1975 Akron Zips football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1975

| team = Akron Zips

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 7–4

| head_coach = Jim Dennison

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = {{plainlist|

Paul Dorando
Mark Fowler}}

| stadium = Rubber Bowl

}}

The 1975 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by third-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 7–4.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1975

| rankdivision = NCAA Division II

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

| September 13 | at | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium | Kalamazoo, MI | W 27–21 | 14,200 |

| September 20 | at | {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}} | Baujan Field | Dayton, OH | L 9–31 | 9,937 |

| September 27 | | {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Central State Marauders|title=Central State (OH)}} | Rubber Bowl | Akron, OH | W 34–8 | 11,242 |

| October 4 | at | No. 10 Delaware | Delaware Stadium | Newark, DE | L 0–21 | 18,460–18,640 | {{cite news |title=Delaware Wins 21-0; Zip Attack Grounded |first=Paul |last=Facinelli |date=October 5, 1975 |page=D1 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71709998/1975-delaware-akron/ }}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Delaware) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/180/stats/12714 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 15, 2024 }}

| October 11 | at | No. 6 Northern Michigan | Memorial Field | Marquette, MI | W 30–13 | 6,013 | {{cite news|title=Bruised Zips batter 6th-rated N. Mich|newspaper=Akron Beacon-Journal|date=October 12, 1975|pages=C1, C8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20889530/bruised_zips_batter_6thrated_n_mich/|via=Newspapers.com}}

| October 25 | | {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}} | Rubber Bowl | Akron, OH (Steel Tire) | W 17–6 | 10,241 |

| November 15 | at | {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}} | Jayne Stadium | Morehead, KY | L 0–7 | 1,910 |

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Akron) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/5/stats/12714 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 14, 2021 }}{{cite web |title=2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/akron.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/7/31/139_174_Records.pdf |publisher=University of Akron |page=169 |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

References

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