1966 Akron Zips football team

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.

1966 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
1966 record6–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Jim Braccio
  • George Fuciu
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons    9 2 0
Drake    8 2 0
Northern Illinois    8 2 0
IUP    7 2 0
Santa Clara    7 2 0
Cortland    6 2 0
Northeastern    6 2 0
Akron    6 3 0
Samford    6 3 1
Carnegie Tech    5 3 0
Eastern Michigan    5 3 1
UC Santa Barbara    6 4 0
Wheaton (IL)    5 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
La Verne    3 6 0
Mississippi Valley State    3 6 0
Lake Forest    2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)    2 6 0

Schedule

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

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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