1984 Akron Zips football team

The 1984 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Led by 12th-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 4–7 overall and 2–5 in OVC play, placing sixth.

1984 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Jim Dennison (12th season)
Captain	Doug Dillon Ed Grimsley Russell Holmes Clarence Kelly
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^	5	–	2	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Youngstown State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Akron	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 17–24
September 8	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 27–28
September 15	Western Kentucky*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 42–7	23,984
September 22	Eastern Kentucky	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 21–22	15,131
September 29	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 3–16
October 6	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 26–21	6,814
October 14	Morehead State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 27–3
October 20	at No. 9 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 6–13
October 27	Tennessee Tech	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 17–9
November 3	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 2–3
November 17	Austin Peay	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 17–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game