1935 Akron Zippers football team

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1935
Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (6–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Hensal
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
1935 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace $ 8 0 0 9 1 0
Mount Union 6 1 1 7 1 1
Toledo 3 1 0 6 2 1
Capital
4 2 0 5 2 0
Akron 6 3 0 6 3 0
Marietta
3 2 0 4 4 0
Wittenberg 3 2 0 4 5 0
Case
3 2 0 3 6 0
Ohio Northern
3 2 1 4 3 1
Muskingum
3 3 0 5 4 0
Kenyon
1 1 1 3 3 1
Heidelberg
3 3 2 3 4 2
Oberlin 2 2 1 3 4 1
Wooster
2 3 2 3 4 2
Ashland
2 4 1 2 4 1
Kent State 2 5 0 3 5 0
Findlay
1 3 0 4 4 0
Otterbein
0 6 1 1 6 1
Bowling Green 0 6 0 1 6 0
John Carroll 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1935 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 6–3 record (6–3 in conference), finished fourth in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 81 to 70. Right guard Earl Hensal was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27
Akron, OH
W 19–6
October 4
Otterbein
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 26–0
October 11Kent State
W 3–03,000[2]
October 19
Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–7
October 25at
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH
  • W 7–6[3]
    November 9
    Heidelberg
    • Buchtel Field
    • Akron, OH
    W 7–6
    November 16
    Muskingum
    • Buchtel Field
    • Akron, OH
    L 0–19
    November 23at
    Alliance, OH
    W 13–0
    November 28Baldwin–Wallace
    • Buchtel Field
    • Akron, OH
    L 6–265,300[4]

    References

    1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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