1933 Akron Zippers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1933

| team = Akron Zippers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 5–3–1

| conf_record = 5–2–1

| head_coach = Red Blair

| hc_year = 7th

| captain = Wilson Sparhawk

| stadium = Buchtel Field

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gozips.com/documents/2017/7/24//pp_131_166_Records.pdf?id=12265|title=Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Akron|page=159|accessdate=May 10, 2020}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = yes

| source = yes

|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Western Reserve Red Cats|title=Western Reserve}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|L 8-19|4,000|{{cite news|title=Akron Bows Before Western Reserve|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 1, 1933|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50670614/akron-bows-before-western-reserve/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7|at|Kent State||Kent, OH (rivalry)|W 19-6||{{cite news|title=Akron 19, Kent 6|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 8, 1933|page=41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50670968/akron-19-kent-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Case Scientists|title=Case}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|L 0-19||{{cite news|title=Case Defeats Akron|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 15, 1933|page=34|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50671213/case-defeats-akron/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Wooster Fighting Scots|title=Wooster}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=Akron Crashes, 6-0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 22, 1933|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50671402/akron-crashes-6-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 28||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Ashland Eagles|title=Ashland}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Akron Beats Ashland in Last Quarter, 13-0|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 29, 1933|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50671550/akron-beats-ashland/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 15-0||

|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Heidelberg Student Princes|title=Heidelberg}}||Tiffin, OH|T 0-0||

|November 18||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 6-0||

|November 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Mount Union Purple|title=Mount Union}}||Alliance, OH|W 36-0||{{cite news|title=Akron in Parade To Goal Posts -- Defeats Mount Union -- Score 36 To 0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 26, 1933|page=31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50671895/akron-in-parade-to-goal-posts/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

Akron

Category:Akron Zips football seasons

Akron Zippers football