1976 Akron Zips football team

1976 Akron Zips football
Pioneer Bowl, L 13–24 vs. Montana State
Conference	Independent
1976 record	10–3
Head coach	Jim Dennison (4th year)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

The 1976 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips compiled a 10–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 282 to 144. In post-season play, they defeated UNLV, 27–6 in a Division II quarterfinal, and defeated Northern Michigan 29–26 in the Knute Rockne Bowl. In the championship game in Wichita Falls, Texas, Akron lost to Montana State in the Pioneer Bowl.^[1]^[2]^[3] The 1976 season was the first and only ten-win season in Akron's program history.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 11	Temple*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	L 13–23
September 18	Morehead State*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	W 26–6
September 25	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	W 24–3
October 2	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	W 34–7
October 9	Dayton*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	W 27–6
October 16	at Ball State*	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	W 3–0
October 23	Eastern Michigan*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	W 36–0
October 30	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 0–13
November 6	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	W 21–14
November 13	at Western Kentucky*	L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	W 29–16
November 27	UNLV*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH (Division II Quarterfinal)	W 27–6
December 4	Northern Michigan*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH (Knute Rockne Bowl - Division II Semifinal)	W 29–26
December 11	vs. Montana State*	Lake Wichita Park • Wichita Falls, TX (Pioneer Bowl - Division II Championship)	L 13–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule Source^[4]

↑ "1976 Akron Zips". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
↑ "Montana State wins title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 12, 1976. p. 4B.
↑ "Dennehy leads Montana State's bowl win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 12, 1976. p. D1.
↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/college/teams/teamyear.htm?TeamID=2&Season=1976 Akron Team Schedule 1976

Akron Zips football

Venues	Buchtel Field (1923–1939) 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 "Akron Blue and Gold" Zips Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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