1935 Akron Zippers football team

1935 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (6–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Hensal
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Mount Union 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Toledo 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Capital 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Akron 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Marietta 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wittenberg 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Case 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ohio Northern 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Muskingum 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kenyon 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Heidelberg 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Oberlin 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wooster 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Ashland 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Kent State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Findlay 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Bowling Green 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
John Carroll 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1935 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 6–3 record (6–3 in conference), finished fourth in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 81 to 70. Right guard Earl Hensal was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Findlay
W 19–6
October 4Otterbein
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 26–0
October 11Kent State
W 3–03,000[2]
October 19Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–7
October 25at John Carroll
W 7–6[3]
November 9Heidelberg
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 7–6
November 16Muskingum
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–19
November 23at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 13–0
November 28Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 6–265,300[4]

References

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Eddie Butler (October 12, 1935). "Zips Badly Outplayed, Defeat Kent State, 3-0". The Akron Beacon Journal – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Zippers Upset Carroll By 7-6 In Torrid Duel". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 26, 1935. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Eddie Butler (November 29, 1935). "Baldwin-Wallace Beats Zippers, 26-6, In Finale". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.


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