1934 Akron Zippers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = Akron Zippers

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 3–4–1

| conf_record = 3–4

| head_coach = Red Blair

| hc_year = 8th

| captain = Don Lindsay

| stadium = Buchtel Field

}}

The 1934 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–4 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 65 to 48. Don Lindsay 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 28|at|Western Reserve||Cleveland, OH|T 7-7|2,500|{{cite news|title=Akron 7, West. Reserve 7|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=September 29, 1934|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50677118/akron-7-west-reserve-7/}}

|October 5||Kent State|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH (rivalry)|W 26-0|5,500|{{cite news|title=Zippers Beat Flashes, 26-0, Through Alertness|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|author=Joe Williams|date=October 6, 1934|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50677585/zippers-beat-flashes-26-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20|at|{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Wooster Fighting Scots|title=Wooster}}||Wooster, OH|L 0-6||

|October 27|at|{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}}||New Concord, OH|L 0-3||

|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|L 6-14||

|November 10||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Heidelberg Student Princes|title=Heidelberg}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 13-6||

|November 17||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|L 0-12||

|November 24||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Mount Union Purple Raiders|title=Mount Union}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Akron Spurts To Win In Closing Period Over Mt. Union Aggregation -- Score 13-0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 25, 1934|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50676810/akron-spurts-to-win-in-closing-period/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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