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

	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.

Schedule

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