1998 Akron Zips football team

1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$	7	–	1	12	–	1
Miami (OH) x	7	–	1	10	–	1
Bowling Green	5	–	3	5	–	6
Ohio	5	–	3	5	–	6
Akron	3	–	6	4	–	7
Kent State	0	–	8	0	–	11
West Division
Toledo x	6	–	2	7	–	5
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	4
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	5
Eastern Michigan	3	–	6	3	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Ball State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by fourth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–7, 3–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Marshall	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 16–27
September 12	at Temple*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 35–28
September 26	Ball State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 52–14
October 3	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–35
October 10	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 45–16
October 17	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–28
October 24	Toledo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 17–24
October 31	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 27–28
November 7	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 21–58
November 14	Eastern Michigan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–21
November 21	Miami (Ohio)	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 14–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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