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: Ohio Athletic-
1974 Season Highlights
Jim Dennison enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Akron.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Central State (OH)
31
20
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Delaware
0
14
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Marshall
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Ball State
26
21
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Tampa
7
16
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Northern Michigan
23
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Kent State
14
51
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Indiana State
22
21
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Western Illinois
32
7
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Youngstown State
0
30
L
1974 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 14-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-3
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1974 Ohio Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Akron
5-5 162 197
Jim Dennison
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).