1954 Akron Zips football team

1954 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record3–5 (3–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Cistone, Mario Rossi
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Heidelberg $ 5 0 1 7 1 1
Muskingum 5 1 1 6 2 1
Denison 5 2 0 6 2 1
Ohio Wesleyan 4 2 0 7 2 0
Capital 4 2 0 6 2 0
Wooster 4 3 0 6 3 0
Wittenberg 4 4 0 4 5 0
Akron 3 4 0 3 5 0
Oberlin 2 3 0 2 5 1
Otterbein 2 4 0 2 6 0
Marietta 1 3 1 4 3 1
Hiram 1 3 1 2 4 1
Mount Union 1 6 0 2 7 0
Kenyon 0 4 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1954 college football season. In its first season under head coach Joe McMullen, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3-4 against OAC opponents). John Cistone and Mario Rossi 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.