1968 Akron Zips football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1968 Akron Zips football Independent 7–3–1 Gordon K. Larson 8th Don Zwisler Nate Hagins Rubber Bowl Grantland Rice Bowl L 13–33 vs. Louisiana Tech The 1968 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by eighth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–2–1, ranked No. 17 in the nation, and were invited to play in the Grantland Rice Bowl, functionally the Mideast regional championship game for the NCAA's College Division, against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11734007/bradshaw_takes_zip_out_of_akron_in/ Bradshaw Takes Zip Out of Akron In Frigid Grantland Rice Bowl Tilt Bill McIntyre The Times Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1968 May 24, 2020 newspapers.com After their postseason loss, the Zips finished the season 7–3–1, having outscored their opponents 327–172 in total. Schedule 1968 small college AP y y y September 14 at 1968 Butler Bulldogs Butler Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN W 32–7 3,800 September 21 Indiana State Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 41–13 43,068 September 28 at Tampa 5 Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL L 9–24 15,212 Smith Bob McQuay Has the 'Zip' As Spartans Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90618723/the-tampa-tribune/ The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida September 29, 1968 1D December 15, 2021 Newspapers.com Smith Bob Spartans Throttle Akron 24-9 as McQuad Sparkles (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90618801/the-tampa-tribune/ The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida September 29, 1968 8D December 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 Eastern Michigan T–17 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH L 7–16 2,051 October 12 at 1968 Bradley Braves Bradley Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL W 27–13 3,000 October 19 at No. 3 1968 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Hanger Field Richmond, KY W 31–20 12,500 November 2 Illinois State 15 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 46–0 3,500–3,559 Bosley Scott Zip Homecoming Real Blast! https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87474347/ October 20, 2021 Akron Beacon-Journal November 3, 1968 B1 Newspapers.com Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Illinois State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/299/stats/12712 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 13, 2022 November 9 1968 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace 15 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 59–19 4,763 November 16 at No. 8 Western Kentucky 15 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY T 14–14 7,335–9,000 Western Ties Akron 14-14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90618375/the-courier-journal/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky November 17, 1968 C2 December 15, 2021 Newspapers.com WKU Football 2021 Media Guide https://wkusports.com/documents/2021/8/2/2021_Media_Guide.pdf Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky 177 December 7, 2021 November 22 at 1968 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 16 Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire) W 48–13 5,000 December 14 vs. Louisiana Tech 17 Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN (Grantland Rice Bowl) L 13–33 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80396475/louisiana-tech-snowballs-akron-3313/ The Daily News-Journal Louisiana Tech snowballs Akron, 33–13 December 15, 1968 June 27, 2021 Newspapers.com Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Akron) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/5/stats/12712 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 15, 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 24, 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