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1951 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Mazzaferro, Paul Scarpitti
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Heidelberg 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Mount Union 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Muskingum 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Denison 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Oberlin 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Wooster 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Akron 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Wittenberg 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Capital 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Marietta 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 1–8 record (1–3 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 252 to 116. Joe Mazzaferro and Paul Scarpitti were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Case Tech*
L 14–213,000[2]
September 29at Ohio*
L 7–40[3]
October 6Baldwin–Wallace*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 16–20
October 13Carnegie Tech*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 32–42
October 20Mount Union
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 7–46
October 27at WoosterWooster, OHL 6–7800[4]
November 10at Kent State*
L 7–48[5]
November 16at HeidelbergTiffin, OHL 13–21[6]
November 22at WittenbergSpringfield, OHW 13–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Don Plath (September 23, 1951). "Case Too Much For Zips, 21-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40-7". September 30, 1951. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Don Plath (October 28, 1951). "Closer...But Zips Still Lose". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Outmanned Zips Overpowered By Kent, 48-7". Akron Beacon Journal. November 11, 1951. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Don Plath (November 17, 1951). "Zips Give Best '51 Performance: Princes Pressed In 21-13 Win". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Don Plath (November 23, 1951). "Drought Ends: Akron 13, Wittenberg 7". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
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