1986 Akron Zips football team
American college football season
1986 Akron Zips football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–3 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Gerry Faust.[1] The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 4–3 in OVC play to tie for third place.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 6 | Salem* | W 35–0 | |||||
September 13 | at Kent State* |
| W 17–7 | ||||
September 20 | at Eastern Michigan* | L 21–24 | |||||
September 27 | UCF* |
| W 20–17 | 12,186 | |||
October 11 | at Middle Tennessee | L 12–24 | |||||
October 18 | Murray State |
| W 24–13 | [2] | |||
October 25 | No. 2 Morehead State |
| W 30–7 | ||||
November 1 | at Tennessee Tech | W 38–13 | |||||
November 8 | Austin Peay |
| W 31–16 | ||||
November 15 | No. 14 Eastern Kentucky* |
| L 24–27 | [3] | |||
November 22 | at Youngstown State* | L 39–40 | |||||
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References
- ^ Alfano, Peter (April 4, 1986). "Gerry Faust Starts Over with Akron". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Akron rallies to bounce Murray State team 24–13". The Marion Star. October 17, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky edges Akron". The Newark Advocate. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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