1952 Akron Zips football team

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1952 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1952 record2–6–1 (2–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Mazzaferro, Bob Vogt
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Heidelberg $ 5 1 0 8 1 0
Wooster 4 1 1 7 1 1
Muskingum 5 2 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 2 0 6 3 0
Denison 4 2 0 4 4 0
Hiram 3 3 0 5 3 0
Akron 2 2 1 2 6 1
Capital 2 3 0 4 4 0
Oberlin 2 3 0 3 5 0
Wittenberg 2 4 0 5 4 0
Otterbein 2 5 0 2 6 0
Kenyon 1 3 0 3 3 0
Marietta 1 4 0 2 5 1
Mount Union 1 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1952 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Kenneth Cochrane, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–2–1 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 156 to 121. Joe Mazzaferro and Bob Vogt were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Findlay*Findlay, OHL 6–7
September 27WittenbergW 27–6
October 4at Baldwin–Wallace*Berea, OHL 7–33
October 11West Virginia Tech*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 13–14
October 18at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 6–7
October 25Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
T 14–14
November 1Hiram
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 28–14
November 7Kent State*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–34
November 15Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–27
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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