2005 Akron Zips football team

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2005 Akron Zips football
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MAC champion
MAC East Division co-champion
MAC Championship Game, W 31–30 vs. NIU
Motor City Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Memphis
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Fleming (2nd season)
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy$  5 –3   7 –6  
Miami (OH) x  5 –3   7 –4  
Bowling Green x  5 –3   6 –5  
Ohio  3 –5   4 –7  
Buffalo  1 –7   1 –10  
Kent State  0 –8   1 –10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy  6 –2   7 –5  
Toledo x  6 –2   9 –3  
Western Michigan  5 –3   7 –4  
Central Michigan  5 –3   6 –5  
Ball State  4 –4   4 –7  
Eastern Michigan  3 –5   4 –7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2005 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his second year as head coach. Brookhart would lead Akron to its first MAC title, upsetting Northern Illinois 31-30 in the conference championship game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10Noonat No. 13 Purdue *
 ESPN360 L 24–4964,757
September 175:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee *
W 17–712,411
September 246:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
W 48–42 OT15,612
October 16:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 17–3110,093
October 81:30 p.m.at Buffalo
W 13–78,279
October 152:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
L 23–5114,312
October 226:00 p.m. Army *
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 0–2012,203
October 294:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
W 24–149,608
November 52:00 p.m.at Ball State
L 17–2310,401
November 157:30 p.m. Ohio
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
 ESPNU W 27–37,614
November 2410:00 a.m. Kent State
ESPNUW 35–38,942
December 17:45 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois *
 ESPN W 31–3012,051
December 264:00 p.m.vs. Memphis *
ESPNL 31–3850,616
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ↑ "Akron Athletics - GoZips.com". Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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