1946 Akron Zippers football team

1946 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–4 (3–4 OAC)
Head coach	Paul Baldacci (1st season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1946 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Otterbein $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Toledo	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	2
Muskingum	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Oberlin	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	2
Mount Union	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Findlay	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Marietta	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Kent State	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Akron	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wittenberg	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Ashland	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Wooster	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	2
Denison	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Case	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
John Carroll	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Capital	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Ohio Northern	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1946 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paul Baldacci, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4 record with a mark of 3–4 in conference play and was outscored by a total of 134 to 122.^[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

The Akron football team had been suspended after the 1942 season due to World War II. The 1946 season marked the school's return to intercollegiate football.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lawrence Tech*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 31–12	6,250	[2]
October 5	at Baldwin–Wallace	Berea, OH	L 0–32	7,000	[3]
October 12	Case	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 13–0	1,978	[4]
October 19	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	L 7–12		[5]
October 26	Toledo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 13–33	6,875	[6]
November 2	at Western Reserve*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	W 13–6		[7]
November 9	Wooster	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 26–20		[8]
November 15	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 6–13	13,197	[9]
November 23	John Carroll	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 13–6	2,600	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. Jim Schlemmer (September 29, 1946). "Zips Fail To Impress In Opener". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
3. Jim Schlemmer (October 6, 1946). "B-W Buries Akron Under 32-0 Score". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Lincoln Hackim (October 13, 1946). "Zippers Down Case, 13-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Lincoln Hackim (October 20, 1946). "Mount Union Upsets Zips, 12-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
6. Lincoln Hackim (October 27, 1946). "Toledo's Backfield Wealth Overwhelms Zippers, 33-13". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Zippers Spill Dope, Topple Reserve, 13-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 3, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Akron U. Comes From Behind, Defeats Wooster By 26-20". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 1946. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kent Rips Spoke From 'Big Wheel' In Clash With Akron, 13-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 16, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Akron U Defeats Carroll". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 24, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.