1968 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Captain
  • Don Zwisler
  • Nate Hagins
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 San Diego State   –  9 –0 –1
No. 3 Chattanooga   –  9 –1 –0
Indiana State   –  9 –1 –0
Indiana (PA)   –  9 –1 –0
Nevada Southern   –  8 –1 –0
UC Riverside   –  7 –1 –1
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –  8 –2 –0
Lincoln (MO)   –  8 –2 –0
Tennessee State   –  6 –2 –1
Hawaii   –  7 –3 –0
No. 14 Tampa   –  7 –3 –0
No. 17 Akron   –  7 –3 –1
Northeastern   –  6 –3 –0
Southern Illinois   –  6 –3 –0
Cortland   –  5 –3 –0
Boston University   –  5 –3 –1
Northern Arizona   –  6 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  6 –4 –0
Samford   –  6 –4 –0
Northern Michigan   –  5 –4 –0
Parsons   –  5 –4 –0
Wheaton (IL)   –  5 –4 –0
Drake   –  5 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara   –  4 –4 –1
Santa Clara   –  4 –5 –0
Portland State   –  4 –6 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  3 –6 –0
Wabash   –  3 –6 –0
Colorado College   –  2 –6 –0
Milwaukee   –  2 –7 –0
Lake Forest   –  2 –8 –0
Northern Illinois   –  2 –8 –0
Mississippi Valley State   –  1 –7 –0
UC San Diego   –  0 –7 –0
Rose Poly   –  0 –8 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –  0 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by eighth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–2–1, ranked No. 17 in the nation, and were invited to play in the Grantland Rice Bowl, functionally the Mideast regional championship game for the NCAA's College Division, against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[1]

After their postseason loss, the Zips finished the season 7–3–1, having outscored their opponents 327–172 in total.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 at Butler
W 32–7 3,800
September 21 Indiana State
W 41–13 43,068
September 28 at Tampa No. 5
L 9–24 15,212 [2][3]
October 5 Eastern Michigan No. T–17
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–16 2,051
October 12 at Bradley
W 27–13 3,000
October 19 at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky
W 31–20 12,500
November 2 Illinois State No. 15
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 46–0 3,500–3,559 [4][5]
November 9 Baldwin–Wallace No. 15
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 59–19 4,763
November 16 at No. 8 Western Kentucky No. 15
T 14–14 7,335–9,000 [6][7]
November 22 at Youngstown State No. 16
W 48–13 5,000
December 14 vs. Louisiana Tech No. 17
L 13–332,500[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ McIntyre, Bill (December 15, 1968). "Bradshaw Takes Zip Out of Akron In Frigid Grantland Rice Bowl Tilt". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Smith, Bob (September 29, 1968). "McQuay Has the 'Zip' As Spartans Win". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 1D. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Smith, Bob (September 29, 1968). "Spartans Throttle Akron 24-9 as McQuad Sparkles (continued)". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 8D. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Bosley, Scott (November 3, 1968). "Zip Homecoming Real Blast!". Akron Beacon-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Western Ties Akron 14-14". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 17, 1968. p. C2. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Louisiana Tech snowballs Akron, 33–13". The Daily News-Journal. December 15, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 24, 2020.


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