The 2021 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Zips were led by third-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Arth was fired on November 4, 2021.

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