1926 Akron Zippers football team

The 1926 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Babcock, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record (4–2–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 74. Frank Wargo was the team captain.[1]

1926 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–2–2 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Wargo
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $ 7 0 09 0 0
Dayton 3 0 08 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 09 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 06 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 06 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 1 16 2 1
Wooster 5 2 06 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 15 2 1
Ohio 4 2 15 2 1
Akron 4 2 25 2 2
Mount Union 5 3 06 3 0
Case 4 2 34 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace 3 3 23 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 13 4 1
Heidelberg 2 4 03 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 13 5 1
Denison 2 6 02 6 1
Otterbein 1 5 02 5 0
Ohio Northern 1 6 01 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 01 7 0
Marietta 1 6 01 7 0
Hiram 0 7 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Defiance*
W 15–0[2]
October 2Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 14–14
October 9Ohio
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 3–03,000[3]
October 16at HiramHiram, OHW 34–0[4]
October 23Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 3–13
October 30Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 0–0
November 6Western Reserve
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 7–6
November 13at WoosterWooster, OHL 13–41
November 20Kenyon
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "Akron U, Off To Good Start, To Meet Tough Case Eleven". Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1926. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Johnson's Kick Beats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. October 10, 1926. p. 52 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Akron 34, Hiram 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1926. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.


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