| Gordon K. Larson | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 15, 1924 |
| Place of birth | Akron, Ohio |
| Died | June 12, 2005 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | The Villages, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball 1942–1943 |
Bowling Green |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1950s 1959–1960 1961–1972 |
Twinsburg (OH) Ohio State (assistant) Akron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–? | Akron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–33–5 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
Gordon K. Larson (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was a basketball player, American football coach, and college athletics administrator in Ohio. He served as the head coach at the University of Akron from 1961 to 1972, compiling a record of 74–33–5. Larson's 74 wins are second most in the history of the Akron Zips football program, trailing only the 80 tallied by his assistant and successor, Jim Dennison. Larson died at the age of 80 on June 12, 2005 at his home in The Villages, Florida.[1]
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| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zips (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1961–1965) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Akron | 6–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Akron | 7–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Akron | 6–3 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1964 | Akron | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1965 | Akron | 5–3–1 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Akron Zips (Independent) (1966–1972) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Akron | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1967 | Akron | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Akron | 7–3–1 | L Grantland Rice | ||||||
| 1969 | Akron | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1970 | Akron | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1971 | Akron | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1972 | Akron | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| Akron: | 74–33–5 | 26–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 74–33–5 | ||||||||
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