1963 Akron Zips football team

The 1963 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by third-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 6–3 overall and 5–2 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 201–102.

1963 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 OAC)
Head coach
Captain
  • John Lahoski
  • Chuck Cobb
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1963 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Wittenberg $ 6 0 18 0 1
Denison 5 1 08 1 0
Oberlin 5 1 06 2 0
Muskingum 6 2 06 3 0
Akron 5 2 06 3 0
Otterbein 4 2 15 3 1
Baldwin–Wallace 3 2 06 3 0
Marietta 4 3 05 4 0
Hiram 2 3 03 5 0
Kenyon 2 4 02 6 0
Capital 2 6 02 6 0
Heidelberg 1 5 11 7 1
Mount Union 1 5 01 8 0
Wooster 1 6 01 8 0
Ohio Wesleyan 0 5 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Muskingum W 13–0 42,815
September 28 at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH L 10–14 6,500
October 5 Ohio Wesleyan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 36–7 3,865
October 12 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 42–0 3,642
October 19 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 35–14 5,400
October 26 Capital
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 19–13 4,414
November 2 Youngstown State*
W 21–7 3,313
November 9 at No. 4 Wittenberg
L 13–34 7,000 [1]
November 16 at Southwest Missouri State* L 12–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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