1957 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Hatherill
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1957 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Denison + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wittenberg + 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Akron 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
Capital 5 –1 –16 –1 –1
Heidelberg 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Otterbein 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Muskingum 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Hiram 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Kenyon 1 –3 –02 –3 –1
Wooster 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Mount Union 2 –6 –02 –6 –0
Marietta 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Oberlin 0 –6 –01 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1957 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 7–1–1 overall and 5–1–1 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 208–87.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21 at Wittenberg
W 9–7
September 28 Muskingum L 7–26
October 5 at Baldwin–Wallace* Berea, OH W 29–6
October 12 Ohio Wesleyan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0
October 19 Capital
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
T 13–13
October 26 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 27–7
November 2 at Grove City* Grove City, PA W 40–0
November 9 Mount Union
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 38–7
November 16 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 25–21
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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