1927 Akron Zippers football team

1927 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainBen Baldwin
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Muskingum + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Oberlin 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Mount Union 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Wittenberg 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wooster 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Dayton 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Heidelberg 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Akron 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Denison 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Marietta 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Otterbein 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Ohio Northern 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Reserve 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Capital 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Case 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati 0 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Kenyon 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Hiram 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
St. Xavier * 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – did not compete for championship

The 1927 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1927 college football season. In its first season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 5–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 145 to 79. Ben Baldwin was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Hiram*
W 19–0[2]
October 8Ashland
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 19–9[3]
October 15at CaseCleveland, OHW 7–0[4]
October 22Muskingumdagger
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 20–12[5]
October 29at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 13–14
November 5at OberlinOberlin, OHL 14–19
November 12Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 46–12
November 19Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 3, 1927). "Akron U Opponents Show Much Power". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 10, 1927). "Akron-Case Battle To Determine Much". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 17, 1927). "Akron U Win Over Muskingum Eleven Is Not Impossible". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ James W. Schlemmer (October 24, 1927). "Zippers Play Over Heads To Win, 20-12". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.


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