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1959 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainGino Calcei
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster + 5 1 0 7 1 1
Heidelberg + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 1 1 7 1 1
Muskingum 6 2 0 7 2 0
Otterbein 5 2 0 7 2 0
Wittenberg 5 3 0 5 3 0
Akron 4 3 0 4 5 0
Capital 4 4 0 4 4 0
Marietta 3 3 0 5 4 0
Oberlin 2 4 0 4 4 0
Mount Union 2 6 0 2 7 0
Denison 1 5 1 2 5 2
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 6 0
Hiram 0 6 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–5 overall and 4–3 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 119–155.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19 at Mount Union W 29–23
September 26 Muskingum W 6–0
October 3 vs. Ohio Wesleyan Barberton, OH L 8–16
October 10 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 20–14
October 17 at Wooster Wooster, OH L 14–15
October 31 at Baldwin–Wallace* Berea, OH L 0–6
November 7 Denison
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 28–14
November 14 at Wittenberg L 0–35
November 19 Youngstown State* L 14–34
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 168. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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