1961 Akron Zips football team

The 1961 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by first-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–2 overall and 6–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 185–57.

1961 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Lupori
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wittenberg $ 6 0 08 1 0
Akron 6 1 06 2 0
Oberlin 5 1 08 1 0
Muskingum 5 1 07 2 0
Capital 5 2 15 2 1
Wooster 5 3 06 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 3 06 3 0
Kenyon 2 4 03 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 03 6 0
Denison 2 6 03 6 0
Heidelberg 1 4 11 7 1
Otterbein 1 5 02 5 1
Hiram 1 5 01 7 0
Marietta 0 5 10 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Wittenberg
L 0–7 5,100
September 30 Denison W 28–0 35,061
October 7 Ohio Wesleyan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 32–21 4,500
October 14 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 12–0 4,000
October 21 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 31–8 4,700
October 28 vs. No. 3 Baldwin–Wallace* Cuyahoga Falls, OH L 0–7 6,531
November 4 Muskingum
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 35–14 6,511
November 18 at Mount Union
W 47–0 3,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved July 29, 2020.


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