1969_Akron_Zips_football_team

1969 Akron Zips football team

American college football season

The 1969 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by ninth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 9–1, ranked third in the AP small college poll, and outscored their opponents 316–103.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Butler		Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 52–0	4,550
September 20	Tampa		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 40–0	42,869
September 27	at Eastern Michigan	No. 7	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 3–10	12,100
October 4	Ball State	No. 18	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 49–9	6,726–6,736	^[1]
October 11	Illinois State	No. 10	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 40–14	7,556
October 18	Eastern Kentucky	No. 7	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–9	13,506
October 25	at Dayton	No. 9	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–10	10,422
November 1	at Central Michigan	No. 8	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 9–6	8,800	^[2]
November 8	vs. Youngstown State	No. 5	Rudy Sharkey Stadium Barberton, OH (Steel Tire)	W 60–27	7,200
November 15	Western Kentucky	No. 4	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–18	4,500–5,000	^[3]^[4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1969 Akron Zips football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Akron		–		9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)		–		8	–	1	–	0
Boston University		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tampa		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Colorado College		–		6	–	2	–	0
Drake		–		7	–	2	–	2
Northern Arizona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	1
Indiana State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Ashland		–		5	–	3	–	1
Lincoln (MO)		–		5	–	3	–	1
Portland State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		5	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly		–		4	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		4	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	6	–	0
Chicago		–		2	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Samford		–		2	–	6	–	1
Lake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	0
Parsons		–		2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP small college poll