1996 Akron Zips football team

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1996 Akron Zips football
1996 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
1996 record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (2nd season);
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by second–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 29	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–44
September 7	No. 15 Virginia Tech*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 18–21
September 14	Toledo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 10–27
September 21	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 7–38
September 28	Western Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 27–7
October 5	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 17–32
October 12	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–42
October 19	Miami	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 10–7
October 26	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 34–17
November 2	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–14
November 9	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 17–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ "1996 Akron Zips Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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Venues	League Park (c. 1910) (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 ""
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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1996 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
1996 record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Ball State $		7	–	1		8	–	4
Toledo		6	–	2		7	–	4
Miami		6	–	2		6	–	5
Ohio		5	–	3		6	–	6
Central Michigan		4	–	4		5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		4	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5		3	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	6		2	–	9
Kent State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion