1933 Akron Zippers football team

1933 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–3–1 (5–2–1 OAC)
Head coach	Red Blair (7th season)
Captain	Wilson Sparhawk
Home stadium	Buchtel Field

1933 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dayton $	2	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Wooster	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Akron	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Case	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Muskingum	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Toledo	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
John Carroll	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Hiram	2	–	2	–	2			2	–	2	–	3
Kent State	2	–	2	–	3			2	–	2	–	3
Otterbein	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Mount Union	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Heidelberg	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Marietta	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ashland	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green	1	–	3	–	2			2	–	3	–	2
Capital	1	–	4	–	2			1	–	4	–	2
Oberlin	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Kenyon	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Ohio Northern	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	5	–	2
Xavier *	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – did not compete for championship

The 1933 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1933 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–2–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 97 to 50. Wilson Sparhawk was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Western Reserve*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 8–19	4,000	[2]
October 7	at Kent State	Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 19–6		[3]
October 14	Case	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–19		[4]
October 21	Wooster	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–6		[5]
October 28	Ashland	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 13–0		[6]
November 4	Muskingum	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 15–0
November 11	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	T 0–0
November 18	Baldwin–Wallace	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 6–0
November 25	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	W 36–0		[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. "Akron Bows Before Western Reserve". Dayton Daily News. October 1, 1933. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Akron 19, Kent 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1933. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Case Defeats Akron". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1933. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Akron Crashes, 6-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1933. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Akron Beats Ashland in Last Quarter, 13-0". Dayton Daily News. October 29, 1933 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Akron in Parade To Goal Posts -- Defeats Mount Union -- Score 36 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1933. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.