1949 Akron Zippers football team

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1949 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1949 record2–6–1 (0–3–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTony Laterza
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kent State 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Heidelberg 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Denison 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wooster 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Otterbein 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Mount Union 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wittenberg 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Capital 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Oberlin 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Akron 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Marietta 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kenyon 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 257 to 114. Tony Laterza was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Findlay*
W 34–05,722[2]
October 1at Michigan State Normal*
W 20–6[3][4]
October 8Baldwin–Wallace
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–45[5]
October 15at Louisville*
L 6–62[6]
October 22Mount Union
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–23
October 29at WoosterWooster, OHT 13–13
November 5Geneva*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–27
November 12at Kent State*
L 0–47
November 19at HeidelbergTiffin, OHL 14–34
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Lincoln Hackim (September 25, 1949). "Findlay Easy For Zips, 34-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 2, 1949). "Zips Passes Trip Michigan Normal, 20-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Akron Clips Ypsi, 20-6". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1949. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lincoln Hakim (October 9, 1949). "Akron U No Match For Bereans: Zips Are Subdued By 45 To 7". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Johnny Carrico (October 16, 1949). "U.L. Pours T.D.'s On Pore Akron 62-6". The Courier Journal. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
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