 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1924 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 2005 (aged 80) The Villages, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1943 | Bowling Green |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950s | Twinsburg HS (OH) |
| 1959–1960 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 1961–1972 | Akron |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1984 | Akron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–33–5 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Gordon K. Larson (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was an 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]
Head coaching record
College
| 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 (NCAA College Division 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 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Former Akron coach Gordon Larson dies". The Vindicator. June 14, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2010 – via Google News.
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