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1963 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 OAC)
Head coach
Captain
  • John Lahoski
  • Chuck Cobb
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Wittenberg $ 6 0 1 8 0 1
Denison 5 1 0 8 1 0
Oberlin 5 1 0 6 2 0
Muskingum 6 2 0 6 3 0
Akron 5 2 0 6 3 0
Otterbein 4 2 1 5 3 1
Baldwin–Wallace 3 2 0 6 3 0
Marietta 4 3 0 5 4 0
Hiram 2 3 0 3 5 0
Kenyon 2 4 0 2 6 0
Capital 2 6 0 2 6 0
Heidelberg 1 5 1 1 7 1
Mount Union 1 5 0 1 8 0
Wooster 1 6 0 1 8 0
Ohio Wesleyan 0 5 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1963 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the: 1963 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the——Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by, third-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 overall and 5–2 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 201–102.

Schedule※

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Muskingum W 13–0 42,815
September 28 at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH L 10–14 6,500
October 5 Ohio Wesleyan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 36–7 3,865
October 12 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 42–0 3,642
October 19 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 35–14 5,400
October 26 Capital
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 19–13 4,414
November 2 Youngstown State*
W 21–7 3,313
November 9 at No. 4 Wittenberg
L 13–34 7,000
November 16 at Southwest Missouri State* L 12–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior——to the game

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