1926 Akron Zippers football team

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1926
Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–2–2 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Wargo
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Dayton 3 0 0 8 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 0 9 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 0 6 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan
5 1 1 6 2 1
Wooster
5 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 1 5 2 1
Ohio 4 2 1 5 2 1
Akron
4 2 2 5 2 2
Mount Union
5 3 0 6 3 0
Case
4 2 3 4 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace
3 3 2 3 3 2
Western Reserve
3 4 1 3 4 1
Heidelberg
2 4 0 3 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 1 3 5 1
Denison
2 6 0 2 6 1
Otterbein
1 5 0 2 5 0
Ohio Northern
1 6 0 1 6 0
Kenyon
1 6 0 1 7 0
Marietta
1 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram
0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

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