1948 Akron Zippers football team

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1948 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Kirkpatrick
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Heidelberg $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Denison 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Kent State 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Mount Union 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio Northern 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Muskingum 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Capital 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Findlay 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Marietta 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wooster 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Oberlin 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Akron 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wittenberg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Otterbein 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Kenyon 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1-4 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 146 to 46. Ed Kirkpatrick was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Findlay*Findlay, OHW 14–94,500[2]
October 2at Baldwin–Wallace*Berea, OHL 0–136,000[3]
October 9at MuskingumNew Concord, OHL 12–21[4]
October 16Louisville*
L 0–13[5]
October 23at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 0–195,000[6]
October 30Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–6[7]
November 12Kent State
L 0–31[8]
November 20Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 0–34[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Lincoln Hackim (September 26, 1948). "Zippers Defeat Findlay". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 3, 1948). "Zips Bow To B-W, 13-0: Near Riot Mars Tilt At Berea". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 10, 1948). "Muskies Down Akron, 21-12". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 17, 1948). "Louisville Tops Zip Squad, 13-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Akron U Falls: First Quarter Passes Click As Mt. Union Trips Zippers". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 1948. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Zips Regain Winning Column". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 31, 1948. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lincoln Hackim (November 13, 1948). "Little, Russell And Mesek Shine As Kent Triumphs". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lincoln Hackim (November 21, 1948). "Heidelberg Mauls Zips, 34-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
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