1983 Akron Zips football team
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.
| 1983 Akron Zips football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 1983 record | 8–3 (5–2 OVC) |
| Head coach | Jim Dennison (11th season) |
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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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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | ||
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| September 3 | Kent State* | W 13–6 | ||||
| September 10 | at Eastern Michigan* | W 13–0 | ||||
| September 17 | Western Michigan* |
| W 14–13 | |||
| September 24 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | No. 7 | L 5–10 | |||
| October 8 | No. 17 Middle Tennessee |
| L 3–26 | |||
| October 11 | No. 14 Eastern Illinois* |
| L 7–10 | |||
| October 15 | at Morehead State | W 31–0 | ||||
| October 22 | Murray State |
| W 6–3 | |||
| October 29 | at Tennessee Tech | W 43–12 | ||||
| November 5 | Youngstown State |
| W 49–21 | |||
| November 19 | at Austin Peay | W 26–3 | ||||
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References
- "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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