1969 Akron Zips football team

1969 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by ninth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 9–1, ranked third in the AP NCAA College Division poll, and outscored their opponents 316–103.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Butler		Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 52–0	4,550
September 20	Tampa		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 40–0	42,869
September 27	at Eastern Michigan	No. 7	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 3–10	12,100
October 4	Ball State	No. 18	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 49–9	6,736
October 11	Illinois State	No. 10	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 40–14	7,556
October 18	Eastern Kentucky	No. 7	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–9	13,506
October 25	at Dayton	No. 9	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–10	10,422
November 1	at Central Michigan	No. 8	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 9–6	8,800
November 8	vs. Youngstown State	No. 5	Rudy Sharkey Stadium Barberton, OH (Steel Tire)	W 60–27	7,200
November 15	Western Kentucky	No. 4	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–18	4,995	^[1]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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

1969 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Akron		–		9	–	1	–	0
IUP		–		8	–	1	–	0
Boston University		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tampa		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Colorado College		–		6	–	2	–	0
Drake		–		7	–	2	–	2
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	1
Indiana State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Lincoln (MO)		–		5	–	3	–	1
Portland State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		5	–	4	–	0
La Verne		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly		–		4	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		4	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	6	–	0
Milwaukee		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wheaton (IL)		–		3	–	6	–	0
Samford		–		2	–	6	–	1
Lake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		2	–	7	–	0
Parsons		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll