1948 Akron Zippers football team

1948 Akron Zippers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Kirkpatrick
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Heidelberg $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Denison 6 0 0 8 0 0
Kent State 3 0 0 6 2 1
Ohio Wesleyan 2 0 0 6 2 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 0 0 5 3 1
Mount Union 6 2 0 6 3 0
Ohio Northern 2 2 0 5 3 1
Muskingum 3 3 1 3 4 1
Capital 3 4 0 4 4 0
Findlay 1 2 0 4 3 1
Marietta 1 2 0 4 4 0
Wooster 2 5 1 3 6 1
Oberlin 1 3 0 3 5 0
Akron 1 4 0 2 6 0
Wittenberg 1 6 0 1 7 0
Otterbein 0 4 0 2 6 1
Kenyon 0 3 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach William Houghton, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1-4 against OAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 146 to 46. Ed Kirkpatrick was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.