1959 Akron Zips football team

1959 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainGino Calcei
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster + 5 1 0 7 1 1
Heidelberg + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 1 1 7 1 1
Muskingum 6 2 0 7 2 0
Otterbein 5 2 0 7 2 0
Wittenberg 5 3 0 5 3 0
Akron 4 3 0 4 5 0
Capital 4 4 0 4 4 0
Marietta 3 3 0 5 4 0
Oberlin 2 4 0 4 4 0
Mount Union 2 6 0 2 7 0
Denison 1 5 1 2 5 2
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 6 0
Hiram 0 6 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1959 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–5 overall and 4–3 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 119–155.