| 2012 season | |||
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| Athletic Director |  Tom Wistrcill | ||
| Head Coach | Caleb Porter | ||
| MAC Regular Season | 1st | ||
| MAC Tournament | Semifinals | ||
| College Cup | Third round | ||
The 2012 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented the University of Akron during the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
| 2012 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Akron† | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 11, 2012 Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 24, 20121 | Florida Gulf Coast | 0–4 | #7 Akron | Akron, Ohio |
| 19:35 EST | Vollmer  22'Saravia 50' | Report | Stevenson  20'Schmitt 57'Quinn 63'Derschang 65'Caldwell 74'Trapp 77' | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Vito Testa |
| August 31, 20122 Ameritas Classic | #7 Akron | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | #2 Creighton | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 19:35 EST | Report | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 3,077 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
| September 2, 20123 Ameritas Classic | #7 Akron | 2–1 | #23 SIU Edwardsville | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 19:35 EST | Report | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Troy Chors |
| November 9, 2012 Semifinals | (#4) Bowling Green | 0–2 | #8 (#1) Akron | Akron, Ohio |
| 19:30 EST | Baraldi 85' | Report | Trapp 40' Schmitt 42' | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Michael Allie |
| November 11, 2012 Final | (#2) Northern Illinois | 0–2 | #8 (#1) Akron | Akron, Ohio |
| 16:30 ET | Godsey 75' | Abdul-Salaam 73' Quinn 75' | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh |
| November 18, 2012 Second round | Michigan | 1–2 | #6 (#5) Akron | Akron, Ohio |
| 4:30 PM EST | Murphy 62' | Report | Stevenson 43' Schmitt 59' | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| November 25, 2012 Third round | #12 Creighton | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #5 Akron | Akron, OH |
| 4:30 PM EST | Pitter 83' | Report | Brenes 12' | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Chris Penso |
| Penalties | ||||
Castro  Ribeiro Makh Barnes Pitter | Caldwell Brenes Stevenson Trapp Quinn | |||
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