1952 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–6–1 (2–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Mazzaferro, Bob Vogt
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1952 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Heidelberg $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wooster 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Muskingum 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Denison 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Hiram 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Akron 2 –2 –12 –6 –1
Capital 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Oberlin 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Wittenberg 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Otterbein 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Kenyon 1 –3 –03 –3 –0
Marietta 1 –4 –02 –5 –1
Mount Union 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Kenneth Cochrane, the Zips compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–2–1 against OAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 156 to 121. Joe Mazzaferro and Bob Vogt were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Findlay*Findlay, OHL 6–7[2]
September 27Wittenberg
W 27–64,580[3]
October 4at Baldwin–Wallace*Berea, OHL 7–33[4]
October 11West Virginia Tech*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 13–14[5]
October 18at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 6–7[6]
October 25Woosterdagger
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
T 14–145,000[7]
November 1Hiram
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 28–14[8]
November 7Kent State*
L 14–348,000[9]
November 15Heidelberg
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 6–27[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Deflected Pass Gives Findlay Nod Over Zips: Prince Runs 55 Yards To Tying Score". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 21, 1952. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Don Plath (September 28, 1952). "Zips Survive Wittenberg, 27-6: Lutheran 11 Troubled By Fumbles". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Don Plath (October 5, 1952). "B-W Crushes Zips: Juillerat's Jackets Rip Akron, 33-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Don Plath (October 12, 1952). "Akron U Shaded, 14-13: Zips Hand Tech TD's On Breaks". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Don Plath (October 19, 1952). "Zips Crash Again, 7-6: Akron's TD Scored By Ken Bailey". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Don Plath (October 26, 1952). "Zips, Wooster Go To 14-14 Deadlock: Both Teams Are Aided By Breaks". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Don Plath (November 2, 1952). "Zips Trip Hiram: Akron Tops Hiram With Early TDs". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Don Plath (November 8, 1952). "Kent State Quells Akron u Spirit, 34-14: Cullom Bests Entire Zip Team On Ground". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Don Plath (November 16, 1952). "Zips Bow, 27-6: Heidelberg Too Potent For Akron". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.


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