1968 Akron Zips football team

The 1968 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by eighth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–2–1, ranked No. 17 in the nation, and were invited to play in the Grantland Rice Bowl, functionally the Mideast regional championship game for the NCAA's College Division, against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[1]

1968 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record7–3–1
Head coach
Captain
  • Don Zwisler
  • Nate Hagins
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 San Diego State      9 0 1
No. 3 Chattanooga      9 1 0
Indiana State      9 1 0
Nevada Southern      8 1 0
UC Riverside      7 1 1
No. 7 Eastern Michigan      8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)      8 2 0
La Verne      7 2 0
Tennessee State      6 2 1
Hawaii      7 3 0
No. 14 Tampa      7 3 0
No. 17 Akron      7 3 1
Northeastern      6 3 0
Southern Illinois      6 3 0
Cortland      5 3 0
Pacific (CA)      6 4 0
Samford      6 4 0
Parsons      5 4 0
Wheaton (IL)      5 4 0
Drake      5 5 0
UC Santa Barbara      4 4 1
Santa Clara      4 5 0
Portland State      4 6 0
Wayne State (MI)      3 6 0
Wabash      3 6 0
Colorado College      2 6 0
Milwaukee      2 7 0
Lake Forest      2 8 0
Northern Illinois      2 8 0
Rose Poly      0 8 0
Cal Poly Pomona      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

After their postseason loss, the Zips finished the season 7–3–1, having outscored their opponents 327–172 in total.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 14 at Butler W 32–7
September 21 Indiana State W 41–13
September 28 at Tampa No. 5 L 9–24
October 5 Eastern Michigan No. 17
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–16
October 12 at Bradley
W 27–13
October 19 at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky
W 31–20
November 2 Illinois State No. 15
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 46–0
November 9 Baldwin Wallace No. 15
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 59–19
November 16 at Western Kentucky No. 15 T 14–14
November 22 at Youngstown State No. 16
W 48–13
December 14 vs. Louisiana Tech No. 17 L 13–33
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. McIntyre, Bill (December 15, 1968). "Bradshaw Takes Zip Out of Akron In Frigid Grantland Rice Bowl Tilt". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Retrieved May 24, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  2. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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