1975 Akron Zips football team

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1975 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
1975 record7–4
Head coach
Captain
  • Paul Dorando
  • Mark Fowler
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^     13 1 0
American International     8 1 0
Lehigh ^     9 3 0
Delaware     8 3 0
Portland State     8 3 0
Akron     7 4 0
UNLV     7 4 0
Santa Clara     6 5 0
Tennessee State     5 4 0
Youngstown State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 5 1
Bucknell     5 5 0
Indiana State     5 5 0
Lafayette     5 5 0
Central Connecticut     4 5 0
Central State (OH)     4 6 0
Eastern Michigan     4 6 0
Eastern Illinois     3 5 2
Northeastern     3 6 0
Nevada     3 8 0
Nebraska–Omaha     2 9 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     0 11 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by third-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 7–4.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6 Marshall W 20–8 27,949
September 13 at Western Michigan W 27–21 14,200
September 20 at Dayton L 9–31 9,937
September 27 Central State (OH)
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 34–8 11,242
October 4 at No. 10 Delaware L 0–21 18,460
October 11 at No. 6 Northern Michigan
W 30–13 6,013
October 18 Temple
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 24–23 8,326
October 25 Youngstown State
W 17–6 10,241
November 1 Indiana State
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 14–11 6,582
November 8 Ball State
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–17 10,271
November 15 at Morehead State L 0–7 1,910
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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