1958 Akron Zips football team

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1958 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1958 record6–2–1 (6–2 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Murphy
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–16 Wittenberg $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Muskingum 6 1 0 8 1 0
Akron 6 2 0 6 2 1
Wooster 4 2 0 6 3 0
Capital 4 3 1 4 3 1
Heidelberg 3 3 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 0 6 3 0
Marietta 3 4 0 5 4 0
Kenyon 3 4 0 3 4 0
Denison 3 5 0 4 5 0
Otterbein 2 4 1 3 4 2
Mount Union 3 6 0 3 6 0
Oberlin 1 5 0 3 5 0
Hiram 1 6 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI poll

The 1958 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1958 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–2–1 overall and 6–2 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 166–82.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20 Mount Union W 18–0
September 27 at Muskingum
W 8–7
October 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L 0–13
October 11 Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 11–0
October 18 Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 28–20
October 25 Wittenberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–28
November 1 Hiram
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 47–0
November 8 at Denison Granville, OH W 48–14
November 15 at Baldwin–Wallace* Berea, OH T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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