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The 1965 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Led by fifth-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 5–3–1 overall and 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the OAC. They outscored their opponents 110–94.

Record5–3–1 (4–1 OAC)
Headcoach
CaptainJim Barton
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1965 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Barton
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
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1965 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $7–0–08–1–0
Wittenberg4–1–06–2–0
Akron4–1–05–3–1
Mount Union5–2–07–2–0
Capital5–2–06–2–0
Denison5–2–06–3–0
Otterbein4–3–04–5–0
Hiram3–4–04–4–0
Wooster3–4–04–5–0
Baldwin–Wallace2–3–04–3–1
Ohio Wesleyan1–3–13–5–1
Heidelberg1–5–12–5–2
Oberlin1–5–01–7–0
Kenyon0–5–01–8–0
Marietta0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Western Kentucky* T 6–6 40,165
September 25 at San Diego State* L 0–41 29,869 [1]
October 2 at Wittenberg
W 18–0 7,600
October 9 Ball State*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 14–16 2,029
October 16 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 21–8 5,500
October 23 Capital
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–15 4,113
October 30 at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH W 17–0 8,500
November 6 Butler*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 14–7 2,290
November 13 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 14–0 3,000
  • *Non-conference game
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