In this study, an attempt is made to examine the relationship between occupational stress among academic staff and the quality of service delivery. The study involves a sample on 150 academic staff (lecturers) out of the 449 lecturers currently in services of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi as at 31st, March, 2011 through the judgemental sampling technique. A 15-item questionnaire constructed by the researchers, validated by three experts and which as an internal consistency coefficient of 28 percent served as the instrument of data collection.