1962 Akron Zips football team

The 1962 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1962 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by second-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 7–2 overall and 7–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 261–65.

Record7–2 (7–1 OAC)

Headcoach

CaptainTom Adolph

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1962 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Wittenberg $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Akron	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Denison	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Muskingum	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Hiram	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Otterbein	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Capital	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Wooster	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Mount Union	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Oberlin	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Marietta	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	W 14–6	5,600
September 29	Baldwin–Wallace	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 13–7	36,563
October 6	at Ohio Wesleyan	Selby Field Delaware, OH	W 41–0	4,162
October 13	Heidelberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 33–6	8,000
October 20	Wooster	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 42–0	6,240
October 27	at Capital	Bexley, OH	W 46–12	2,064
November 3	at Youngstown State*	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 13–17	9,500
November 10	No. 2 Wittenberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 6–17	6,070	^[1]
November 17	Mount Union	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 53–0	978
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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