1926 Akron Zippers football team

The 1926 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Babcock, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record (4–2–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 74. Frank Wargo was the team captain.^[1]

1926 Akron Zippers football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–2–2 (4–2–2 OAC)
Head coach	George Babcock (1st season)
Captain	Frank Wargo
Home stadium	Buchtel Field
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Dayton	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
St. Xavier	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Oberlin	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Wooster	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Ohio	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Akron	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Mount Union	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Case	4	–	2	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
Baldwin–Wallace	3	–	3	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Western Reserve	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Heidelberg	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Denison	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Otterbein	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Ohio Northern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Marietta	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Hiram	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Defiance*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 15–0		[2]
October 2	Case	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	T 14–14
October 9	Ohio	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 3–0	3,000	[3]
October 16	at Hiram	Hiram, OH	W 34–0		[4]
October 23	Mount Union	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 3–13
October 30	Baldwin–Wallace	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	T 0–0
November 6	Western Reserve	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 7–6
November 13	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 13–41
November 20	Kenyon	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 20–0
*Non-conference game