1967 Akron Zips football team

1967 Akron Zips football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Gordon K. Larson (7th season)
Captain	Jon Denholm Craig Hartz Charlie Marquess
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1967 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ashland			–					8	–	0	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					7	–	1	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	1
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee A&I			–					6	–	3	–	0
Parsons			–					6	–	3	–	1
Kentucky State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					6	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	1
Carnegie Mellon			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	4	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					3	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Milwaukee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					1	–	6	–	2
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	8	–	0

The 1967 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1967 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by seventh-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–4–1 and outscored their opponents 162–155.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Northern Michigan	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 17–34	6,000
September 23	Tampa	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 6–0	38,267
September 30	Quantico Marines	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 20–0	5,700
October 7	Youngstown State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)	W 19–12	4,108
October 21	at Baldwin–Wallace	Berea, OH	T 23–23	8,106
October 28	vs. Bradley	Clifford Stadium Cuyahoga Falls, OH	W 42–12	4,752
November 4	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–38	4,800	[1]
November 11	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 0–14	4,000
November 18	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 21–22	5,000	[2]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "VMI bombards Zips, 38–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
4. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.