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|October 25||No. 2 [[1986 Morehead State Eagles football team|Morehead State]]|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|W 30–7|9,532|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-akron-zaps-morehead/160443914/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Akron zaps Morehead back to earth with 30–7 triumph|date=October 26, 1986|accessdate=December 6, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
|October 25||No. 2 [[1986 Morehead State Eagles football team|Morehead State]]|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|W 30–7|9,532|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-akron-zaps-morehead/160443914/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Akron zaps Morehead back to earth with 30–7 triumph|date=October 26, 1986|accessdate=December 6, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 1|at|[[1986 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|Tennessee Tech]]|[[Tucker Stadium]]|[[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville, TN]]|W 38–13|10,229|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-akron-tumbles-testy-tech/160444031/|work=The Tennessean|title=Akron tumbles testy Tech, 38–13|date=November 2, 1986|accessdate=December 6, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 8||[[1986 Austin Peay Governors football team|Austin Peay]]|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|W 31–16||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-akrons-easy-victory-su/160444145/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=Akron's easy victory suits Faust just fine|date=November 9, 1986|accessdate=December 6, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 15||No. 14 [[1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team|Eastern Kentucky]]|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|L 24–27||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-newark-advocate-eastern-kentucky-edg/143962168/|work=The Newark Advocate|title=Eastern Kentucky edges Akron|date=November 16, 1986|accessdate=March 23, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
|November 15||No. 14 [[1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team|Eastern Kentucky]]|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|L 24–27||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-newark-advocate-eastern-kentucky-edg/143962168/|work=The Newark Advocate|title=Eastern Kentucky edges Akron|date=November 16, 1986|accessdate=March 23, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 22|at|[[1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team|Youngstown State]]|[[Stambaugh Stadium]]|[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, OH]] ([[Steel Tire]])|L 39–40|8,143|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-penguins-edge-zips/160444312/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Penguins edge Zips|date=November 22, 1986|accessdate=December 6, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| 1986 Akron Zips football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–3 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Murray State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Gerry Faust.[1] The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 4–3 in OVC play to tie for third place.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | Salem* | W 35–0 | 35,202 | [2] | |||
| September 13 | at Kent State* | W 17–7 | 19,000 | [3] | |||
| September 20 | at Eastern Michigan* | L 21–24 | 14,716 | [4] | |||
| September 27 | UCF* |
| W 20–17 | 12,186 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Middle Tennessee | L 12–24 | 10,500 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Murray State |
| W 24–13 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | No. 2 Morehead State |
| W 30–7 | 9,532 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | at Tennessee Tech | W 38–13 | 10,229 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | Austin Peay |
| W 31–16 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | No. 14 Eastern Kentucky |
| L 24–27 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | at Youngstown State | L 39–40 | 8,143 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ Alfano, Peter (April 4, 1986). "Gerry Faust Starts Over with Akron". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Faust Zips to easy win in first game at Akron". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zips win their 2nd for Faust". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Surprising EMU tips Akron, 24–21". Lansing State Journal. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second-half blues in Ohio". Florida Today. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee overcomemes Akron". The Plain Dealer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron rallies to bounce Murray State team 24–13". The Marion Star. October 17, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron zaps Morehead back to earth with 30–7 triumph". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron tumbles testy Tech, 38–13". The Tennessean. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron's easy victory suits Faust just fine". The Plain Dealer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky edges Akron". The Newark Advocate. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penguins edge Zips". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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