1936 Akron Zippers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1936 Akron Zippers football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 6–2–1 5–1–1 Jim Aiken 1st Mike Krino Bob Bauer Ernie Kaufman Buchtel Field The 1936 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Aiken, the Zippers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 87. Ohio Gridder—Is Chief Point Scorer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/185165306/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio Associated Press November 23, 1936 15 November 17, 2025 Newspapers.com Mike Krino, Bob Bauer, and Ernie Kaufman were the team captains.http://www.gozips.com/documents/2017/7/24//pp_131_166_Records.pdf?id=12265 Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide University of Akron 159 May 10, 2020 Schedule y y September 26 1936 Detroit Tech Dynamics Detroit Tech<ncg> Buchtel Field Akron, OH W 33-0 10,000 Akron U's Eleven Swamps Detroit Tech Invaders, 33-0: Slippery Negro Halfback Paces Ohioans' Attack and Scores in Every Period The Detroit Free Press John Sabo September 27, 1936 Sport 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118862882/akron-us-eleven-swamps-detroit-tech/ Newspapers.com October 3 Western Reserve<ncg> Buchtel Field Akron, OH L 0-14 9,600 Akron Loses to Western Reserve The Coshocton Tribune October 4, 1936 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118863222/akron-loses-to-western-reserve/ Newspapers.com October 9 Kent State Buchtel Field Akron, OH (rivalry) W 6-0 6,000 Zips Manhandle Kent But Win ONly By 6-0 The Akron Beacon Journal October 10, 1936 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50683298/zips-manhandle-kent/ Newspapers.com October 17 at 1936 Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster Wooster, OH W 14-0 Akron Wins Again: Retaining Six-Year Supremacy Over Wooster College The Cincinnati Enquirer October 18, 1936 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118863825/akron-wins-again-retaining-six-year/ Newspapers.com October 23 at 1936 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH W 18-6 5,000 Scintillating Akron Romps Over Muskies The Akron Beacon Journal Eddie Butler October 24, 1936 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118864211/scintillating-akron-romps-over-muskies/ Newspapers.com October 31 1936 John Carroll Blue Streaks John Carroll Buchtel Field Akron, OH W 33-7 Carroll Beaten, 33-7: Akron Puts On Furious Offensive Drive In Last Period The Cincinnati Enquirer November 1, 1936 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118865072/carroll-beaten-33-7-akron-puts-on/ Newspapers.com November 7 1936 Heidelberg Student Princes Heidelberg Buchtel Field Akron, OH W 25-0 Zippers Game, 25-0, Over Heidelberg Princes -- Passing Of Akron Is Good The Cincinnati Enquirer November 8, 1936 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118864680/zippers-game-25-0-over-heidelberg/ Newspapers.com November 14 at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH L 7-46 6,000 B-W Takes Akron, 46-7 The Dayton Daily News November 15, 1936 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118865493/b-w-takes-akron-46-7/ Newspapers.com November 21 1936 Mount Union Purple Raiders Mount Union Buchtel Field Akron, OH T 14-14 It Ends In Tie: Akron And Mt. Union Teams Each Score Fourteen Points The Cincinnati Enquirer November 22, 1936 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118865777/it-ends-in-tie-akron-and-mt-union/ Newspapers.com References Akron Category:Akron Zips football seasons Akron Zippers football