1971 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1971 Akron Zips football Independent 8–2 Gordon K. Larson 11th Mike Hatch Rubber Bowl The 1971 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by 11th-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 8–2 and outscored their opponents 193–119. Schedule 1971 small college AP Eastern y y y y y September 18 1971 Butler Bulldogs Butler Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 24–0 43,171 September 25 1971 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois No. 12 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 14–7 7,136 October 2 Ball State Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 10–7 14,150 October 9 8:30 p.m. at North Texas State No. 9 Fouts Field Denton, TX W 20–6 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88109382/zips-rip-n-texas/ The Akron Beacon Journal Zips rip N. Texas October 10, 1971 October 31, 2021 D1 Newspapers.com October 16 at 1971 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan No. 5 Memorial Field Marquette, MI W 24–17 8,000 October 23 No. 8 Southern Illinois No. 4 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 43–21 15,500–16,138 Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/659/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 13, 2022 October 30 at Central Michigan No. 3 Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI L 7–10 7,675 November 6 at 1971 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State No. 8 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN L 10–37 5,036 November 13 1971 IUP Indians IUP No. 10 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 34–14 8,180 November 20 1971 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State No. 7 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire) W 7–0 4,202 Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Akron) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/5/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14, 2021 2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/akron.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/7/31/139_174_Records.pdf University of Akron May 22, 2020 169 September 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160902104234/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2016-17/2016MediaGuide/2016_FB_Media_Guide dead References Akron Category:Akron Zips football seasons Akron Zips football