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List of Akron Zips head football coaches

The Akron Zips football program is a college football team that represents the University of Akron (formerly known as Buchtel College). The team has had 27 head coaches since it began playing organized football in 1891. Among those coaches, only Gordon K. Larson, Jim Dennison, J.D. Brookhart, and Terry Bowden have led Akron to postseason appearances. Brookhart is the only coach to win a conference championship with the Zips; he won the Mid-American Conference in 2005. Dennison is the school's all-time leader in games won and seasons coached.

John Heisman, namesake of the Heisman Trophy award, led Buchtel College to a 6–2 record in 1893–94.

Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

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List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5]
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
N/A No coach[A 6] 1891 4 1 3 0 0.250 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
1 Frank Cook 1892 7 3 4 0 0.429 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
2 John Heisman†[6] 1893–94 8 6 2 0 0.750 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
N/A No coach 1895 5 3 2 0 0.600 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
3 Harry Wilson 1896 1 0 1 0 .000 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
X No team[A 7] 1897–98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 Archie Eves 1899 3 2 1 0 0.667 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
N/A No coach 1900 6 2 3 1 0.417 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
X No team[A 7] 1901 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
5 Forest Firestone 1902 7 2 5 0 0.286 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
6 Alfred W. Place[A 8] 1903 2 0 2 0 .000 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
X No team[A 7] 1904–07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
7 Dwight Bradley 1908 7 3 4 0 0.429 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
8 Clarence Weed 1909 8 4 4 0 0.500 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
9 Frank Haggerty 1910–14 41 22 16 3 0.573 — — — — — — — — — 0 —
10 Fred Sefton 1915–23 71 34 33 4 0.507 25 27 3 0.482 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
11 James W. Coleman 1924–25 16 6 10 0 0.375 4 8 0 0.333 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
12 George Babcock 1926 9 5 2 2 0.667 4 2 2 0.625 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
13 Red Blair 1927–35 78 43 30 5 0.583 34 28 4 0.545 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
14 Jim Aiken 1936–38 27 19 7 1 0.722 — — — — 0 0 0 — — 0 —
15 Thomas Dowler 1939–40 18 7 9 2 0.444 — — — — 0 0 0 — — 0 —
16 Otis Douglas 1941–42 18 5 10 3 0.361 — — — — 0 0 0 — — 0 —
X No team[A 9] 1943–45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 Paul Baldacci 1946–47 17 7 10 0 0.412 — — — — 0 0 0 — — 0 —
18 William Houghton 1948–51 35 7 27 1 0.214 3 13 1 0.206 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
19 Kenneth Cochrane 1952–53 18 8 9 1 0.472 6 4 1 0.591 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
20 Joe McMullen 1954–60 61 30 28 3 0.516 28 23 2 0.547 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
21 Gordon K. Larson 1961–72 112 74 33 5 0.683 26 8 0 0.765 0 1 0 — 0 0 —
22 Jim Dennison 1973–85 144 80 62 2 0.563 30 22 1 0.637 2 2 0 — 0 0 AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1976)[11]
Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year (1982)[12]
23 Gerry Faust 1986–94 99 43 53 3 0.449 14 18 0 0.438 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
24 Lee Owens 1995–2003 101 40 61 0 0.396 31 39 0 0.443 0 0 0 1 0 0 —
25 J. D. Brookhart 2004–09 72 30 42 – 0.417 22 26 – 0.458 0 1 – 1 1 0 MAC Coach of the Year (2004)[13]
26 Rob Ianello 2010–11 24 2 22 – 0.083 1 15 – 0.063 0 0 – 0 0 0 —
27 Terry Bowden 2012–2018 87 35 52 – 0.402 23 33 – 0.411 1 1 – 1 0 0 —
28 Tom Arth 2019–2021 27 3 24 – 0.111 2 17 – 0.105 0 0 – 0 0 0 —
Int Oscar Rodriguez
[A 10] 		2021 3 0 3 — .000 0 3 — .000 0 0 — 0 0 0 —
29 Joe Moorhead 2022– 24 4 20 – 0.167 2 14 – 0.125 0 0 – 0 0 0 —

Notes

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  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[1]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[3]
  5. ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
  6. ^ College Football Data Warehouse lists an additional loss in 1891, a forfeit to Denison due to inclement weather, that is not included in the University of Akron's records.[4][5]
  7. ^ a b c The absence of football teams in 1897–98, 1901, and 1904–07 has sometimes been attributed to a general lack of interest in athletics at Butchel following John Heisman's departure as coach and athletic director in 1894. Support for the program was considered to be contingent on the hiring of a head coach for the season. This problem also affected the school's baseball team, which did not participate in 1896, 1898, or 1900.[7]
  8. ^ College Football Data Warehouse credits an 11-0 victory over Ohio Northern to Place's team that is not recorded in the University of Akron's records.[5][8]
  9. ^ The University of Akron suspended the football program from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.[9][10]
  10. ^ Oscar Rodriguez was named interim for the final three games of the 2021 season after Tom Arth was fired on November 4, 2021.[14]

References

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General

  • Staff (2014). "Akron Coaching Records". Akron History. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  • University of Akron Athletics Communications (2017). "2017 University of Akron Football Media Guide" (PDF). Akron, Ohio: University of Akron. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  3. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  4. ^ Staff (2015). "1891-1894 Yearly Results". Akron Yearly Results. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. ^ a b 2017 University of Akron Football Media Guide, Records, p. 158.
  6. ^ Staff (2016). "Member Biography: John Heisman". College Football Hall of Fame. National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Spanton, A. I., ed. (1922). "Chapter XIII: Athletics". Fifty Years of Buchtel (1870 — 1920). Akron, Ohio: Buchtel College Alumni Association. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-1-171-52113-6. OCLC 944350698.
  8. ^ Staff (2015). "Rev. Alfred Place Records by Year". All-Time Coaching Records. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Akron Drops Football". The Newark Advocate. Newark, Ohio. Associated Press. July 28, 1943. p. 8. OCLC 11498850.
  10. ^ Staff (2018). "About Us–History". The University of Akron Bands. University of Akron. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Majors, Dennison Claim Coach of Year Honors". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. Associated Press. January 14, 1977. p. 7. OCLC 8801227.
  12. ^ Nold, Bob (November 23, 1982). "Akron U gets its share of respect in the OVC". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 9. OCLC 9666962.
  13. ^ Staff (2018). "MAC Coach of the Year Winners". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  14. ^ Sallee, Barrett (November 4, 2021). "Akron fires coach Tom Arth in midst of third season following loss to Ball State". CBS Sports Digital. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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