1998 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 Akron Zips football Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 4–7 3–6 Lee Owens 4th Paul Winters 4th Joe Palmisano 1st Rubber Bowl The 1998 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by fourth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–7, 3–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. Schedule y y September 5 Marshall Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 16–27 15,623 September 12 at Temple<ncg> Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 35–28 September 26 Ball State Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 52–14 October 3 at Pittsburgh<ncg> Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA L 0–35 37,357 October 10 at Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) W 45–16 October 17 at Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH L 14–28 October 24 Toledo Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 17–24 October 31 at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI L 27–28 14,789 CMU edges Akron Lansing State Journal November 1, 1998 7C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99383280/cmu-edges-akron/ Newspapers.com November 7 at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH L 21–58 November 14 Eastern Michigan Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 24–21 November 21 Miami (OH) Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 14–20 1998 Akron Zips Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/akron/1998-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com May 3, 2020 en References Akron Category:Akron Zips football seasons Akron Zips football