1926 Akron Zippers football team

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American college football season

1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Dayton 3 0 0 8 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 0 9 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 0 6 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 1 1 6 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 1 5 2 1
Ohio 4 2 1 5 2 1
Akron 4 2 2 5 2 2
Mount Union 5 3 0 6 3 0
Case 4 2 3 4 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace 3 3 2 3 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 1 3 4 1
Heidelberg 2 4 0 3 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 1 3 5 1
Denison 2 6 0 2 6 1
Otterbein 1 5 0 2 5 0
Ohio Northern 1 6 0 1 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 7 0
Marietta 1 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Babcock, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record (4–2–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 74. Frank Wargo was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 25 Defiance* W 15–0 [2]
October 2 Case T 14–14
October 9 Ohio W 3–0 3,000 [3]
October 16 at Hiram Hiram, OH W 34–0 [4]
October 23 Mount Union L 3–13
October 30 Baldwin–Wallace T 0–0
November 6 Western Reserve W 7–6
November 13 at Wooster Wooster, OH L 13–41
November 20 Kenyon W 20–0

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide” (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

  2. ^ “Akron U, Off To Good Start, To Meet Tough Case Eleven”. Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1926. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ “Johnson’s Kick Beats Ohio U.” Dayton Daily News. October 10, 1926. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ “Akron 34, Hiram 0”. The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.