1966 Akron Zips football team

The 1966 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by sixth-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 6–3 and outscored their opponents 137–116.

1966 Akron Zips football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captain
  • Jim Braccio
  • George Fuciu
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
 1965
1967 
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Norbert  711
Parsons  920
Drake  820
Northern Illinois  820
Indiana (PA)  720
Santa Clara  720
Cortland  620
Northeastern  620
Akron  630
Northern Michigan  631
Samford  631
Carnegie Tech  530
Eastern Michigan  531
Ashland  532
Northern Arizona  640
UC Santa Barbara  640
Wheaton (IL)  540
Boston University  550
Cal Poly Pomona  550
Chattanooga  550
Colorado College  440
Wabash  441
Milwaukee  451
Southern Illinois  451
UC Riverside  450
Tampa  450
Rose Poly  341
Hawaii  460
Portland State  460
Lake Forest  250
Wayne State (MI)  260
Mississippi Valley State  270

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Northern Michigan W 18–10 40,166
September 24 at Muskingum No. 9 L 0–28 3,700
October 1 at Tampa L 12–20 9,500–10,000 [1]
October 8 No. 8 Wittenberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 14–7 4,300
October 15 Wooster
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 26–0 2,000
October 22 Baldwin–Wallace
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 9–6 4,514
October 29 at Northern Illinois L 18–31 18,921 [2]
November 5 at Butler W 20–14 1,700
November 12 Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0 1,100
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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