1971 Akron Zips football team

1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by 11th-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 8–2 and outscored their opponents 193–119.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Butler		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–0	43,171
September 25	Western Illinois	No. 12	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 14–7	7,136
October 2	Ball State		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 10–7	14,150
October 9	at North Texas State	No. 9	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 20–6	5,000	^[1]
October 16	at Northern Michigan	No. 5	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	W 24–17	8,000
October 23	No. 8 Southern Illinois	No. 4	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 43–21	16,138
October 30	at Central Michigan	No. 3	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–10	7,675
November 6	at Indiana State	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 10–37	5,036
November 13	IUP	No. 10	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 34–14	8,180
November 20	Youngstown State	No. 7	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)	W 7–0	4,202
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Zips rip N. Texas". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 10, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
^ "2019 Akron Zips Football Media Guide: Records" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 169. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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Venues	League Park (c. 1910) Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)
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1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Colorado College		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Akron		–		8	–	2	–	0
Samford		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan		–		7	–	1	–	2
Arkansas AM&N		–		7	–	2	–	0
IUP		–		7	–	2	–	0
Appalachian State		–		7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan		–		7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee		–		5	–	5	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	5	–	0
Portland State		–		4	–	5	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		4	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		4	–	6	–	0
Indiana State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman		–		3	–	6	–	0
Boston University		–		3	–	7	–	0
Drexel		–		2	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll