1967 Akron Zips football team

The 1967 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1967 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by seventh-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 4–4–1 and outscored their opponents 162–155.

1967 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Captain
  • Jon Denholm
  • Craig Hartz
  • Charlie Marquess
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Michigan    9 1 0
Indiana (PA)    8 1 0
Santa Clara    8 1 0
Northeastern    7 1 0
Wheaton (IL)    7 2 0
Samford    8 2 1
Wayne State (MI)    6 2 0
Chattanooga    7 3 0
Eastern Michigan    6 3 0
Tennessee A&I    6 3 0
Parsons    6 3 1
Hawaii    6 4 0
Akron    4 4 1
Carnegie Mellon    4 4 0
Cortland    4 4 0
Northern Arizona    5 5 0
Northern Illinois    5 5 0
UC Riverside    4 4 1
UC Santa Barbara    5 5 0
Drake    4 5 0
Pacific (CA)    4 5 0
Portland State    4 6 0
Lincoln (MO)    3 5 0
Boston University    3 6 0
Lake Forest    3 6 0
Milwaukee    3 6 0
Mississippi Valley State    3 6 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 0
Colorado College    2 5 1
Rose Poly    1 6 2
Tampa    2 7 0
Wabash    2 7 0
Cal Poly Pomona    2 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Northern Michigan
L 17–34 6,000
September 23 Tampa W 6–0 38,267
September 30 Quantico Marines
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0 5,700
October 7 Youngstown State
W 19–12 4,108
October 21 at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH T 23–23 8,106
October 28 vs. Bradley W 42–12 4,752
November 4 at VMI L 14–38 4,800 [1]
November 11 at Wittenberg
L 0–14 4,000
November 18 at Temple L 21–22 5,000 [2]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "VMI bombards Zips, 38–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
  3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.


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