1936 Akron Zippers football team

1936 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–2–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Krino
  • Bob Bauer
  • Ernie Kaufman
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
1936 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marietta $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Akron 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Mount Union 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Case 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Muskingum 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio Northern 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Bowling Green 2 – 1 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
Wittenberg 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Capital 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Kent State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Toledo 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Heidelberg 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Denison 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Wooster 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kenyon 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Ashland 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Oberlin 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
John Carroll 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Findlay 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Otterbein 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Aiken, the Zippers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 87.[1] Mike Krino, Bob Bauer, and Ernie Kaufman were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Detroit Tech*
W 33–010,000[3]
October 3Western Reserve*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–149,600[4]
October 9Kent State
W 6–06,000[5]
October 17at WoosterWooster, OHW 14–0[6]
October 23at Muskingum
W 18–65,000[7]
October 31John Carroll
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 33–7[8]
November 7Heidelberg
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 25–0[9]
November 14at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHL 7–466,000[10]
November 21Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 14–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Ohio Gridder—Is Chief Point Scorer". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. Associated Press. November 23, 1936. p. 15. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ John Sabo (September 27, 1936). "Akron U's Eleven Swamps Detroit Tech Invaders, 33-0: Slippery Negro Halfback Paces Ohioans' Attack and Scores in Every Period". The Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Akron Loses to Western Reserve". The Coshocton Tribune. October 4, 1936. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Zips Manhandle Kent But Win ONly By 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 10, 1936. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Akron Wins Again: Retaining Six-Year Supremacy Over Wooster College". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1936. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Eddie Butler (October 24, 1936). "Scintillating Akron Romps Over Muskies". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carroll Beaten, 33-7: Akron Puts On Furious Offensive Drive In Last Period". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1936. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Zippers Game, 25-0, Over Heidelberg Princes -- Passing Of Akron Is Good". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1936. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "B-W Takes Akron, 46-7". The Dayton Daily News. November 15, 1936. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "It Ends In Tie: Akron And Mt. Union Teams Each Score Fourteen Points". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 22, 1936. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
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