1981 Akron Zips football team

1981 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Captain
  • Don Schutz
  • Dennis Brumfield
  • Brad Reese
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^8–0–012–2–0
No. 9 Murray State5–3–08–3–0
Youngstown State5–3–07–4–0
Tennessee Tech4–4–06–5–0
Middle Tennessee4–4–06–5–0
Western Kentucky4–4–06–5–0
Akron4–4–05–5–0
Austin Peay3–5–05–5–0
Morehead State0–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Led by ninth-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 5–5 overall and 4–4 in OVC play to tie for fourth place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Middle Tennessee
L 7–10 31,004 [1]
September 12 at Eastern Michigan*
W 14–7 9,200 [2]
September 19 at Kent State*
L 6–17 13,169 [3]
September 26 at No. 5 Eastern Kentucky
L 0–37 15,800 [4]
October 3 Youngstown State
L 7–34 [5]
October 10 at Tennessee Tech
W 10–7 8,345 [6]
October 17 Morehead State
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 31–14 [7]
October 24 No. 4 Murray State
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–19 [8]
October 31 at Austin Peay
W 23–19 4,750 [9]
November 7 Western Kentucky
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–19 6,002 [10]

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Akron shows no zip in 10–7 opening loss". The Plain Dealer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "'New beginning' as Zips halt losing streak". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Kent State stops Akron, 17–6". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Thompson, Eastern Ky. romp past Zips 37–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Youngstown State romps over Akron". Springfield News-Sun. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Strong second half helps Akron defeat Tenn. Tech". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Akron routs Morehead". The Ironton Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Akron stuns Murray State". The Jackson Sun. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Zips nip Austin Peay for 4th straight win". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Western Kentucky 19, Akron 14". The Paducah Sun. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records". University of Akron. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.