1957 Akron Zips football team

1957 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Head coach	Joe McMullen (4th season)
Captain	Bob Hatherill
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1957 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Denison +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Akron	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Capital	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Otterbein	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Muskingum	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Hiram	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	3	–	1
Wooster	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Marietta	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Oberlin	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1957 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1957 college football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fourth-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 7–1–1 overall and 5–1–1 in OAC play. They were outscored by their opponents 208–87.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	W 9–7
September 28	Muskingum	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–26
October 5	at Baldwin–Wallace*	Berea, OH	W 29–6
October 12	Ohio Wesleyan	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 20–0
October 19	Capital	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	T 13–13
October 26	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	W 27–7
November 2	at Grove City*	Grove City, PA	W 40–0
November 9	Mount Union	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 38–7
November 16	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	W 25–21
*Non-conference game