1964 Akron Zips football team

The 1964 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1964 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fourth-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 4–3 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 116–109.

Record6–3 (4–3 OAC)

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1964 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Wittenberg $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Capital	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Muskingum	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Otterbein	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Akron	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Denison	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Mount Union	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wooster	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Hiram	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Heidelberg	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Oberlin	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Marietta	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Kenyon	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	L 0–11	2,250
September 26	Southwest Missouri State*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 17–0	38,565
October 3	at Ohio Wesleyan	Selby Field Delaware, OH	W 12–11	5,000
October 10	No. 1 Wittenberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–7	5,512	^[1]
October 17	Wooster	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–14	4,040
October 24	at Capital	Bexley, OH	L 6–23	2,500
October 31	Baldwin–Wallace	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 15–14	4,529
November 7	at Ball State*	Muncie, IN	W 25–15	4,400	^[2]
November 14	Heidelberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 20–14	3,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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