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: Joe McMullen Conference: Ohio Athletic-
1956 Season Highlights
Joe McMullen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Akron.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Wittenberg (OH)
14
34
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Muskingum (OH)
28
28
T
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Otterbein (OH)
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Ohio Wesleyan
27
33
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Capital (OH)
35
6
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Wooster (OH)
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Oberlin (OH)
40
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Mount Union
41
6
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Heidelberg (OH)
7
17
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-1
Points Scored 216
Scoring Average 24.0
Points Allowed 171
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 3-1
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 Ohio Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Akron
3-5-1 216 171
Joe McMullen
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.