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1966 Akron Zips football team

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1966 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Jim Braccio
  • George Fuciu
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     7 1 1
Parsons     9 2 0
Drake     8 2 0
Northern Illinois     8 2 0
Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
Santa Clara     7 2 0
Cortland     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Akron     6 3 0
Northern Michigan     6 3 1
Samford     6 3 1
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Eastern Michigan     5 3 1
Ashland     5 3 2
Northern Arizona     6 4 0
UC Santa Barbara     6 4 0
Boston University     5 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Colorado College     4 4 0
Wabash     4 4 1
Milwaukee     4 5 1
Southern Illinois     4 5 1
UC Riverside     4 5 0
Tampa     4 5 0
Rose Poly     3 4 1
Hawaii     4 6 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Mississippi Valley State     3 6 0
Lake Forest     2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     2 6 0

The 1966 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by sixth-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 6–3 and outscored their opponents 137–116.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Northern Michigan W 18–10 40,166
September 24 at Muskingum No. 9 L 0–28 3,700
October 1 at Tampa L 12–20 9,500–10,000 [1]
October 8 No. 8 Wittenberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 14–7 4,300
October 15 Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 26–0 2,000
October 22 Baldwin–Wallace
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 9–6 4,514
October 29 at Northern Illinois L 18–31 18,921 [2]
November 5 at Butler W 20–14 1,700
November 12 Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0 1,100
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Flynn, John (October 30, 1966). "Tyson Goes Zoom - But Zips Go Zap!". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 28, 2020.