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{{Short description|American football coach (1935–2024)}}
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| name = Gerry Faust
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|5|21}}
| birth_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|11|11|1935|5|21}}
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = 
| player_years1 = 1955–1957
| player_team1 = [[Dayton Flyers football|Dayton]]
| player_positions = [[Quarterback]]
| coach_years1 = 1962–1980
| coach_team1 = [[Moeller High School|Moeller HS (OH)]]
| coach_years2 = 1981–1985
| coach_team2 = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| coach_years3 = 1986–1994
| coach_team3 = [[Akron Zips football|Akron]]
| overall_record = 73–79–4 (college)<br />178–23–2 (high school)
| bowl_record = 1–1
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'''Gerard Anthony Faust''' (May 21, 1935 – November 11, 2024) was an American [[high school football|high school]] and [[college football]] coach. He served as the head coach at the [[University of Notre Dame]] from 1981 to 1985 and at the [[University of Akron]] from 1986 to 1994, compiling a career collegiate record of 73–79–4.<ref name="cfbdatawarehouse.com">{{Cite web |title=All-Time Coaching Records by Year |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=742 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041451/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=742 |archive-date=February 28, 2018 |access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> From 1962 to 1980, Faust was the head coach at [[Moeller High School]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], where he tallied a mark of 178–23–2 and won four [[High School Football National Championship]]s. Before coaching, Faust enjoyed a successful stint playing as a [[quarterback]] at the [[University of Dayton]] under former Notre Dame coach [[Hugh Devore]].<ref name="und.com">{{Cite web |title=Notre Dame Athletics &#124; the Fighting Irish |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/faust_gerry00.html}}</ref> Faust was offered a partial [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] to Notre Dame, but enrolled at Dayton, where he graduated in 1958.<ref name="und.com" /> On June 8, 2024, Faust was inducted into the National High School Football Hall of Fame.

==Coaching career==
===Moeller High School===
Faust had a highly successful run at [[Moeller High School]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], from 1962 to 1980, where he built the program from scratch.<ref name="und.com" /> The Crusaders under Faust had a 178–23–2 record and included seven unbeaten seasons, four [[High School Football National Championship|national prep titles]], and five Ohio state titles in his last six seasons.<ref name="LAT112408">Jerry Crowe, [https://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-crowe24-2008nov24,0,516379.column Gerry Faust still cheers, cheers for Notre Dame], ''Los Angeles Times'', November 24, 2008, Accessed November 24, 2008.</ref> One of Faust's [[linebacker]]s at Moeller was [[John Boehner]], who later became a [[United States Congress]]man and the 61st [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129090138/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |title=Boehner talks about tearfulness: 'It's who I am' |date=January 6, 2011 |publisher=[[NBC Nightly News]] |time=3:03 |people=[[Brian Williams]] (interviewer) and [[John Boehner]] (interviewee)}}</ref>

Faust was inducted into the [[National Federation of State High School Associations]] Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>[https://www.nfhs.org/resources/hall-of-fame/inductees-by-state/ NFHS Hall of Fame Inductees by State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035023/https://www.nfhs.org/resources/hall-of-fame/inductees-by-state/ |date=December 1, 2017 }} Accessed November 22, 2017</ref>

===Notre Dame===
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It was his amazing high school record, sound ethics and the quality football players from Moeller who later played at Notre Dame, that led Notre Dame officials to take a calculated gamble and hire him when [[Dan Devine]] stepped down after the 1980 season. For Faust, a devout Roman Catholic, it was a dream come true. He had coveted the head coaching job at Notre Dame for years and said all along that he would never leave Moeller for anything else. Faust inherited a solid squad that included nine of his former players from Moeller. He switched the team's home jerseys from green back to blue, although initially it was a lighter [[azure (color)|Madonna blue]] shade than the [[navy blue]] that had been previously worn (and returned to in 1984), and kept the players' names on the backs. A self-proclaimed eternal optimist brimming with enthusiasm, Faust had visions of winning more games and national championships and coaching at Notre Dame longer than anyone else. Then when he saw Notre Dame's schedule, he was quoted as saying, "I hope my lifelong dream doesn't end in a nightmare." It proved to be a prophetic statement and his era at Notre Dame, initially referred to as "The Bold Experiment",<ref name="LAT112408" /> fell far short of expectations.

