1978 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 Akron Zips football Mid-Continent Conference MCC 6–5 4–1 Jim Dennison 6th Marty Bezbatchenko Mike Holian Rubber Bowl The 1978 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. Led by sixth-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 4–1 in MCC play, placing second. Schedule 1978 NCAA Division II AP y y y September 9 at 1978 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL W 19–3 11,300 September 16 at 1978 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State<ncg> Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MS L 13–14 5,032 September 23 Wayne State (MI)<ncg> Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 28–0 34,529 September 30 No. 4 Eastern Illinois Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 17–16 3,278 October 7 at No. 10 (I-AA) Western Kentucky<ncg> No. 6 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY W 26–21 15,600 October 14 at Eastern Michigan<ncg> No. 4 Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI L 14–25 7,298 October 21 at No. 2 1978 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State No. 6 Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire) L 3–27 10,200 October 28 No. 9 1978 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 27–7 10,017 November 4 Temple<ncg> No. 8 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 21–56 10,467 November 11 at No. 8 (I-AA) Eastern Kentucky Hanger Field Richmond, KY L 14–35 8,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-zips-defense-u/154986862/ The Akron Beacon Journal Zips' defense unable to stop E. Kentucky November 12, 1978 September 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 Northern Iowa Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 39–28 5,500–5,522 Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/504/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 10, 2022 Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/5/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 13, 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 21, 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