1958 Akron Zips football team

The 1958 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1958 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 overall and 6–2 in OAC play. They outscored their opponents 166–82.

1958 Akron Zips football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2–1 (6–2 OAC)
Head coach	Joe McMullen (5th season)
Captain	Tom Murphy
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

1958 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–16 Wittenberg $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Muskingum	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Akron	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Wooster	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Capital	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Heidelberg	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Marietta	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kenyon	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Denison	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Otterbein	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Mount Union	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oberlin	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Hiram	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	Mount Union	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 18–0
September 27	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	W 8–7
October 4	at Ohio Wesleyan	Selby Field Delaware, OH	L 0–13
October 11	Heidelberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 11–0
October 18	Wooster	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 28–20
October 25	Wittenberg	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 6–28
November 1	Hiram	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 47–0
November 8	at Denison	Granville, OH	W 48–14
November 15	at Baldwin–Wallace*	Berea, OH	T 0–0
*Non-conference game