1951 Akron Zips football team

1951 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Mazzaferro, Paul Scarpitti
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Heidelberg 3 0 1 7 1 1
Mount Union 2 1 0 3 4 1
Muskingum 3 2 1 5 2 1
Denison 3 2 1 4 3 1
Oberlin 2 2 0 4 4 0
Otterbein 2 2 1 2 4 2
Wooster 2 3 0 6 3 0
Akron 1 3 0 1 8 0
Wittenberg 1 5 0 4 6 0
Capital 0 2 1 2 4 1
Marietta 0 3 1 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[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.