1947 Akron Zippers football team

1947 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (2–5 OAC)
Head coach	Paul Baldacci (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1947 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Denison $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Findlay	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Heidelberg	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
John Carroll	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Toledo	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Kent State	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Wittenberg	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Muskingum	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Wooster	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Mount Union	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Northern	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Oberlin	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Wilmington (OH)	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Akron	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ashland	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Marietta	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Otterbein	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Capital	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Case	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Paul Baldacci, the team compiled am overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play and was outscored by a total of 162 to 44.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Akron was ranked at No. 356 out of 500 college football teams.^[2]

The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Baldwin–Wallace	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–28	8,412	[3]
October 11	at Case Tech	Cleveland, OH	W 12–6		[4]
October 18	Mount Union	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 19–14
October 25	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–38		[5]
October 31	Western Reserve*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–18	5,278
November 8	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 6–21
November 14	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 0–6	15,000	[6]
November 22	John Carroll	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–31
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Lincoln Hackim. "B-W Beats Zippers On Bowl Grid, 28-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Lincoln Hackim (October 12, 1947). "Scruggs Scores All Points As Zips Nose Out Case Tech Gridders, 12-6". The Akronn Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Lincoln Hackim (October 26, 1947). "Zips Take 38-7 Pill At Toledo". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wheel Stops On Kent Digit, Zips Bow, 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.