2003 Akron Zips football team

2003 Akron Zips football

Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2003 record	7–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (9th year)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl (Capacity: 35,202)

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#10 Miami x$		8	–	0		13	–	1
Marshall		6	–	2		8	–	4
Akron		5	–	3		7	–	5
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
UCF		2	–	6		3	–	9
Ohio		1	–	7		2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
#23 Bowling Green x		7	–	1		11	–	3
Northern Illinois		6	–	2		10	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		8	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4		5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Central Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I -A college football during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by head coach Lee Owens.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 PM	Kent State	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 38–41	26,814
September 6	3:30 PM	at #18 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	L 31–48	75,401
September 13	6:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 24–17	10,262
September 20	7:00 PM	Howard*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 65–7	20,259
September 27	6:00 PM	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY		W 38–21	6,385
October 4	2:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		L 20–45	20,157
October 11	6:00 PM	Cal Poly*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 45–14	8,319
October 18	6:00 PM	Central Florida	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 38–24	8,113
October 25	12:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT		L 37–38	36,074
November 1	4:30 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPNGP	L 24–42	29,884
November 8	1:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		W 40–28	9,222
November 15	12:00 PM	Ohio	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 35–28	9,102
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://gozips.com/sports/fball/htmlstatsarchive/football/2003/teamstat.htm

Akron Zips football

Venues	Buchtel Field (1923–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)

Culture & lore	Zippy "Akron Blue and Gold" Zips Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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