1996 Akron Zips football team

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.

1996 Akron Zips football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Ball State $  7 1   8 4  
Toledo  6 2   7 4  
Miami (OH)  6 2   6 5  
Ohio  5 3   6 6  
Central Michigan  4 4   5 6  
Akron  3 5   4 7  
Bowling Green  3 5   4 7  
Eastern Michigan  3 5   3 8  
Western Michigan  2 6   2 9  
Kent State  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29 at Ohio L 14–44
September 7 No. 15 Virginia Tech* L 18–21 12,293 [1]
September 14 Toledo
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 10–27
September 21 at Illinois* L 7–38 48,285
September 28 Western Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 27–7
October 5 at Kent State L 17–32
October 12 at Central Michigan L 0–42
October 19 Miami (OH)
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 10–7
October 26 at Northern Illinois* W 34–17 10,465
November 2 Bowling Green
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 21–14
November 9 at Eastern Michigan L 17–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. "Va. Tech sweats out tight win". The News and Advance. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1996 Akron Zips Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.


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