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1987 Akron Zips football team

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1987 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse       11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina       8 4 0
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame       8 4 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Rutgers       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Northern Illinois       5 5 1
West Virginia       6 6 0
Tulane       6 6 0
Army       5 6 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Akron       4 7 0
Cincinnati       4 7 0
Louisville       3 7 1
Temple       3 8 0
Tulsa       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       2 9 0
Navy       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as Division I-A independents. They were led by second-year head coach Gerry Faust. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–7.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 at Western Michigan L 19–24
September 12 Kent State L 23–27
September 19 Eastern Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 17–16 10,032
September 26 at Temple L 3–23
October 3 No. 14 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 24–10
October 10 at Oregon State L 26–42
October 17 No. 16 (I-AA) Delaware State
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 26–52 9,491 [1]
October 24 at Louisville L 10–31 18,743
October 31 Nicholls State
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 23–17
November 14 at Northern Illinois W 27–21 5,405
November 20 No. 19 (I-AA) Youngstown State
L 6–10 1,300 [2]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Pickoffs help Delaware State roll to a 52–26 win over Akron". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A night for Penguins; Youngstown stops Zips, weather 10–6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 21, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1987 Akron Zips Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.