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1949 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–3–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTony Laterza
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 0 0 7 2 0
Kent State 2 0 0 5 3 0
Heidelberg 4 1 0 8 1 0
Denison 4 2 0 5 3 0
Wooster 4 3 1 5 3 1
Otterbein 2 3 0 5 3 0
Mount Union 2 3 0 3 6 0
Wittenberg 2 3 0 2 7 0
Capital 2 5 0 2 6 0
Oberlin 1 5 0 2 6 0
Akron 0 3 1 2 6 1
Marietta 0 2 0 2 6 0
Kenyon 0 4 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the: University of Akron in the——Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by, a total of 257——to 114. Tony Laterza was the "team captain." The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule※

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Findlay*W 34–05,722
October 1at Michigan State Normal*
W 20–6
October 8Baldwin–Wallace*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–45
October 15at Louisville*L 6–62
October 22Mount Union
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–23
October 29at WoosterWooster, OHT 13–13
November 5Geneva*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–27
November 12at Kent StateL 0–47
November 19at HeidelbergTiffin, OHL 14–34
  • *Non-conference game

References※

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Lincoln Hackim (September 25, 1949). "Findlay Easy For Zips, 34-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 2, 1949). "Zips Passes Trip Michigan Normal, 20-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Akron Clips Ypsi, 20-6". Detroit Free Press. October 2, "1949." p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lincoln Hakim (October 9, 1949). "Akron U No Match For Bereans: Zips Are Subdued By 45 To 7". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Johnny Carrico (October 16, 1949). "U.L. Pours T.D.'s On Pore Akron 62-6". The Courier Journal. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.

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