1979 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Akron Zips football Mid-Continent Conference MCC 6–5 3–2 Jim Dennison 7th Curtis Howard Bob Maxwell Dennis McGlone Paul Winters Rubber Bowl 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 1979 NCAA Division II AP y y y September 8 Western Illinois Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 24–7 32,113 September 15 Kent State<ncg> Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) W 15–13 21,645 September 22 at Boise State<ncg> Bronco Stadium Boise, ID L 21–31 19,642 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nqtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6029%2C2999088 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Boise State rips Akron September 23, 1979 3D September 29 Indiana State<ncg> Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 27–28 11,684 October 6 at Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA L 17–20 9,500 October 13 at Eastern Michigan<ncg> Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI W 24–12 4,555 October 20 No. 2 1979 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire) L 3–16 10,111 October 27 1979 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 45–21 6,044 November 3 at No. 10 (I-AA) Morehead State<ncg> Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY W 23–17 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-zips-stop-moreh/155185270/ The Akron Beacon Journal Zips stop Morehead, 23–17 November 4, 1979 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 at Temple<ncg> Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 6–42 8,398 November 17 at Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field Charleston, IL W 27–16 6,500 Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/5/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14, 2021 2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/akron.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/7/31/139_174_Records.pdf University of Akron May 17, 2020 169 September 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160902104234/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2016-17/2016MediaGuide/2016_FB_Media_Guide dead References Akron Category:Akron Zips football seasons Akron Zips football