1894.
The year Grover Cleveland served his first term as president, the year Coca-Cola is first served in bottles. Just 44 stars were sewn on the American flag. The Titanic wouldn’t sink for 18 more years. One lesser known event that occurred in the same year in the late 19th century was Akron’s 12-6 victory over Ohio State.
The Zips were then known as Buchtel College, and that win stood as the last time the program defeated a Big Ten opponent... until Saturday night at Ryan Field.
Akron stunned Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern, a team fresh off of a 10-win season, to the tune of 39-34 on Saturday night.