1994 Akron Zips football team

The 1994 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by ninth–year head coach Gerry Faust. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 1–10, 1–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

1994 Akron Zips football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (1–8 MAC)
Head coach	Gerry Faust (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (7th season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ball State	5	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Akron	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Ohio	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

After the season, head coach Gerry Faust was relieved of his coaching duties.^[1] He finished at Akron with a record of 43–53–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Temple*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–32
September 10	Bowling Green	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–45
September 17	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 16–32
September 24	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–19
October 8	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 14–50
October 15	Central Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–47
October 22	Toledo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 25–48
October 29	at No. 2 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 7–41	17,760	[2]
November 5	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 18–42
November 12	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 28–38
November 19	Ohio	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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