1970 Akron Zips football team

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1970 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record7–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Fred DeHart
  • Jack Beidleman
  • Rod Lemon
  • Joe Zwisler
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tampa   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Akron   –   7 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas AM&N   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Nevada   –   6 – 3 – 1
Portland State   –   6 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 4 – 0
IUP   –   5 – 4 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 5 – 0
Sonoma State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 2
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 5 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana Central   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   3 – 8 – 0
Parsons   –   2 – 7 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Milwaukee   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by 10th-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 7–3 and outscored their opponents 259–92.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 at Temple
W 21–0 10,000
September 19 Butler
W 34–0 41,670
September 26 Northern Michigan No. 3
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 19–6 14,474
October 3 at Ball State No. 2
W 31–0 8,305
October 10 at Illinois State No. 3
L 14–15 15,500
October 17 Indiana State No. 10
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 8–17 8,752
October 24 Dayton
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–14 15,230
October 31 Central Michigan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 35–19 6,023
November 7 at Youngstown State
W 42–14 5,000
November 14 at IUP Indiana, PA W 49–7 4,500
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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