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1986 Akron Zips football team - Wikipedia

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1986 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Gerry Faust (1st season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Salem*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 35–0	35,202	^[2]
September 13	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 17–7	19,000	^[3]
September 20	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 21–24	14,716	^[4]
September 27	UCF*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 20–17	12,186	^[5]
October 11	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 12–24	10,500	^[6]
October 18	Murray State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–13		^[7]
October 25	No. 2 Morehead State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 30–7	9,532	^[8]
November 1	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 38–13	10,229	^[9]
November 8	Austin Peay	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 31–16		^[10]
November 15	No. 14 Eastern Kentucky	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 24–27		^[11]
November 22	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 39–40	8,143	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^[13]

References

^ 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.

v t e Akron Zips football
Venues	League Park (c. 1910) Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939) 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 NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1907 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 1943–1945 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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