[34] Faust struggled to get acclimated to the small budget school, struggling to a 25232 start after his first 4 seasons with the Zips. The Akron Zips have had 28 head coaches throughout the program's history. 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In their first game, the team, then called Buchtel College, defeated Western Reserve Academy[8] by a score of 226 in Hudson, Ohio. [42], J. D. Brookhart, previously offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh, became the 25th head coach of Akron on December 15, 2003, the program's third head coach since gaining Division I-A status in 1987. John Congemi, QB, Class of 1982 Walter Jackson Burkett (December 16, 1936 September 1, 2017) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, New Orleans Saints, and Dallas Cowboys. [28], In 1973, the Zips promoted long-time assistant, Jim Dennison to replace the retired Larson. The film, directed and produced by Canton, Ohio native Doug Dearth and starring Logan Huffman, is the classic David-and-Goliath story centered around a small-town football team. [130] Among those selections, one has achieved consensus All-American status.[131]. Do you have a sports website? In 12 seasons, Larson had a record of 74335. LB. This page is not available in other languages. The Zips compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the East Division. Bruce Feldman is the National College Football Insider for The Athletic. [7], The University of Akron football team was established in 1891. Their gruff new coach recruits a talented but insecure receiver and gives a juvenile delinquent offensive lineman a second chance. [13] George Babcock took over as head coach after Coleman's departure and led the Zips to a 522 record[14] before departing to accept the head football coach position at Cincinnati. He never got hurt and he never fumbled.". Underdogs - Dove.org [115], The Akron Zips football team played their first game in the stadium on October 5, 1940 against Western Reserve (now known as Case Western Reserve University), before getting their first win in the facility November 9 of that year against rival Kent State. Additional changes that also came with the re-branding included the uniforms altered to change the yellow to gold. Story updated with comments from Cris Bell. The high school with the most votes after the movies premiere will win a $3,000 check and a private screening of the movie at their school with Huffman and Dearth. [87] The next week, Akron went to Madison, Wisconsin for a showdown against No. 10 Wisconsin. Oscar Rodriguez Jr., the teams associate head coach, has been named interim head coach. [15] Red Blair was hired as the team's next head coach after Babcock's departure. [11], Coach Fred Sefton served as the head football coach of the Zippers for nine seasons, from 1915 to 1923, compiling a record of 33344. It is a story of hope. [41] Jason Taylor (Pro Football Hall of Fame), Dwight Smith (consensus All-American, Super Bowl champion) and Charlie Frye (NFL QB) were among star players during Owens' tenure.