1967 Akron Zips football team

1967 Akron Zips football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Gordon K. Larson (7th season)
Captain	Jon Denholm Craig Hartz Charlie Marquess
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1967 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ashland			–					8	–	0	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					7	–	1	–	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
Kentucky State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					6	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at Northern Michigan	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 17–34
September 23	Tampa	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 6–0
September 30	Quantico Marines	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 20–0
October 7	Youngstown State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)	W 19–12
October 21	at Baldwin Wallace	Berea, OH	T 23–23
October 28	vs. Bradley	Clifford Stadium Cuyahoga Falls, OH	W 42–12
November 4	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–38
November 11	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 0–14
November 18	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 21–22
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game