1974 Akron Zips football team

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1974 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captain
  • Barry Eisom
  • Denny Hamad
  • Gary Yost
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Central Michigan ^     12 1 0
No. 6 UNLV ^     12 1 0
No. 4 Delaware ^     12 2 0
No. 8 Western Carolina ^     9 2 0
No. 9 Tennessee State     8 2 0
No. 12 Youngstown State ^     8 2 0
Santa Clara     7 3 0
Wayne State (MI)     7 3 0
Kentucky State     6 4 0
Northeastern     6 4 0
Central State (OH)
    6 5 0
Akron     5 5 0
Indiana State     5 5 0
Nevada     5 6 0
Portland State     5 6 0
American International     4 5 0
Eastern Michigan     4 6 1
Milwaukee     4 6 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 0
Eastern Illinois     3 6 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     3 5 0
Chattanooga     4 7 0
Nebraska–Omaha     3 7 0
Bucknell     2 8 0
Northern Michigan     0 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Akron Zips football team represented

Akron University in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by second-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 5–5 and were outscored by their opponents 162–197.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7
Central State (OH)
W 31–20 32,874 [1]
September 14 Delaware
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 0–14 7,216
September 21 at Marshall L 7–17 10,782
September 28 at Ball State W 26–21 15,219
October 5 Tampa
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–16 10,092
October 12 Northern Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 23–0 7,347
October 26 at Kent State L 14–51 15,200 [2]
November 2 at
Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • W 22–21 7,856
    November 9 at Western Illinois W 32–7 11,409
    November 16 at Youngstown State
    L 0–30 5,573

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    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. Newspapers.com
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    3. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
    4. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 21, 2020.