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: Joe McMullen Conference: Independent-
1955 Season Highlights
Joe McMullen enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Akron.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Wittenberg (OH)
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Muskingum (OH)
7
19
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @ Otterbein (OH)
58
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Mount Union
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Denison (OH)
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Wooster (OH)
53
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Oberlin (OH)
46
13
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Heidelberg (OH)
7
21
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 6-2
Points Scored 245
Scoring Average 30.6
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 9.1
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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