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1966 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Jim Braccio
  • George Fuciu
  • Home stadiumRubber Bowl
    Seasons
    ← 1965
    1967 →
    1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    St. Norbert     7 1 1
    Parsons     9 2 0
    Drake     8 2 0
    Northern Illinois     8 2 0
    Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
    Santa Clara     7 2 0
    Cortland     6 2 0
    Northeastern     6 2 0
    Akron     6 3 0
    Northern Michigan     6 3 1
    Samford     6 3 1
    Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
    Eastern Michigan     5 3 1
    Ashland     5 3 2
    Northern Arizona     6 4 0
    UC Santa Barbara     6 4 0
    Boston University     5 5 0
    Cal Poly Pomona     5 5 0
    Chattanooga     5 5 0
    Colorado College     4 4 0
    Wabash     4 4 1
    Milwaukee     4 5 1
    Southern Illinois     4 5 1
    UC Riverside     4 5 0
    Tampa     4 5 0
    Rose Poly     3 4 1
    Hawaii     4 6 0
    Portland State     4 6 0
    Mississippi Valley State     3 6 0
    Lake Forest     2 5 0
    Wayne State (MI)     2 6 0

    The 1966 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by sixth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber BowlinAkron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–3 and outscored their opponents 137–116.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 17 Northern Michigan
  • Akron, OH
  • W 18–10 40,166
    September 24 atMuskingum No. 9
  • New Concord, OH
  • L 0–28 3,700
    October 1 atTampa
  • Tampa, FL
  • L 12–20 9,500–10,000 [1]
    October 8 No. 8Wittenberg
    • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
  • W 14–7 4,300
    October 15 Wooster
    • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
  • W 26–0 2,000
    October 22 Baldwin–Wallace
    • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
  • W 9–6 4,514
    October 29 atNorthern Illinois
  • DeKalb, IL
  • L 18–31 18,921 [2]
    November 5 atButler
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • W 20–14 1,700
    November 12 Heidelberg
    • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
  • W 20–0 1,100
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [3][4]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  • ^ Flynn, John (October 30, 1966). "Tyson Goes Zoom - But Zips Go Zap!". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  • ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

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