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: Lee Owens Conference: Independent-
1999 Season Highlights
Lee Owens enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Akron.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Penn State
24
70
L
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Buffalo
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Temple
25
15
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Eastern Michigan
17
38
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Ball State
31
9
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Ohio
41
28
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Bowling Green State
55
25
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Navy
35
29
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Western Michigan
10
24
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Miami Ohio
23
32
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Kent
37
34
W
1999 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 315
Scoring Average 28.6
Points Allowed 314
Defense Average 28.5
Opponents Record 40-63
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.