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1947 Akron Zippers football team

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1947 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–6 (2–5 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denison $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Findlay 4 0 0 9 1 0
Heidelberg 6 1 0 7 1 0
John Carroll 5 1 0 6 3 0
Toledo 3 1 0 9 2 0
Kent State 3 1 0 4 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 2 0 5 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 2 0 6 2 1
Wittenberg 4 4 0 4 5 0
Muskingum 3 3 0 5 3 0
Kenyon 1 1 0 3 4 0
Wooster 4 5 0 4 5 0
Mount Union 3 4 0 5 4 0
Ohio Northern 2 4 0 2 5 1
Oberlin 1 2 0 3 4 1
Wilmington (OH) 1 2 0 2 6 0
Akron 2 5 0 2 6 0
Ashland 1 3 0 3 5 0
Marietta 1 3 0 2 5 0
Otterbein 1 4 0 2 6 1
Capital 1 6 0 2 6 1
Case 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Paul Baldacci, the team compiled am overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play and was outscored by a total of 162 to 44.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Akron was ranked at No. 356 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Baldwin–WallaceL 0–288,412[3]
October 11at Case TechCleveland, OHW 12–6[4]
October 18Mount Union
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 19–14
October 25at ToledoL 7–38[5]
October 31Western Reserve*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 0–185,278
November 8at WoosterWooster, OHL 6–21
November 14at Kent StateL 0–615,000[6]
November 22John Carroll
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 0–31
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lincoln Hackim. "B-W Beats Zippers On Bowl Grid, 28-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 12, 1947). "Scruggs Scores All Points As Zips Nose Out Case Tech Gridders, 12-6". The Akronn Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 26, 1947). "Zips Take 38-7 Pill At Toledo". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wheel Stops On Kent Digit, Zips Bow, 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.