| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Akron Zips |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Arth |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Hc Games: | first nine games |
| Head Coach2: | Oscar Rodriguez |
| Hc Games2: | interim |
| Off Coach: | Tommy Zagorski |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Matt Feeney |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
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.[1] His overall record at Akron was 3–24.