1961 Akron Zips football team

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1961 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Lupori
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Akron 6 1 0 6 2 0
Oberlin 5 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum
5 1 0 7 2 0
Capital
5 2 1 5 2 1
Wooster
5 3 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan
4 3 0 6 3 0
Kenyon
2 4 0 3 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 0 3 6 0
Denison
2 6 0 3 6 0
Heidelberg
1 4 1 1 7 1
Otterbein
1 5 0 2 5 1
Hiram
1 5 0 1 7 0
Marietta
0 5 1 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Akron Zips football team represented

Akron University in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by first-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 6–2 overall and 6–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 185–57.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Wittenberg
L 0–7 5,100
September 30
Denison
W 28–0 35,061
October 7
Ohio Wesleyan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 32–21 4,500
October 14 at
Heidelberg
Tiffin, OH W 12–0 4,000
October 21 at
Wooster
Wooster, OH W 31–8 4,700
October 28 vs. No. 3 Baldwin–Wallace* Cuyahoga Falls, OH L 0–7 6,531
November 4
Muskingum
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 35–14 6,511
November 18 at Mount Union W 47–0 3,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved July 29, 2020.