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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
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
Hawaii   –  6 –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 16 at Northern Michigan
L 17–34 6,000
September 23 Tampa W 6–0 38,267
September 30 Quantico Marines
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0 5,700
October 7 Youngstown State
W 19–12 4,108
October 21 at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH T 23–23 8,106
October 28 vs. Bradley W 42–12 4,752
November 4 at VMI L 14–38 4,800 [1]
November 11 at Wittenberg
L 0–14 4,000
November 18 at Temple L 21–22 5,000 [2]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "VMI bombards Zips, 38–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
  3. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 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.


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