1959 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainGino Calcei
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1959 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wooster + 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
Heidelberg + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Muskingum 6 –2 –07 –2 –0
Otterbein 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Wittenberg 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Akron 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Capital 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Marietta 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Oberlin 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Mount Union 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Denison 1 –5 –12 –5 –2
Kenyon 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Hiram 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by sixth-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 4–5 overall and 4–3 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 119–155.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19 at Mount Union
W 29–23
September 26 Muskingum W 6–0
October 3 vs. Ohio Wesleyan Barberton, OH L 8–16
October 10 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 20–14
October 17 at Wooster Wooster, OH L 14–15
October 31 at Baldwin–Wallace* Berea, OH L 0–6
November 7 Denison
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 28–14
November 14 at Wittenberg
L 0–35
November 19 Youngstown State*
L 14–34
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved July 31, 2020.


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