AKRON ZIPS
POSTSEASON RECAPS
1968 GRANTLAND RICE BOWL
1976 KNUTE ROCKNE BOWL
1985 DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Rubber Bowl • Akron, Ohio
Meade Stadium • Kingston, R.I.
Dec. 14, 1968
Dec. 4, 1976
Nov. 30, 1985
Louisiana Tech 33, Akron 13
21 0 0 12 - 33 0 7 6 0 - 13
Northern Michigan 10 0 6 7 3 - 26 Akron 7 7 0 9 6 - 29
Rhode Island 35, Akron 27
Akron Rhode Island
0 7 14 6 - 27 0 14 14 7 - 35
AKRON FOOTBALL
Louisiana Tech Akron
Akron 29, Northern Michigan 26 (ot)
STAFF
Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Scoring Summary NMU - Awrey 1-yard run (Harves kick) RIU - DiMaggio 3-yd pass from Ehrhardt LT - Bradshaw 16 run (Golmon kick) NMU - Harves 31-yard field goal (Griffin kick) LT - Spinks 36 pass from Bradshaw UA - Axner 56-yard run (Embick kick) UA - Tyler 77-yd return of blocked FG (Golmon kick) UA - Axner 6 yard run (Embick kick) (Klaus kick) LT - Herren 2 run (Golmon kick) NMU - Awrey 4-yard run (pass failed) RIU - Donfield 21-yd pass from Ehrhardt UA - Vargo 1 run (Harrison kick) UA - Axner 3-yard run (run failed) (Griffin kick) UA - Beidleman 13 run (kick blocked) NMU - Brown 1-yard fumble recovery RIU - DiMaggio 4-yd pass from Ehrhardt LT - Brewer 6 pass from Bradshaw (Harves kick) (Griffin kick) (kick failed) UA - Embick 35-yard field goal UA - Rafac 16-yd interception return LT - Bradshaw 8 run (pass failed) NMU - Harves 39-yard field goal (Klaus kick) UA - Bezbatchenko 1-yard run UA - Clark 1-yd run (Klaus kick) LT UA RIU - DiMaggio 3-yd pass from Ehrhardt First Downs...................... 21 14 UA NMU (Griffin kick) Rushing Yards.................. 86 118 First Downs...................... 16 21 UA - Green 1-yd run (kick blocked) Passing............................ 33/19/2 21/6/3 Rushes/Yards. . .................. 60/271 51/97 RIU - DiMaggio 7-yd pass from Ehrhardt Passing Yards................... 261 78 Passes.............................. 6/2/2 (Griffin kick) Total Offense................... 347 196 27/16/2 UA RIU Passing Yards................... 60 251 UA Individual Stat Leaders: First Downs...................... 20 31 Ron Lemon, 18 rushes, 75 yards UA Individual Stat Leaders: Rushes/Yards.................... 55/228 12/53 Jack Beidleman, 18 rushes, 48 yards, 1 TD; Passes.............................. 22/10/3 Dave Axner, 15 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD’s Greg 2 recs, 22 yards Thurman, 10 rushes, 54 yards 70/43/2 Dan Ruff, 4 receptions, 56 yards Mark Hovanec, 15 rushes, 48 yards Passing Yards................... 115 472
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Akron 27, UNLV 6
Rubber Bowl • Akron, Ohio Nov. 27, 1976 UNLV Akron
6 0 0 0 - 6 10 10 0 7 - 27
1976 PIONEER BOWL Montana State 24, Akron 13
Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, Texas Dec. 11, 1976 Akron Montana State
UA Individual Stat Leaders: Mike Clark, 13 rushes, 172 yards, 1 TD Willie Davis, 6 receptions, 79 yards Brian Moran, 13 tackles
0 0 7 6 - 13 0 14 3 7 - 24
UA Individual Stat Leaders: Mark Hovanec, 21 rushes, 111 yards Marty Bezbatchenko, 14 rushes, 88 yards Glenn Evans, 4 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD
UA Individual Stat Leaders: Greg Thurman, 10 rushes, 44 yards Dave Axner, 11 rushes, 42 yards, 1 TD Glenn Evans, 4 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2011 FOOTBALL • 85
RECORDS
Scoring Summary Scoring Summary UA - Embick 24-yard field goal MSU - McCullough 5-yard pass from DenUNLV - Bowls 100-yard kickoff return nehy (kick failed) (Muri kick) UA - Bezbatchenko 43-yard run MSU - Damberger 3-yard pass from Ueland (Embick kick) (Muri kick) UA - Hovanec 1-yard run (Embick kick) MSU - Muri 21-yard field goal UA - Embick 24-yard field goal UA - Axner 3-yard run (Embick kick) UA - Evans 14-yard pass from UA - Evans 22-yard pass from Bezbatchenko (Embick kick) Bezbatchenko (kick failed) MSU - Kosterba 7-yard run (Muri kick) UA UNLV First Downs...................... 25 14 UA MSU Rushes/Yards.................... 77/419 16/8 First Downs. . .................... 14 19 Passes.............................. 10/5/1 Rushes/Yards.................... 44/179 67/266 42/19/3 Passes.............................. 19/7/2 10/7/2 Passing Yards................... 31 241 Passing Yards................... 91 50
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1976 DIVISION II PLAYOFFS