1983 Akron Zips football team
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Led by 11th-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 8–3 overall and 5–2 in OVC play to tie for second place.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Kent State* | W 13–6 | 37,111 | [1] | ||||
| September 10 | at Eastern Michigan* | W 13–0 | 5,173 | [2] | ||||
| September 17 | Western Kentucky* |
| W 14–13 | 8,845 | [3] | |||
| September 24 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | No. 7 | L 5–10 | 14,600 | [4] | |||
| October 1 | No. 17 Middle Tennessee |
| L 3–26 | 10,214 | [5] | |||
| October 8 | No. 14 Eastern Illinois* |
| L 7–10 | [6] | ||||
| October 15 | at Morehead State | W 31–0 | 6,000 | [7] | ||||
| October 22 | Murray State |
| W 6–3 | 2,016 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | at Tennessee Tech | W 43–12 | 4,119 | [9] | ||||
| November 5 | Youngstown State |
| W 49–21 | [10] | ||||
| November 19 | at Austin Peay | W 26–3 | [11] | |||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Akron hands Kent 14th loss in row". The Plain Dealer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern bows to Akron". The Muskegon Chronicle. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal at :05 saves Akron's win over Western". The Courier-Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips lose in battle of defenses". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Raiders stun Akron Zips 26–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips come up short in comeback try". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron U stays on the ground, in command". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron deals a jolt to Murray's hopes". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips whip Tennessee Tech 43–12; Black surpasses 1,000-yard mark". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips zap Penguins". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron wins, ties for 2nd". The Daily News-Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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