1950 Akron Zippers football team

1950 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	2–7 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach	William Houghton (3rd season)
Captain	Tony Laterza
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1950 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Ohio*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 6–28
September 30	Michigan State Normal*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 40–7	4,000	[2]
October 7	at Baldwin–Wallace*	Berea, OH	L 6–33
October 14	at Carnegie Tech*	Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–26
October 21	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	L 19–32
October 28	Wooster	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 34–7
November 4	at Geneva*	Beaver Falls, PA	L 6–12		[3]
November 11	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 7–19
November 18	Heidelberg	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.