1978 Akron Zips football team

1978 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 MCC)
Head coach	Jim Dennison (6th season)
Captain	Marty Bezbatchenko Mike Holian
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Youngstown State $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Akron	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois ^	3	–	2	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Northern Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1978 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–1 in MCC play, placing second.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 9	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 19–3
September 16	at Northeast Missouri State*		Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MS	L 13–14
September 23	Wayne State*		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–0
September 30	No. 4 Eastern Illinois		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 17–16
October 7	at No. 10 (I-AA) Western Kentucky*	No. 6	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 26–21
October 14	at Eastern Michigan*	No. 4	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–25
October 21	at No. 2 Youngstown State	No. 6	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 3–27
October 28	No. 9 Northern Michigan		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 27–7
November 4	Temple*	No. 8	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 21–56
November 11	at No. 8 (I-AA) Eastern Kentucky*		Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 14–35
November 18	Northern Iowa		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 39–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game