1961 Akron Zips football team

1961 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach	Gordon K. Larson (1st season)
Captain	Jim Lupori
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wittenberg $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Akron	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Oberlin	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Muskingum	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Capital	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Wooster	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Kenyon	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Mount Union	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Denison	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Otterbein	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Hiram	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Marietta	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1961 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by first-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–2 overall and 6–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 185–57.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	L 0–7	5,100
September 30	Denison	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–0	35,061
October 7	Ohio Wesleyan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 32–21	4,500
October 14	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	W 12–0	4,000
October 21	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	W 31–8	4,700
October 28	vs. No. 3 Baldwin–Wallace*	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	L 0–7	6,531
November 4	Muskingum	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 35–14	6,511
November 18	at Mount Union	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 47–0	3,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game