Akron Football Team History
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University of Akron
Akron, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Jim Dennison Conference: Independent-
1981 Season Highlights
Jim Dennison enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Akron.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
7
10
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Eastern Michigan
14
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Kent State
6
17
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Eastern Kentucky
0
37
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Youngstown State
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Tennessee Tech
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Morehead State
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Murray State
20
19
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Austin Peay
23
19
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Western Kentucky
14
19
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 132
Scoring Average 13.2
Points Allowed 183
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 16-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-2
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.