1978 Akron Zips football team

American college football season

1978 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 MCC)
Head coach	Jim Dennison (6th season)
Captain	Marty Bezbatchenko Mike Holian
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons← 1977 1979 →

1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 19–3	11,300
September 16	at Northeast Missouri State*		Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MS	L 13–14	5,032
September 23	Wayne State (MI)*		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–0	34,529
September 30	No. 4 Eastern Illinois		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 17–16	3,278
October 7	at No. 10 (I-AA) Western Kentucky*	No. 6	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 26–21	15,600
October 14	at Eastern Michigan*	No. 4	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–25	7,298
October 21	at No. 2 Youngstown State	No. 6	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 3–27	10,200
October 28	No. 9 Northern Michigan		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 27–7	10,017
November 4	Temple*	No. 8	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 21–56	10,467
November 11	at No. 8 (I-AA) \| Eastern Kentucky*		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 14–35	8,800
November 18	Northern Iowa		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 39–28	5,500–5,522
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t e Akron Zips football
Venues	League Park (c. 1910) Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Zippy "Akron Blue and Gold" Zips Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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