1966 Akron Zips football team

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.

1966 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Jim Braccio
  • George Fuciu
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons   –  9 –2 –0
Drake   –  8 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –  8 –2 –0
Indiana (PA)   –  7 –2 –0
Santa Clara   –  7 –2 –0
Cortland   –  6 –2 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –2 –0
Akron   –  6 –3 –0
Northern Michigan   –  6 –3 –1
Samford   –  6 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –0
Eastern Michigan   –  5 –3 –1
Northern Arizona   –  6 –4 –0
UC Santa Barbara   –  6 –4 –0
Wheaton (IL)   –  5 –4 –0
Boston University   –  5 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –  5 –5 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0
Colorado College   –  4 –4 –0
Wabash   –  4 –4 –1
Milwaukee   –  4 –5 –1
Southern Illinois   –  4 –5 –1
UC Riverside   –  4 –5 –0
Tampa   –  4 –5 –0
Rose Poly   –  3 –4 –1
Hawaii   –  4 –6 –0
Portland State   –  4 –6 –0
Mississippi Valley State   –  3 –6 –0
Lake Forest   –  2 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  2 –6 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Northern Michigan
W 18–10 40,166
September 24 at Muskingum No. 9
L 0–28 3,700
October 1 at Tampa
L 12–20 9,500–10,000 [1]
October 8 No. 8 Wittenberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 14–7 4,300
October 15 Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 26–0 2,000
October 22 Baldwin–Wallace
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 9–6 4,514
October 29 at Northern Illinois
L 18–31 18,921 [2]
November 5 at Butler
W 20–14 1,700
November 12 Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0 1,100
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. Flynn, John (October 30, 1966). "Tyson Goes Zoom - But Zips Go Zap!". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". 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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