1985 Akron Zips football team
American college football season
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 27–35 vs. Rhode Island | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Akron ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jim Dennison, in his final season with the Zips. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 5–2 in OVC play to tie for second place.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 6–16 | |||
September 14 | Kent State* |
| W 24–0 | ||
September 21 | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 16–12 | ||
September 28 | at Bowling Green* | L 22–27 | |||
October 5 | at Western Kentucky* | W 34–32 | 23,984 | ||
October 12 | No. 6 Murray State |
| W 17–10 | ||
October 19 | Morehead State | No. 18 | W 38–9 | ||
November 2 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 13 | W 27–9 | ||
November 9 | Youngstown State | No. T–9 |
| W 30–5 | |
November 16 | No. 1 Middle Tennessee | No. T–7 |
| L 0–17 | |
November 23 | at Austin Peay | No. 13 | W 17–14 | ||
November 30 | at No. 7 Rhode Island* | No. 10 | L 27–35 | 7,317 | |
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References
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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