1978 Akron Zips football team

American college football season

1978 Akron Zips football

Conference| Mid-Continent Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–1 MCC)
Head coach|

* Jim Dennison (6th season)

Captain|

* Marty Bezbatchenko
* Mike Holian

Home stadium| Rubber Bowl

Seasons

<- 1977

1979 ->

1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Youngstown State $^  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Akron | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Eastern Illinois ^  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northern Michigan | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Western Illinois | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Northern Iowa | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 9 |  at Western Illinois |  |

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 19–3|  11,300 |
September 16 |  at Northeast Missouri State* |  |

* Stokes Stadium
* Kirksville, MS

| L 13–14|  5,032 |
September 23 |  Wayne State (MI)* |  |

* 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* |  No. 6 |

* L. T. Smith Stadium
* Bowling Green, KY

| W 26–21|  15,600 |
October 14 |  at Eastern Michigan* |  No. 4 |

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 14–25|  7,298 |
October 21 |  at No. 2 Youngstown State |  No. 6 |

* Rayen Stadium
* Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)

| L 3–27|  10,200 |
October 28 |  No. 9 Northern Michigan |  |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 27–7|  10,017 |
November 4 |  Temple* |  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 |  [1]
November 18 |  Northern Iowa |  |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 39–28|  5,500–5,522 |  [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Zips' defense unable to stop E. Kentucky". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
4. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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Akron Zips football

Venues|

* League Park (c. 1910)
* Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939)
* Rubber Bowl (1940–2008)
* InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kent State (Wagon Wheel)
* Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)

Culture & lore|

* Zippy
* "Akron Blue and Gold"
* Zips Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1891
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