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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Jim Dennison enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Akron.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Eastern Kentucky  6   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Kent State  24   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Eastern Michigan  16   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Bowling Green  22   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Western Kentucky  34   32   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Murray State  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Morehead State  38   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Tennessee Tech  27   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Youngstown State  30   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Middle Tennessee State  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Austin Peay  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Rhode Island  27   35   L       
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored258
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed186
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record33-24
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-3
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1985 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Southern 13-2460293   Erk Russell
Penn State 11-1275153Lost  10-25  Joe Paterno
Army 9-3396232Won  31-29  Jim Young
Florida State 9-3402258Won  34-23  Bobby Bowden
Akron 8-4258186   Jim Dennison
Southern Mississippi 7-4255159   Jim Carmody
Syracuse 7-5284195Lost  18-35  Dick MacPherson
West Virginia 7-3-1189158   Don Nehlen
Virginia Tech 6-5274219   Bill Dooley
Cincinnati 5-6199261   Dave Currey
James Madison 5-6163177   Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame 5-6230234   Gerry Faust
Pittsburgh 5-5-1202187   Serafino Foge Fazio
South Carolina 5-6269290   Joe Morrison
Boston College 4-8222307   Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 4-6188206   Bill Dando
Central Florida 4-7266386   Gene McDowell
Louisiana 4-7162306   Sam Robertson
Navy 4-7253239   Gary Tranquill
Temple 4-7233223   Bruce Arians
Western Kentucky 4-7232313   Dave Roberts
Liberty 3-4-1121103   Morgan Hout
East Carolina 2-9161281   Art Baker
Louisville 2-9199429   Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis 2-7-2180243   Rey Dempsey
Rutgers 2-8-1149266   Dick Anderson
Tulane 1-10166334   Mack Brown

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.