1999 Akron Zips football team

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1999 Akron Zips football
1999 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
1999 record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (5th season);
Captain	George Cameron; Jon Eaton; Steve Hale; Dan Wessman;
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 315–314 and finished with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	at No. 2 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 24–70
September 11	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 17–10
September 18	Temple*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 25–15
September 25	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 17–38
October 2	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 31–9
October 9	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 41–28
October 16	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 55–25
October 23	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–29
October 30	Western Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 10–24
November 6	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 23–32
November 13	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 37–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ "1999 Akron Zips Football Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
^ "1999 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

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[1] "1999 Akron Zips Football Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[2] "1999 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

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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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1999 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
1999 record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (5th season)
Captain	George Cameron Jon Eaton Steve Hale Dan Wessman
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$		8	–	0		13	–	0
Miami		6	–	2		7	–	4
Akron		5	–	3		7	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3		5	–	6
Bowling Green		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kent State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8		0	–	11
West Division
Western Michigan x		6	–	2		7	–	5
Toledo		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	7
Ball State		0	–	8		0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll