1960 Akron Zips football team

American college football season

1960 Akron Zips football

Conference| Ohio Athletic Conference
Record| 1–8 (1–6 OAC)
Head coach|

* Joe McMullen (7th season)

Captain| Tom Murphy
Home stadium| Rubber Bowl

Seasons

<- 1959

1961 ->

1960 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 9 Muskingum $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Otterbein | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wittenberg | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wooster | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Denison | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Marietta | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Heidelberg | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mount Union | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Oberlin | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Capital | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Kenyon | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Akron | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Hiram | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1960 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1960 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 1–8 overall and 1–6 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 70–269.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24 |  Mount Union |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 0–27|  33,868 |
October 1 |  at Denison |  Granville, OH | L 0–27|  2,518 |
October 8 |  at Ohio Wesleyan |

* Selby Field
* Delaware, OH

| L 6–16|  5,000 |
October 15 |  at Baldwin–Wallace* |  Berea, OH | L 0–27|  6,000 |
October 22 |  Wooster |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 21–20|  2,500 |
October 29 |  at Muskingum |

* McConagha Stadium
* New Concord, OH

| L 0–58|  6,500 |  [1]
November 5 |  Wittenberg |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 15–40|  1,500 |
November 12 |  Heidelberg |

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 7–20|  1,200 |
November 19 |  at Youngstown State* |

* Rayen Stadium
* Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)

| L 21–34|  5,158 |

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Muskies Top Akron 58-0: Cannonball Cooper Leads Charge". The Sunday Times Recorder. October 30, 1960. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
3. ^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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Akron Zips football

Venues|

* League Park (c. 1910)
* Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939)
* Rubber Bowl (1940–2008)
* InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kent State (Wagon Wheel)
* Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)

Culture & lore|

* Zippy
* "Akron Blue and Gold"
* Zips Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1891
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