1940 Akron Zippers football team

1940 Akron Zippers football
1940 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Independent
1940 record	2–5–2
Head coach	Thomas Dowler (2nd season);
Captain	Mike Fernella
Home stadium	Buchtel Field, Rubber Bowl
	Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Thomas Dowler, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 106 to 90. Mike Fernella was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Detroit Tech	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	T 0–0		^[2]
September 28	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–44
October 4	Western Reserve	Rubber Bowl^[3] Akron, OH	L 0–6	20,000	^[4]
October 12	Illinois Wesleyan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 6–16
October 19	at Wayne	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI	T 7–7		^[5]
October 25	Baldwin–Wallace	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–13
November 2	Youngstown	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–13
November 9	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 23–7
November 21	John Carroll	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 47–0

References[]

^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tech Gains Scoreless Tie With Zippers". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1940. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ First game played in the newly built Rubber Bowl.
^ "Red Cats Edge Zips, 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. W. Edgar (October 20, 1940). "Zippers Hold Wayne to Tie". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[2] "Detroit Tech Gains Scoreless Tie With Zippers". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1940. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] First game played in the newly built Rubber Bowl.

[4] "Red Cats Edge Zips, 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] W. W. Edgar (October 20, 1940). "Zippers Hold Wayne to Tie". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Akron Zips football
Venues	League Park (c. 1910) (c. 1915–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Zippy ""
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1940 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Wayne		–		4	–	1	–	3
Detroit		–		7	–	2	–	0
Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	0
Xavier		–		7	–	3	–	0
Ohio		–		5	–	2	–	2
Dayton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		5	–	3	–	1
Wichita		–		6	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan		–		4	–	3	–	1
Marquette		–		4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan		–		2	–	4	–	3
Akron		–		2	–	5	–	2
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		2	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		1	–	5	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		0	–	7	–	1