1962 Akron Zips football team

1962 Akron Zips football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (7–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Adolph
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
1962 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Wittenberg $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Akron 7 1 0 7 2 0
Denison 5 1 0 7 1 1
Muskingum 6 2 0 7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace 3 1 0 6 2 0
Hiram 4 2 0 5 3 0
Otterbein 4 3 0 5 3 0
Capital 4 4 0 4 4 0
Wooster 3 4 0 4 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 0 3 6 0
Heidelberg 2 5 0 2 7 0
Oberlin 1 5 0 1 6 0
Marietta 1 5 0 1 8 0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 6 0 3 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1962 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1962 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by second-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 7–2 overall and 7–1 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 261–65.