1999 Akron Zips football team

1999 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (5th season)
Captain	George Cameron Jon Eaton Steve Hale Dan Wessman
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
Miami (OH)		6	–	2					7	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kent State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		0	–	8					0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 315–314 and finished with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	at No. 2 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 24–70
September 11	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 17–10
September 18	Temple*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 25–15
September 25	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 17–38
October 2	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 31–9
October 9	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 41–28
October 16	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 55–25
October 23	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–29
October 30	Western Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 10–24
November 6	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 23–32
November 13	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 37–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game