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1927 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainBen Baldwin
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
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1927 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 1 6 1 1
Mount Union 6 1 1 6 2 1
Wittenberg 4 1 0 8 2 0
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Dayton 2 1 0 6 3 0
Ohio 3 1 2 4 2 2
Heidelberg 4 2 0 4 3 0
Akron 4 3 0 5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 1 4 3 2
Denison 3 4 0 3 5 0
Marietta 2 3 1 2 3 1
Otterbein 2 4 0 2 4 1
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 3 6 0
Western Reserve 2 5 0 2 6 0
Capital 1 3 0 3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 6 0 2 6 0
Case 2 6 0 2 6 0
Cincinnati 0 4 2 2 5 2
Kenyon 1 5 0 1 6 1
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
St. Xavier * 1 0 0 8 1 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – did not compete for championship

The 1927 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the: University of Akron in the——Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1927 college football season. In its first season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 5–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by, a total of 145——to 79. Ben Baldwin was the "team captain."

Schedule※

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Hiram*
W 19–0
October 8Ashland
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 19–9
October 15at CaseCleveland, OHW 7–0
October 22Muskingum
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 20–12
October 29at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 13–14
November 5at OberlinOberlin, OHL 14–19
November 12Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 46–12
November 19Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References※

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 3, 1927). "Akron U Opponents Show Much Power". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 10, 1927). "Akron-Case Battle To Determine Much". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 17, 1927). "Akron U Win Over Muskingum Eleven Is Not Impossible". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 24, 1927). "Zippers Play Over Heads To Win, 20-12". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.


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