1951 Akron Zips football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1951

| team = Akron Zips

| sport = football

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| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 1–8

| conf_record = 1–3

| head_coach = William Houghton

| hc_year = 4th

| captain = Joe Mazzaferro

| captain2 = Paul Scarpitti

| stadium = Rubber Bowl

| prev = 1950

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The 1951 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 1–8 record (1–3 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 252 to 116. Joe Mazzaferro and Paul Scarpitti were the team captains.{{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=160|accessdate=May 10, 2020}} The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

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|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Case Tech Rough Riders|title=Case Tech}}|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|L 14-21|3,000|{{cite news|title=Case Too Much For Zips, 21-14|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|author=Don Plath|date=September 23, 1951|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85217638/case-too-much-for-zips-21-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 29|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 7-40||{{cite news|title=Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40-7|newspaper=September 30, 1951|pages=1C, 6C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85216147/ohio-u-tramples-akron-zips-40-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|L 16-20||

|October 13||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Carnegie Tech Tartans|title=Carnegie Tech}}|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|L 32-42||

|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Mount Union Purple Raiders|title=Mount Union}}|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|L 7-46||

|October 27|at|Wooster||Wooster, OH|L 6-7|800|{{cite news|title=Closer...But Zips Still Lose|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|author=Don Plath|date=October 28, 1951|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85217381/closerbut-zips-still-lose/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 10|at|Kent State|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)|L 7-48||{{cite news|title=Outmanned Zips Overpowered By Kent, 48-7|newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 11, 1951|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15738820/outmanned_zips_overpowered_by_kent_487/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 16|at|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Heidelberg Student Princes|title=Heidelberg}}||Tiffin, OH|L 13-21||{{cite news|title=Zips Give Best '51 Performance: Princes Pressed In 21-13 Win|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|author=Don Plath|date=November 17, 1951|pages=12–13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85217009/zips-give-best-51-performance-princes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|at|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Wittenberg Tigers|title=Wittenberg}}||Springfield, OH|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Drought Ends: Akron 13, Wittenberg 7|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|author=Don Plath|date=November 23, 1951|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85217194/drought-ends/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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