1999 Akron Zips football team

1999 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Winters (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Palmisano (2nd season)
Captain	George Cameron Jon Eaton Steve Hale Dan Wessman
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
Miami (OH)		6	–	2					7	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kent State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		0	–	8					0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 315–314 and finished with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4).

The Zips spoiled Navy's Homecoming October 23, winning 35–29, after trailing 23–0.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at No. 2 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 24–70	95,192	[2]
September 11	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 17–10	20,835	[3]
September 18	Temple*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 25–15	10,980	[4]
September 25	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 17–38	14,423	[5]
October 2	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 31–9	20,752	[6]
October 9	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 41–28	7,665	[7]
October 16	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 55–25	6,039	[8]
October 23	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–29	30,780	[9]
October 30	Western Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 10–24	6,679	[10]
November 6	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 23–32	10,687	[11]
November 13	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 37–34	10,015	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Navy has no answer for Akron comeback". ESPN. ESPN. October 23, 1999. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
2. Penn State Football - Lions still looking for back to carry load Wehmueller, John Y. The Sentinel. 5 September 1999. Pg. 26. via newspapers.com
3. COLLEGE FOOTBALL - Akron 17, UB 10 The Buffalo News. 12 September 1999. Pg. 27. via newspapers.com
4. Akron 25, Temple 15 Standard-Speaker. September 19, 1999. Pg. 19. via newspapers.com
5. MAC - EMU 38, Akron 17 Detroit Free Press. 26 September 1999. Pg. 52. via newspapers.com
6. Akron 31, Ball State 9 Dayton Daily News. 3 October 1999. Pg. 58. via newspapers.com
7. OHIO - Akron 41, Ohio 28 The Akron Beacon Journal. 10 October 1999. Pg. 6. via newspapers.com
8. Akron 55, Bowling Green 25 Dayton Daily News. 17 October 1999. Pg. 15. via newspapers.com
9. Akron 35, Navy 29 The Lima News. 24 October 1999. Pg. 36. via newspapers.com
10. Western Michigan 24, Akron 10 The Akron Beacon Journal. 31 October 1999. Pg. 38. via newspapers.com
11. Miami of Ohio 32, Akron 23 The Akron Beacon Journal. 7 November 1999. Pg. 34. via newspapers.com
12. Akron 37, Kent State 34 The Akron Beacon Journal. 14 November 1999. Pg. 37. via newspapers.com
13. "1999 Akron Zips Football Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
14. "1999 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved April 19, 2018.