1936 Akron Zippers football team

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1936
Akron Zippers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainMike Krino, Bob Bauer, Ernie Kaufman
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul     7 2 0
No. 20 Marquette     7 2 0
Michigan State     6 1 2
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Akron     6 2 1
No. 8 Notre Dame     6 2 1
Wayne     5 2 1
Detroit     7 3 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Saint Louis     5 4 1
Central Michigan
    3 4 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     2 5 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1936 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 87. Mike Krino, Bob Bauer, and Ernie Kaufman were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26
Detroit Tech
W 33–010,000[2]
October 3Western Reserve
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–149,600[3]
October 9Kent State
W 6–06,000[4]
October 17at
Wooster
Wooster, OHW 14–0[5]
October 23at
Muskingum
W 18–65,000[6]
October 31John Carroll
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 33–7[7]
November 7
Heidelberg
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 25–0[8]
November 14at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHL 7–466,000[9]
November 21Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 14–14[10]

References

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