1980 Akron Zips football team

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1980 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–4–1 OVC)
Head coach
Captain
  • Andy Graham
  • Ricky Holman
  • Jim Tawse
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 2 0 10 3 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 2 0 9 2 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Northeast Missouri State* W 31–7
September 13 Eastern Kentucky
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 21–10 10,402 [1]
September 20 Western Kentucky
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 2–8 23,506
September 27 at Indiana State* L 9–27 10,486
October 4 at Youngstown State T 0–0
October 11 Eastern Michigan*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 21–10
October 18 at Temple* L 7–16 2,872 [2]
October 25 at Murray State L 10–13
November 1 Austin Peay
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–41
November 8 at Northern Michigan*
L 10–38
November 15 at Middle Tennessee L 9–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Akron U strikes like lighting to beat Eastern". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clauser's 3 FGs hilight Temple win over Akron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 10, 2020.