1960 Akron Zips football | |
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Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–8 (1–6 OAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Tom Murphy |
Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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No. 9 Muskingum $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Wesleyan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Otterbein | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denison | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heidelberg | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Union | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oberlin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenyon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiram | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1960 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by seventh-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 1–8 overall and 1–6 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 70–269.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | Mount Union | L 0–27 | 33,868 | ||||
October 1 | at Denison | Granville, OH | L 0–27 | 2,518 | |||
October 8 | at Ohio Wesleyan | L 6–16 | 5,000 | ||||
October 15 | at Baldwin–Wallace * | Berea, OH | L 0–27 | 6,000 | |||
October 22 | Wooster |
| W 21–20 | 2,500 | |||
October 29 | at Muskingum | L 0–58 | 6,500 | ||||
November 5 | Wittenberg |
| L 15–40 | 1,500 | |||
November 12 | Heidelberg |
| L 7–20 | 1,200 | |||
November 19 | at Youngstown State * | L 21–34 | 5,158 | ||||
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The Blue and Gold Wagon Wheel, now known simply as the Wagon Wheel, is awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the Zips of the University of Akron and the Golden Flashes of Kent State University. The trophy is, as the name implies, the wheel from a horse-drawn wagon that is painted blue and gold, the school colors for both universities. It was first contested in 1946 when the rivalry resumed after World War II.
The Akron Zips football team is a college football program representing the University of Akron in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Akron plays its home games on InfoCision Stadium on the campus of the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The Zips compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the East Division.
The 1978 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–1 in MCC play, placing second.
The 1977 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–4–1.
The 1975 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by third-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 7–4.
The 1974 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by second-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 5–5 and were outscored by their opponents 162–197.
The 1973 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by first-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–5 and outscored their opponents 289–203.
The 1971 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by 11th-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 8–2 and outscored their opponents 193–119.
The 1970 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by 10th-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 7–3 and outscored their opponents 259–92.
The 1969 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by ninth-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 9–1, ranked third in the AP NCAA College Division poll, and outscored their opponents 316–103.
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.
The 1965 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Led by fifth-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 5–3–1 overall and 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the OAC. They outscored their opponents 110–94.
The 1964 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1964 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fourth-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 overall and 4–3 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 116–109.
The 1963 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by third-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 overall and 5–2 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 201–102.
The 1962 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1962 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by second-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 7–2 overall and 7–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 261–65.
The 1961 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by first-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 6–2 overall and 6–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 185–57.
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.
The 1958 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1958 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 overall and 6–2 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 166–82.
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.
The 1950 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 185 to 131. Tony Laterza was the team captain for the second consecutive season. The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.