Akron Football Team History
Akron Zips
University of Akron
Akron, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: William Houghton Conference: Independent-
1948 Season Highlights
William Houghton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Akron.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 24 @ Findlay (OH)
14
9
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Baldwin-Wallace
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Muskingum (OH)
12
21
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Louisville
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Mount Union
0
19
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Wooster (OH)
20
6
W
Fri., Nov. 12 vs.
Kent State
0
31
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Heidelberg (OH)
0
34
L
1948 Season Totals
Record 2-6
Points Scored 46
Scoring Average 5.8
Points Allowed 146
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 11-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 1-3
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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