2005 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Akron Zips football University of Akron script logo.gif Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 7–6 5–3 J. D. Brookhart 2nd Jim Pry 2nd Jim Fleming 2nd Rubber Bowl MAC championMAC East Division co-champion Motor City Bowl L 31–38 vs. Memphis MAC Championship Game W 31–30 vs. NIU 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 2005 AP Eastern September 10 12:00 p.m. l y y Purdue 13 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN360 24–49 64,757 September 17 5:00 p.m. w y y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN 17–7 12,411 September 24 6:00 p.m. w Northern Illinois Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 48–42 OT 15,612 October 1 6:00 p.m. l Central Michigan Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 17–31 10,093 October 8 1:30 p.m. w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY 13–7 8,279 October 15 2:00 p.m. l y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 23–51 14,312 October 22 6:00 p.m. l y Army Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 0–20 12,203 October 29 4:00 p.m. w y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH 24–14 9,608 November 5 2:00 p.m. l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 17–23 10,401 November 15 7:30 p.m. w Ohio Rubber Bowl Akron, OH ESPNU 27–3 7,614 November 24 10:00 a.m. w Kent State Rubber Bowl Akron, OH Wagon Wheel ESPNU 35–3 8,942 December 1 7:45 p.m. w y y Northern Illinois Ford Field Detroit, MI MAC Championship Game ESPN 31–30 12,051 December 26 4:00 p.m. l y y Memphis Ford Field Detroit, MI Motor City Bowl ESPN 31–38 50,616 http://gozips.com/sports/fball/2005-06/schedule Akron Athletics - GoZips.com 2012-10-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130730072603/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2005-06/schedule 2013-07-30 dead References Akron Category:Akron Zips football seasons Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Akron Zips football