1926 Akron Zippers football team

1926 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–2–2 (4–2–2 OAC)
Head coach	George Babcock (1st season)
Captain	Frank Wargo
Home stadium	Buchtel Field

1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Dayton	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
St. Xavier	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Oberlin	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Wooster	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Ohio	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Akron	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Mount Union	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Case	4	–	2	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
Baldwin–Wallace	3	–	3	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Western Reserve	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Heidelberg	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Denison	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Otterbein	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Ohio Northern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Marietta	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Hiram	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1926 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Babcock, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record (4–2–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 74. Frank Wargo was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Defiance*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 15–0		[2]
October 2	Case	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	T 14–14
October 9	Ohio	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 3–0	3,000	[3]
October 16	at Hiram	Hiram, OH	W 34–0		[4]
October 23	Mount Union	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 3–13
October 30	Baldwin–Wallace	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	T 0–0
November 6	Western Reserve	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 7–6
November 13	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 13–41
November 20	Kenyon	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 20–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "Akron U, Off To Good Start, To Meet Tough Case Eleven". Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1926. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Johnson's Kick Beats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. October 10, 1926. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Akron 34, Hiram 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.