1961 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Lupori
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wittenberg $ 6 0 08 1 0
Akron 6 1 06 2 0
Oberlin 5 1 08 1 0
Muskingum 5 1 07 2 0
Capital 5 2 15 2 1
Wooster 5 3 06 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 3 06 3 0
Kenyon 2 4 03 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 03 6 0
Denison 2 6 03 6 0
Heidelberg 1 4 11 7 1
Otterbein 1 5 02 5 1
Hiram 1 5 01 7 0
Marietta 0 5 10 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.


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