1980 Akron Zips football team
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American college football season
| 1980 Akron Zips football | |
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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–10 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 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
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | Northeast Missouri State * | W 31–7 | 36,041 | [1] | |||
| September 13 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 21–10 | 10,402 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | Western Kentucky |
| L 2–8 | 23,506 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | at Indiana State * | L 9–27 | 10,486 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | at Youngstown State | T 0–0 | [5] | ||||
| October 11 | Eastern Michigan * |
| W 21–10 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | at Temple * | L 7–16 | 2,872 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | at Murray State | L 10–13 | 8,500 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | Austin Peay |
| L 14–41 | 8,000 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Northern Michigan * |
| L 10–38 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | at Middle Tennessee | L 9–13 | [11] | ||||
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Akron thrashes NE Missouri St. before 36,041". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron U strikes like lighting to beat Eastern". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snardon's late touchdown lifts Western to 8–2 win". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU beats Akron with Allen's arm". The Indianapolis Star. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown, Akron finish deadlocked 0–0". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EMU suffers loss". The Muskegon Chronicle. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 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.
- ^ "Murray survives Akron's rally, improves to 8–0". The Paducah Sun. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs start fast, rip Zips, 41–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Mich. wallops Akron". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips end humbling season with 13–9 defeat". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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