Faust's Notre Dame tenure started on a high note with a 27–9 victory over LSU in the 1981 season opener, one of the most widely anticipated games in school history. After top-ranked [[1981 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] lost to [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] on the same day, Notre Dame was voted No. 1 in the polls. The success was short-lived, however, as Michigan defeated Notre Dame the following week, 25–7. It was all downhill after that as the Irish finished 5–6 that year, their first losing season since 1963. Faust ended his stint at Notre Dame with a 30–26–1 record, never winning more than seven games in one season and never contending for a national title. This included four consecutive losses against [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]], whom the Irish had never lost to prior to 1982. Despite his mediocre record and growing discontent among Irish fans, Faust was allowed to remain at Notre Dame for the entire duration of his five-year contract.

The highlights of Faust's tenure at Notre Dame included a [[1983 Liberty Bowl]] victory over [[1983 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] and an appearance in the [[1984 Aloha Bowl]]. His 1982 squad defeated [[1982 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] by a score of 23–17 and upset the then top-ranked, [[Dan Marino]]-led [[1982 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh Panthers]], 31–16. In 1983, the Irish opened the season with a 52–6 win over [[1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] while his 1984 team defeated [[1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]] by a score of 55–14 and posted a 44–7 rout over [[1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]].

In exactly half of Notre Dame's losses under Faust, the opposition scored the winning points late in the game. The Fighting Irish lost their last three regular season games in 1982, 1983 and 1985 and their last two games in 1981. Only in 1984 did they finish strongly, winning their last four games after three consecutive home losses; the last time that had happened was in 1956.

Going into the 1985 season, hopes were high that things would turn around. With the team at 5–5 and the program rapidly unraveling after a 10–7 loss to [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] in the tenth game, Faust, who said he would never quit, announced his resignation effective at the end of the season and spared the university from having to fire him.<ref name="LAT112408" /> His final game was against a [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]]-coached [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] team, a humiliating 58–7 loss at the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]. It was one of the worst defeats in school history and the second-highest point total ever given up in one game by the Irish; [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] rang up 59 points in 1944 while Wisconsin matched Miami's 58 points in 1904. Faust was succeeded by [[University of Minnesota]] head coach [[Lou Holtz]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notre Dame Athletics &#124; the Fighting Irish |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou_holtz_110424.html}}</ref>

===Akron===
In 1986, Faust was hired by the [[University of Akron]] after the school fired head coach [[Jim Dennison]]. Dennison, who is the Akron career wins leader for football, was forced out by university president, [[William Muse]] and athletic director, Dave Adams. Adams and Muse felt that Faust was more prepared to lead the Zips as they transitioned into a I-A institution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peter Alfano |date=April 4, 1986 |title=GERRY FAUST STARTS OVER WITH AKRON |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/04/sports/gerry-faust-starts-over-with-akron.html?pagewanted=1 |access-date=June 19, 2013 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Faust struggled to get acclimated to the small budget school, compiling a record of 25–23–2 in his first five seasons with the Zips.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jerry Bembry |date=October 12, 1990 |title=Gerry Faust Finds Serenity at Akron : College football: Five years after his disappointing tenure at Notre Dame, the coach discovers that the crowds are smaller, but the rewards are greater, with the Division I-A Zips. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-12-sp-2443-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2013 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> In nine seasons (1986–1994), he achieved a record of 43–53–3. As was the case at Notre Dame, his Zips teams never won more than seven games in one season. Following a 1–10 finish in 1994, he was relieved of his coaching duties<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 21, 1994 |title=Faust fired by Akron |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19941121&id=tLscAAAAIBAJ&pg=3724,530136 |access-date=June 19, 2013 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref> and became a fundraiser for the university. Faust's 43 wins placed him 3rd in Akron career wins leaders.

