1946 Akron Zippers football team

1946 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Lawrence Tech*
W 31–126,250[2]
October 5at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHL 0–327,000[3]
October 12Casedagger
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 13–01,978[4]
October 19at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 7–12[5]
October 26Toledo
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 13–336,875[6]
November 2at Western Reserve*
W 13–6[7]
November 9Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 26–20[8]
November 15Kent State
L 6–1313,197[9]
November 23John Carroll
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 13–62,600[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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.