1960 Akron Zips football team

The 1960 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1960 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe McMullen, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 1–8 overall and 1–6 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 70–269.

1960 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	1–8 (1–6 OAC)
Head coach	Joe McMullen (7th season)
Captain	Tom Murphy
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1960 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Otterbein	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Wooster	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denison	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Marietta	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mount Union	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oberlin	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Capital	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Akron	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Hiram	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Mount Union	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–27	33,868
October 1	at Denison	Granville, OH	L 0–27	2,518
October 8	at Ohio Wesleyan	Selby Field Delaware, OH	L 6–16	5,000
October 15	at Baldwin–Wallace*	Berea, OH	L 0–27	6,000
October 22	Wooster	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 21–20	2,500
October 29	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	L 0–58	6,500
November 5	Wittenberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 15–40	1,500
November 12	Heidelberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–20	1,200
November 19	at Youngstown State*	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	L 21–34	5,158
*Non-conference game