2005 Akron Zips football team

The 2005 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his second year as head coach. Brookhart would lead Akron to its first MAC title, upsetting Northern Illinois 31-30 in the conference championship game.

2005 Akron Zips football
MAC champion
MAC East Division co-champion
MAC Championship Game, W 3130 vs. NIU
Motor City Bowl, L 3138 vs. Memphis
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2005 record76 (53 MAC)
Head coachJ. D. Brookhart (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Fleming (2nd season)
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
(Capacity: 35,202)
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Akron xy$  5 3     7 6  
Miami x  5 3     7 4  
Bowling Green x  5 3     6 5  
Ohio  3 5     4 7  
Buffalo  1 7     1 10  
Kent State  0 8     1 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy  6 2     7 5  
Toledo x  6 2     9 3  
Western Michigan  5 3     7 4  
Central Michigan  5 3     6 5  
Ball State  4 4     4 7  
Eastern Michigan  3 5     4 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10Noonat No. 13 Purdue*ESPN360L 24–4964,757
September 175:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*W 17–712,411
September 246:00 p.m.Northern IllinoisW 48–4215,612
October 16:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 17–3110,093
October 81:30 p.m.at BuffaloW 13–78,279
October 152:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)L 23–5114,312
October 226:00 p.m.Army*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 0–2012,203
October 294:00 p.m.at Bowling GreenW 24–149,608
November 52:00 p.m.at Ball StateL 17–2310,401
November 157:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
ESPNUW 27–37,614
November 2410:00 a.m.Kent State
ESPNUW 35–38,942
December 17:45 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois*ESPNW 31–3012,051
December 264:00 p.m.vs. Memphis*
ESPNL 31–3850,616
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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