Akron Football Team History
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		|  | University of Akron Akron, OH
 Founded: 1870
 Stadium: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
 Capacity: 30,000
 Colors: Blue & Gold
 Coach: Gondon Larson
 Conference: Ohio Athletic-
 
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| 1966 Season Highlights |  | Gondon Larson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Akron. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1966 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 17 | vs. Northern Michigan | 18 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | @ Muskingum (OH) | 0 | 28 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 1 | @ Tampa | 12 | 20 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 8 | vs. Wittenberg (OH) | 14 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | @ Wooster (OH) | 26 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 22 | @ Baldwin-Wallace | 9 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Northern Illinois | 18 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 5 | @ Butler | 20 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | vs. Heidelberg (OH) | 20 | 0 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1966 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-3 |  | Points Scored | 137 |  | Scoring Average | 15.2 |  | Points Allowed | 116 |  | Defense Average | 12.9 |  | Opponents Record | 8-2 |  | Conference Record | 0-0 |  | Home Record | 3-0 |  | Away Record | 3-3 |  | 
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| 1966 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1966 Ohio Athletic- Standings |  
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| Team | W/L/T | PF | PA |  | W/L/T | PF | PA | Coach |  | Akron | 6-3 | 137 | 116 |  |  |  |  | Gondon Larson |  
 
| 1966 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1966 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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