The 1978 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. Led by sixth-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 6–5 overall and 4–1 in MCC play, placing second.
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| Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 MCC) |
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| Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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| Youngstown State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois ^ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Michigan | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | at Western Illinois | W 19–3 | 11,300 | |||||
| September 16 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| L 13–14 | 5,032 | ||||
| September 23 | Wayne State (MI)* | W 28–0 | 34,529 | |||||
| September 30 | No. 4 Eastern Illinois |
| W 17–16 | 3,278 | ||||
| October 7 | at No. 10 (I-AA) Western Kentucky* | No. 6 | W 26–21 | 15,600 | ||||
| October 14 | at Eastern Michigan* | No. 4 | L 14–25 | 7,298 | ||||
| October 21 | at No. 2 Youngstown State | No. 6 |
| L 3–27 | 10,200 | |||
| October 28 | No. 9 Northern Michigan |
| W 27–7 | 10,017 | ||||
| November 4 | Temple* | No. 8 |
| L 21–56 | 10,467 | |||
| November 11 | at No. 8 (I-AA) | Eastern Kentucky* | L 14–35 | 8,800 | [1] | ||||
| November 18 | Northern Iowa |
| W 39–28 | 5,500–5,522 | [2] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Zips' defense unable to stop E. Kentucky". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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