Woodson went 14-of-29 for 168 yards and was the Zips’ leading rusher with 47 yards on 16 carries and was also used as a receiver and caught one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown.