Steel Tire

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Steel Tire

Akron Zips Youngstown State Penguins
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 2, 1940 Youngstown 13, Akron 0
Latest meeting	November 4, 1995 Youngstown State 24, Akron 10
Trophy	Steel Tire
Statistics
Meetings total	35
All-time series	Youngstown State leads, 19–14–2 (.571)
Largest victory	Akron, 60–27 (1969)
Longest win streak	Akron, 6 (1963–1971)
Current win streak	Youngstown State, 3 (1993–1995)

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Locations of Akron and Youngstown State

The Steel Tire was awarded, from 1940 until 1995, to the winner of the annual college football game between the University of Akron and Youngstown State University. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The trophy comes from the main products of the two cities; Akron for its rubber and Youngstown for its steel.

History

The series was discontinued after 1995. Youngstown State leads the overall series 19–14–2, including victories in each of the last three games. ^[7] The two schools were scheduled to meet on September 5, 2020, but was canceled due to continuing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[8]

Game results

Akron victories

Youngstown State victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 November 2, 1940 Akron, OH Youngstown 13–0 2 November 7, 1941 Youngstown, OH Youngstown 19–0 3 November 19, 1959 Akron, OH Youngstown State 34–14 4 November 19, 1960 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 34–21 5 November 3, 1962 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 17–13 6 November 2, 1963 Akron, OH Akron 21–7 7 October 7, 1967 Akron, OH Akron 19–12 8 November 22, 1968 Youngstown, OH Akron 48–13 9 November 8, 1969 Akron, OH Akron 60–27 10 November 7, 1970 Youngstown, OH Akron 42–14 11 November 20, 1971 Akron, OH Akron 7–0 12 October 21, 1972 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 22–21 13 October 20, 1973 Akron, OH Akron 31–7 14 November 16, 1974 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 30–0 15 October 25, 1975 Akron, OH Akron 17–6 16 September 25, 1976 Youngstown, OH Akron 24–3 17 October 15, 1977 Akron, OH Youngstown State 28–10 18 October 21, 1978 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 27–3 No. Date Location Winner Score 19 October 20, 1979 Akron, OH Youngstown State 16–3 20 October 4, 1980 Youngstown, OH Tie 0–0 21 October 3, 1981 Akron, OH Youngstown State 34–7 22 September 4, 1982 Youngstown, OH Akron 20–19 23 November 5, 1983 Akron, OH Akron 49–21 24 November 3, 1984 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 3–2 25 November 9, 1985 Akron, OH Akron 30–5 26 November 22, 1986 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 40–39 27 November 21, 1987 Akron, OH Youngstown State 10–6 28 October 1, 1988 Youngstown, OH Akron 33–7 29 September 23, 1989 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 20–17 30 September 29, 1990 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 28–23 31 October 12, 1991 Akron, OH Akron 38–24 32 November 14, 1992 Akron, OH Tie 10–10 33 November 20, 1993 Akron, OH Youngstown State 19–0 34 October 29, 1994 Youngstown, OH Youngstown State 41–7 35 November 4, 1995 Akron, OH Youngstown State 24–10 Series: Youngstown State leads 19–14–2

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

1. "These really stand out in the case". ESPN . Retrieved November 13, 2014.
2. "Reveling in rivalries". The Cincinnati Enquirer . December 1, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
3. "On top of the mantel". The Florida Times-Union . October 12, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
4. Beck, Stan, and Jack Wilkinson (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 235. ISBN   978-0-8108-9120-3.
5. Whittingham, Richard (2001). Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football. New York: Free Press. p. 119. ISBN   978-0-7432-2219-8.
6. Purdy, Dennis (2008). Super Football Challenge: 600 Trivia Quizzes to Test Your Football Knowledge. New York: Sterling Publishing. p. 93. ISBN   978-1-4027-5627-6.
7. "Youngstown St. vs Akron (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
8. "Mid-American Conference Announces Postponement of Fall Sports". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2020.