List of Akron Zips head football coaches
Introduction John Heisman, namesake of the Heisman Trophy award, led Buchtel College to a 6–2 record in 1893–94.The Akron Zips football program is a college football team that represents the University of Akron (formerly known as Buchtel College). The team has had 27 head coaches since it began playing organized football in 1891.Among those coaches, only Gordon K. Larson, Jim Dennison, J.D. Brookhart, and current head coach Terry Bowden have led Akron to postseason appearances. Brookhart is the only coach to win a conference championship with the Zips; he won the Mid-American Conference in 2005.Dennison is the school's all-time leader in games won and seasons coached.
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Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards N/A ''No coach''       — — — — — — — — —  — 1        — — — — — — — — —  — 2 ''''''†       — — — — — — — — —  — N/A ''No coach''       — — — — — — — — —  — 3        — — — — — — — — —  — X ''No team''  — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4        — — — — — — — — —  — N/A ''No coach''       — — — — — — — — —  — X ''No team''  — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5        — — — — — — — — —  — 6        — — — — — — — — —  — X ''No team''  — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7        — — — — — — — — —  — 8        — — — — — — — — —  — 9        — — — — — — — — —  — 10               —   — 11               —   — 12               —   — 13               —   — 14        — — — —    — —  — 15        — — — —    — —  — 16        — — — —    — —  — X ''No team''  — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 17        — — — —    — —  — 18               —   — 19               —   — 20               —   — 21               —   — 22               —   AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1976)Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year (1982) 23               —   — 24                  — 25      –    –    –    MAC Coach of the Year (2004) 26      –    –    –    — 27      –    –    –    — 28      –    –    –    — Int  2021    —    —    —    — 29      –    –    –    —
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