1966 Akron Zips football team

1966 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Jim Braccio
  • George Fuciu
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   7 – 1 – 1
Parsons   –   9 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   8 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
  –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Samford   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ashland   –   5 – 3 – 2
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 1
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   4 – 6 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   2 – 6 – 0

The 1966 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by sixth-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 6–3 and outscored their opponents 137–116.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Northern Michigan W 18–10 40,166
September 24 at Muskingum No. 9 L 0–28 3,700
October 1 at Tampa L 12–20 9,500–10,000 [1]
October 8 No. 8 Wittenberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 14–7 4,300
October 15 Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 26–0 2,000
October 22 Baldwin–Wallace
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 9–6 4,514
October 29 at Northern Illinois L 18–31 18,921 [2]
November 5 at Butler W 20–14 1,700
November 12 Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0 1,100
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Tampa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Flynn, John (October 30, 1966). "Tyson Goes Zoom - But Zips Go Zap!". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Akron)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.