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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: John W. Heisman
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1892 <- 1893 -> 1894 --> 2024
1893 Season Highlights
 John W. Heisman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Akron.
 The Zips set a team record by scoring 66 in a game.
 The Zips set a team record for margin of victory at 62 points.
 
1893 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
   vs. Hiram (OH)  54   2   W       
   vs. Case Institute of Technology (OH)  0   36   L       
   vs. Massilon AC (OH)  52   4   W       
   vs. Western Reserve (OH)  66   4   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Ohio State  18   32   L       
   vs. Ohio Wesleyan  46   4   W       
   @ Mount Union  40   0   W       
 
1893 Season Totals
  Record5-2
  Points Scored276
  Scoring Average39.4
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record4-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-1
1893 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1893 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-014838   Wallie Winter
New Mexico 3-13216   No Coach
Iowa State 0-31456   W.F. Finney
Stanford 8-0-128417   W.A. Pop Bliss
Virginia 8-324478   John P. Johnny Poe
Michigan 7-3278102   Frank Barbour
Maryland 6-010416   Samuel Harding
Vanderbilt 6-118160   W.J. Keller
Akron 5-227682   John W. Heisman
California 5-1-111060   Walt W. Pudge Heffelfinger
Kentucky 5-2-1280110   John A. Thompson
Navy 5-312278   John A. Josh Hartwell
Oregon State 5-118048   Bill Bloss
Army 4-584109   Laurence T. Bliss
Eastern Michigan 4-211694   Ernest Goodrich
Mississippi 4-112028   Dr. Alexander H. Bondurant
Notre Dame 4-19224   No Coach
Ohio State 4-5202178   Jack Ryder
Penn State 4-19236   George W. Hoskins
Syracuse 4-9-1124324   No Coach
Texas 4-09816   No Coach
Wisconsin 4-2112110   Parke H. Davis
Boston College 3-32434   Joseph Drum
Duke 3-18840   No Coach
Miami Ohio 3-05812   No Coach
North Carolina 3-415266   No Coach
Southern California 3-15650   No Coach
Auburn 2-0-28440   G.H. Harvey
Georgia 2-2-16271   Ernest Brown
Georgia Tech 2-1-13818   Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State 2-0256   Bart Gatling
Northwestern 2-5-392176   Paul Noyes
Tennessee 2-444256   No Coach
West Virginia 2-12460   F. William John Rane
Massachusetts 1-964236   No Coach
New Mexico State 1-11618   W.M. Clutte
Pittsburgh 1-41470   Anson F. Harrold
Tulane 1-23824   T.L. Bayne
Wake Forest 1-27052   Walter E. Sikes
Washington 1-3-11886   William B. Goodwin
Wyoming 1-0140   
Alabama 0-42374   Eli Abbott
Cincinnati 0-612120   No Coach
Louisiana State 0-1034   Dr. Charles E. Coates
San Jose State 0-1018   J.E. Addicott
Virginia Tech 0-2640   E.A. Smyth

1893 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1893 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.