1978 Akron Zips football team

1978 Akron Zips football
1978 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 MCC)
Head coach	Jim Dennison (6th season);
Captain	Marty Bezbatchenko; Mike Holian;
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. Led by sixth-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 6–5 overall and 4–1 in MCC play, placing second.

1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Youngstown State $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Akron	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois ^	3	–	2	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Northern Iowa	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 19–3	11,300
September 16	at Northeast Missouri State*		Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MS	L 13–14	5,032
September 23	Wayne State (MI)*		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–0	34,529
September 30	No. 4 Eastern Illinois		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 17–16	3,278
October 7	at No. 10 (I-AA) Western Kentucky*	No. 6	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 26–21	15,600
October 14	at Eastern Michigan*	No. 4	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–25	7,298
October 21	at No. 2 Youngstown State	No. 6	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 3–27	10,200
October 28	No. 9 Northern Michigan		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 27–7	10,017
November 4	Temple*	No. 8	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 21–56	10,467
November 11	at No. 8 (I-AA) \| Eastern Kentucky*		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 14–35	8,800
November 18	Northern Iowa		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 39–28	5,500–5,522	^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game