==Later life==
Despite his unsuccessful coaching tenure at Notre Dame, Faust's love for the school never wavered and he regularly attended Irish home football games. He said, "I had only 26 miserable days at Notre Dame; that's when we lost. Other than that, I was the happiest guy in the world. I loved walking on the campus, loved being there, loved being a part of Notre Dame."<ref name="LAT112408" />

==Personal life and death==
On April 4, 1964, Faust married Marlene Agruso. They were parents of three children and had six grandchildren.<ref name="LAT112408" /> Their son, Steve, is a Notre Dame graduate. Faust lived in [[Fairlawn, Ohio]], a suburb of Akron. He also worked as a motivational speaker.<ref name="LAT112408" />

Faust died on November 11, 2024, at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Springer |first=Scott |title='He is Moeller High School.' Gerry Faust dead at age 89 |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/football/ohio-prep-football/2024/11/11/gerry-faust-ex-notre-dame-and-moeller-football-coach-dead-at-age-89/569025002/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The Enquirer |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===High school===
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Archbishop Moeller High School]]
 | conf      = [[Greater Catholic League]]
 | startyear = 1962
 | endyear   = 1980
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1962
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 4–6
 | conference   = 2–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1963
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 9–1
 | conference   = 5–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1964
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 8–2
 | conference   = 4–2
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1965
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 10–0
 | conference   = 6–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1966
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 7–3
 | conference   = 6–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1967
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 8–2
 | conference   = 5–2
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1968
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 6–2–2
 | conference   = 4–2–1
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1969
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 10–0
 | conference   = 7–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1970
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 9–1
 | conference   = 5–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1971
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 9–1
 | conference   = 4–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = 1972
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 8–2
 | conference   = 4–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1973
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 10–1
 | conference   = 5–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = first round playoffs
 | bowloutcome  = L 34–7
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1974
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 10–1
 | conference   = 5–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = first round playoffs
 | bowloutcome  = L 20–10
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1975
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 12–0
 | conference   = 5–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = Ohio AAA State Championship
 | bowloutcome  = W 14–12
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | year         = 1976
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 12–0
 | conference   = 5–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = Ohio AAA State Championship
 | bowloutcome  = W 43–5
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | year         = 1977
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 12–0
 | conference   = 5–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = Ohio AAA State Championship
 | bowloutcome  = W 14–2
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 1978
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 9–1
 | conference   = 5–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | year         = 1979
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 12–0
 | conference   = 4–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = Ohio AAA State Championship
 | bowloutcome  = W 41–7
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | year         = 1980
 | name         = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall      = 13–0
 | conference   = 4–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = Ohio Division I State Championship
 | bowloutcome  = W 30–7
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Archbishop Moeller
 | overall    = 178–23–2
 | confrecord = 90–15–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 178–23–2
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = 
}}

===College===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]
 | conf      = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|NCAA Division I-A independent]]
 | startyear = 1981
 | endyear   = 1985
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season|1981]]
 | name         = [[1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 5–6
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 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1982 NCAA Division I-A football season|1982]]
 | name         = [[1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 6–4–1
 | conference   =
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1983 NCAA Division I-A football season|1983]]
 | name         = [[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 7–5
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     = [[1983 Liberty Bowl|Liberty]]
 | bowloutcome  = W
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1984 NCAA Division I-A football season|1984]]
 | name         = [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 7–5
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     = [[1984 Aloha Bowl|Aloha]]
 | bowloutcome  = L
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1985 NCAA Division I-A football season|1985]]
 | name         = [[1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
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 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Notre Dame
 | overall    = 30–26–1
 | confrecord = 
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Akron Zips football|Akron Zips]]
 | conf      = [[Ohio Valley Conference]]
 | startyear = 1986
 | endyear   = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1986]]
 | name         = [[1986 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 7–4
 | conference   = 4–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Akron Zips football|Akron Zips]]
 | conf      = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|NCAA Division I-A independent]]
 | startyear = 1987
 | endyear   = 1991
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1987 NCAA Division I-A football season|1987]]
 | name         = [[1987 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 4–7
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1988 NCAA Division I-A football season|1988]]
 | name         = [[1988 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1989 NCAA Division I-A football season|1989]]
 | name         = [[1989 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 6–4–1
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season|1990]]
 | name         = [[1990 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 3–7–1
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season|1991]]
 | name         = [[1991 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Akron Zips football|Akron Zips]]
 | conf      = [[Mid-American Conference]]
 | startyear = 1992
 | endyear   = 1994
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]]
 | name         = [[1992 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 7–3–1
 | conference   = 5–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1993 NCAA Division I-A football season|1993]]
 | name         = [[1993 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   = 4–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]]
 | name         = [[1994 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
 | overall      = 1–10
 | conference   = 1–8
 | confstanding = 9th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Akron
 | overall    = 43–53–3
 | confrecord = 14–18
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 73–79–4
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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