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The 1957 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1957 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fourth-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 7–1–1 overall and 5–1–1 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 208–87.

Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Headcoach
CaptainBob Hatherill
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1957 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Hatherill
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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1957 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Denison +6–1–08–1–0
Wittenberg +6–1–07–2–0
Akron5–1–17–1–1
Capital5–1–16–1–1
Heidelberg4–2–07–2–0
Otterbein4–2–05–3–0
Muskingum4–3–05–4–0
Ohio Wesleyan3–4–04–5–0
Hiram2–4–03–5–0
Kenyon1–3–02–3–1
Wooster2–6–03–6–0
Mount Union2–6–02–6–0
Marietta1–5–02–6–0
Oberlin0–6–01–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21 at Wittenberg
W 9–7
September 28 Muskingum L 7–26
October 5 at Baldwin–Wallace* Berea, OH W 29–6
October 12 Ohio Wesleyan
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0
October 19 Capital
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
T 13–13
October 26 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 27–7
November 2 at Grove City* Grove City, PA W 40–0
November 9 Mount Union
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 38–7
November 16 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 25–21
  • *Non-conference game
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