1996 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Akron Zips football Mid-American Conference MAC 4–7 3–5 Lee Owens 2nd Paul Winters 2nd David Snowball 2nd Rubber Bowl The 1996 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by second–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, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. Schedule 1996 NCAA Division I-A AP y y August 29 at Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH L 14–44 September 7 No. 15 Virginia Tech<ncg> Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 18–21 12,293 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-va-tech-sweats-out/140698230/ The News and Advance Va. Tech sweats out tight win September 8, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 14 Toledo Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 10–27 September 21 at Illinois<ncg> Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 7–38 48,285 September 28 Western Michigan Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 27–7 October 5 at Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) L 17–32 October 12 at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI L 0–42 October 19 Miami (OH) Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 10–7 October 26 at Northern Illinois<ncg> Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL W 34–17 10,465 November 2 Bowling Green Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 21–14 November 9 at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI L 17–20 1996 Akron Zips Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/akron/1996-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com May 3, 2020 en References Akron Category:Akron Zips football seasons Akron Zips football