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1933 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (5–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainWilson Sparhawk
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons← 19321934 →
1933 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dayton $ 2 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Wooster 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Akron 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Case 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Muskingum 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Toledo 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
John Carroll 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Hiram 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 2 – 3
Kent State 2 – 2 – 3 2 – 2 – 3
Otterbein 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Mount Union 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Heidelberg 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Marietta 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Ashland 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Bowling Green 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 2
Capital 1 – 4 – 2 1 – 4 – 2
Oberlin 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Kenyon 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Ohio Northern 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 5 – 2
Xavier * 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not compete for championship

The 1933 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1933 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–2–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 97 to 50. Wilson Sparhawk was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Western Reserve*L 8–194,000
October 7at Kent StateKent, OH (rivalry)W 19–6
October 14Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–19
October 21Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–6
October 28Ashland
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 13–0
November 4Muskingum
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 15–0
November 11at HeidelbergTiffin, OHT 0–0
November 18Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 6–0
November 25at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 36–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. "Akron Bows Before Western Reserve". Dayton Daily News. October 1, 1933. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Akron 19, Kent 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1933. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Case Defeats Akron". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1933. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Akron Crashes, 6-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1933. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Akron Beats Ashland in Last Quarter, 13-0". Dayton Daily News. October 29, 1933 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Akron in Parade To Goal Posts -- Defeats Mount Union -- Score 36 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1933. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
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