1985 Akron Zips football team
| 1985 Akron Zips football | |
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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 | Source |
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| September 7 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 6–16 | 11,800 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | Kent State* | W 24–0 | 32,183 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 16–12 | 12,236 | [3] | |
| September 28 | at Bowling Green* | L 22–27 | 25,000 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | at Western Kentucky* | W 34–32 | 23,984 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | No. 6 Murray State |
| W 17–10 | 8,903 | [6] | |
| October 19 | at Morehead State | No. 18 | W 38–9 | 5,500 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 13 | W 27–9 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | Youngstown State | No. T–9 |
| W 30–5 | 16,001 | [9] |
| November 16 | No. 1 Middle Tennessee | No. T–7 |
| L 0–17 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at Austin Peay | No. 13 | W 17–14 | [11] | ||
| November 30 | at No. 7 Rhode Island* | No. 10 | L 27–35 | 7,317 | [12] | |
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References
- ↑ "Eastern Kentucky wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "32,183 see Akron crush Kent State". The Plain Dealer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron's two long field goals sink the Hurons, 16–12". Detroit Free Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bowling Green edges Akron to remain undefeated". The Newark Advocate. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron edges Tops 34–32". The Park City Daily News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron takes low road to end Murray streak". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron stays on ground to shoot down Eagles". The Paducah Sun. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron gets 27–9 victory over TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Zips bomb Youngstown 30–5". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Middle Tennessee State grabs forst OVC crown in 20 seasons". The Tennessean. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron drive throttles Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Skies aren't friendly to Zips". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 1, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records". University of Akron. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2020.