1967 Akron Zips football team

1967 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Captain
  • Jon Denholm
  • Craig Hartz
  • Charlie Marquess
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ashland   –   8 – 0 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   7 – 1 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Samford   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee A&I   –   6 – 3 – 0
Parsons   –   6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   6 – 4 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   4 – 4 – 1
Carnegie Mellon   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   4 – 4 – 1
UC Santa Barbara   –   5 – 5 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Milwaukee   –   3 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   1 – 6 – 2
Tampa   –   2 – 7 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 8 – 0

The 1967 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1967 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by seventh-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 4–4–1 and outscored their opponents 162–155.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Northern Michigan
L 17–346,000[1]
September 23Tampa
W 6–038,267[2]
September 30Quantico Marines
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–05,700[3]
October 7Youngstown State
W 19–124,108[4]
October 21at Baldwin–Wallace
T 23–238,106[5]
October 28vs. Bradley
W 42–124,752[6]
November 4at VMI
L 14–384,800[7]
November 11at Wittenberg
L 0–144,000[8]
November 18at Temple
L 21–225,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Northern Michigan rolls in second half". The Bay City Times. September 17, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Akron rushes past Tampa, 6–0". Tulsa World. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Akron U ambushes Marines, 20–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Zips edge Penguins, 19 to 12". The Plain Dealer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "B–W catches Akron, 23–23". The Plain Dealer. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Akron routs Braves, 42–12". The Pantagraph. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "VMI bombards Zips, 38–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wittenberg gains 14–0 verdict over Zips". Springfield News-Sun. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Akron)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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