1951 Akron Zips football team

The 1951 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 1–8 record (1–3 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 252 to 116. Joe Mazzaferro and Paul Scarpitti were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

1951 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	1–8 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach	William Houghton (4th season)
Captain	Joe Mazzaferro, Paul Scarpitti
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio Wesleyan $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Heidelberg	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Mount Union	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Muskingum	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Denison	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Oberlin	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Otterbein	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
Wooster	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Akron	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Wittenberg	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Capital	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Marietta	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Case Tech*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 14–21	3,000	^[2]
September 29	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–40		^[3]
October 6	Baldwin–Wallace*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 16–20
October 13	Carnegie Tech*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 32–42
October 20	Mount Union	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–46
October 27	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 6–7	800	^[4]
November 10	at Kent State*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 7–48		^[5]
November 16	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	L 13–21		^[6]
November 22	at Wittenberg	Springfield, OH	W 13–7		^[7]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. Don Plath (September 23, 1951). "Case Too Much For Zips, 21-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40-7". September 30, 1951. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Don Plath (October 28, 1951). "Closer...But Zips Still Lose". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Outmanned Zips Overpowered By Kent, 48-7". Akron Beacon Journal. November 11, 1951. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Don Plath (November 17, 1951). "Zips Give Best '51 Performance: Princes Pressed In 21-13 Win". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Don Plath (November 23, 1951). "Drought Ends: Akron 13, Wittenberg 7". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.