1942 Akron Zippers football team

The 1942 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Otis Douglas, the team compiled a 0–7–2 record and was outscored by a total of 186 to 26.^[1][2]

1942 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–7–2
Head coach	Otis Douglas (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl
Seasons ← 1941 1946 →

1942 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green			–					6	–	2	–	1
Ohio			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	6	–	1
Akron			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Akron was ranked at No. 397 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[3]

The team played its home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio.

Following the 1942 season, Douglas left the school for service in the United States Navy's V-5 training program for air cadets.^[4] The suspended its participation in intercollegiate football and did not field another team until 1946.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Western Reserve	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–39
September 25	Muskingum	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	T 7–7
October 2	at Ohio	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–39
October 9	Eastern Kentucky	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–6
October 16	at Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, OH	L 7–19
October 31	Baldwin Wallace	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–25
November 7	at Wayne	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–28	3,500	[5]
November 14	Kent State	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 6–23
November 26	John Carroll	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	T 0–0

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 160. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. "Akron (OH) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Eddie Butler (December 8, 1942). "Douglas Leaves Akron U. For Navy". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Charles P. Ward (November 8, 1942). "25-6 Victory over Akron Gives Wayne Followers Plenty of Reasons to Cheer". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.