1959 Akron Zips football team

1959 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach	Joe McMullen (6th season)
Captain	Gino Calcei
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1959 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wooster +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Muskingum	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Otterbein	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Akron	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Capital	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Marietta	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Oberlin	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Denison	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Hiram	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–5 overall and 4–3 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 119–155.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at Mount Union	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 29–23
September 26	Muskingum	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 6–0
October 3	vs. Ohio Wesleyan	Barberton, OH	L 8–16
October 10	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	W 20–14
October 17	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 14–15
October 31	at Baldwin–Wallace*	Berea, OH	L 0–6
November 7	Denison	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–14
November 14	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 0–35
November 19	Youngstown State*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)	L 14–34
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved July 31, 2020.