1965 Akron Zips football team

1965 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Barton
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Akron 4 1 0 5 3 1
Mount Union 5 2 0 7 2 0
Capital 5 2 0 6 2 0
Denison 5 2 0 6 3 0
Otterbein 4 3 0 4 5 0
Hiram 3 4 0 4 4 0
Wooster 3 4 0 4 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 3 0 4 3 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1 3 1 3 5 1
Heidelberg 1 5 1 2 5 2
Oberlin 1 5 0 1 7 0
Kenyon 0 5 0 1 8 0
Marietta 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Led by fifth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 5–3–1 overall and 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the OAC. They outscored their opponents 110–94.