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-
1984 Season Highlights
Jim Dennison enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Akron.
1984 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Kent State
17
24
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Cincinnati
27
28
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Western Kentucky
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Eastern Kentucky
21
22
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Middle Tennessee State
3
16
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Central Florida
26
21
W
Sun., Oct. 14 vs. Morehead State
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Murray State
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Tennessee Tech
17
9
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Youngstown State
2
3
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Austin Peay
17
21
L
1984 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 205
Scoring Average 18.6
Points Allowed 167
Defense Average 15.2
Opponents Record 21-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-5
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1984 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1984 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.