1979 Akron Zips football team

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1979 Akron Zips football
Conference Mid-Continent Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 MCC)
Head coach
Captain
  • Curtis Howard
  • Bob Maxwell
  • Dennis McGlone
  • Paul Winters
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Youngstown State $^ 5 0 011 2 0
Northern Iowa 4 1 06 5 0
Akron 3 2 06 5 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 07 4 0
Northern Michigan 1 4 04 6 0
Western Illinois 1 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1979 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 3–2 in MCC play, placing third.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Western Illinois W 24–7 32,113
September 15 Kent State *
W 15–13 21,645
September 22 at Boise State *L 21–31 19,642 [1]
September 29 Indiana State *
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 27–28 11,684
October 6 at Northern Iowa L 17–20 9,500
October 13 at Eastern Michigan *W 24–12 4,555
October 20 No. 2 Youngstown State
L 3–16 10,111
October 27 Northern Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 45–21 6,044
November 3 at No. 10 (I-AA) Morehead State *W 23–17 4,000 [2]
November 10 at Temple *L 6–42 8,398
November 17 at Eastern Illinois W 27–16 6,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Boise State rips Akron". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 23, 1979. p. 3D.
  2. "Zips stop Morehead, 23–17". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 17, 2020.