1980 Akron Zips football team
American college football season
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 3–7–1 (2–4–1 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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No. 5 Western Kentucky $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Led by eighth-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 3–7–1 overall and 2–4–1 in OVC play, placing fifth.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 6 | Northeast Missouri State* | W 31–7 | |||||
September 13 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 21–10 | 10,402 | [1] | ||
September 20 | Western Kentucky |
| L 2–8 | 23,506 | |||
September 27 | at Indiana State* |
| L 9–27 | 10,486 | |||
October 4 | at Youngstown State | T 0–0 | |||||
October 11 | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 21–10 | ||||
October 18 | at Temple* | L 7–16 | 2,872 | [2] | |||
October 25 | at Murray State | L 10–13 | |||||
November 1 | Austin Peay |
| L 14–41 | ||||
November 8 | at Northern Michigan* |
| L 10–38 | ||||
November 15 | at Middle Tennessee | L 9–13 | |||||
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References
- ^ "Akron U strikes like lighting to beat Eastern". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clauser's 3 FGs hilight Temple win over Akron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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