1934 Akron Zippers football team

1934 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	3–4–1 (3–4 OAC)
Head coach	Red Blair (8th season)
Captain	Don Lindsay
Home stadium	Buchtel Field

1934 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wooster $	8	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio Northern	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Toledo	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Xavier	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Muskingum	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mount Union	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
John Carroll	1	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Dayton	0	–	0	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Case	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Kent State	2	–	3	–	3			2	–	3	–	3
Akron	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	3	–	2
Marietta	1	–	2	–	2			2	–	3	–	2
Oberlin	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Heidelberg	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Otterbein	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Capital	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Hiram	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Ashland	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Kenyon	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	7	–	1
Findlay	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1934 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–4 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 65 to 48. Don Lindsay was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Western Reserve*	Cleveland, OH	T 7–7	2,500	[2]
October 5	Kent State	Buchtel Field Akron, OH (rivalry)	W 26–0	5,500	[3]
October 20	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 0–6
October 27	at Muskingum	New Concord, OH	L 0–3
November 3	John Carroll	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 6–14
November 10	Heidelberg	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 13–6
November 17	Baldwin–Wallace	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–12
November 24	Mount Union	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 13–0		[4]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. "Akron 7, West. Reserve 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 29, 1934.
3. Joe Williams (October 6, 1934). "Zippers Beat Flashes, 26-0, Through Alertness". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Akron Spurts To Win In Closing Period Over Mt. Union Aggregation -- Score 13-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1934. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.