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1950 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTony Laterza
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons← 19491951 →
1950 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Oberlin 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Heidelberg 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mount Union 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wittenberg 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Kent State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Denison 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Akron 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Marietta 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wooster 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Capital 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–3 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 185 to 131. Tony Laterza was the team captain for the second consecutive season. The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ohio*L 6–28
September 30Michigan State Normal*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 40–74,000
October 7at Baldwin–Wallace*Berea, OHL 6–33
October 14at Carnegie Tech*Pittsburgh, PAL 6–26
October 21at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 19–32
October 28Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 34–7
November 4at Geneva*Beaver Falls, PAL 6–12
November 11Kent StateL 7–19
November 18Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. Dietrich, Phil (October 1, 1950). "Akron U Trounces Michigan Normal, 40-7, For Record High Under Houghton". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 1C. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Scruggs Is Star But Zips Lose". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1950. p. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
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