1930 Akron Zippers football team

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1930 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1930 record7–1 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainKenneth Cochrane
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Akron 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wooster 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Xavier 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Case 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mount Union 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Marietta 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oberlin 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Western Reserve 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Ohio Northern 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Kenyon 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Hiram 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Heidelberg * 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Dayton * 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
Capital * 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not compete for championship

The 1930 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1930 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 7–1 record (5–1 in conference), shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 38. Halfback Kenneth "Red" Cochrane was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Toledo*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 41–0[2]
October 11Kent State*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 12–6
October 18at WoosterWooster, OHW 13–6
October 25Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 12–0
November 2Oberlin
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 7–0[3]
November 8Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 25–0[4]
November 15Heidelberg
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–2612,006[5][6]
November 27Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Akron, 41 - Toledo, 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1930. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Triple Pass To Cochrane Gives Akron 7-0 Victory Over Oberlin". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1930. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ ""Red" Cochrane of Akron Is Too Much for Case". The Coshocton Tribune. November 9, 1930. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "12,006 See Akron-Heidelberg". Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1930. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Akron Dropped By Heidelberg". The Mansfield News. November 16, 1930. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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