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Gordon K. Larson
Biographical details

Born	(1924-06-15)June 15, 1924 Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 12, 2005(2005-06-12) (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.

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.

v t e Akron Zips head football coaches
No coach (1891) Frank Cook (1892) John Heisman (1893–1894) No coach (1895) Harry Wilson (1896) No team (1897–1898) Archie Eves (1899) No coach (1900) No team (1901) Forest Firestone (1902) Alfred W. Place (1903) No team (1904–1907) Dwight Bradley (1908) Clarence Weed (1909) Frank Haggerty (1910–1914) Fred Sefton (1915–1923) James W. Coleman (1924–1925) George Babcock (1926) Red Blair (1927–1935) Jim Aiken (1936–1938) Thomas Dowler (1939–1940) Otis Douglas (1941–1942) No team (1943–1945) Paul Baldacci (1946–1947) William Houghton (1948–1951) Kenneth Cochrane (1952–1953) Joe McMullen (1954–1960) Gordon K. Larson (1961–1972) Jim Dennison (1973–1985) Gerry Faust (1986–1994) Lee Owens (1995–2003) J. D. Brookhart (2004–2009) Rob Ianello (2010–2011) Terry Bowden (2012–2018) Tom Arth (2019–2021) Oscar Rodriguez # (2021) Joe Moorhead (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Akron Zips head football coaches

No coach (1891)
Frank Cook (1892)
John Heisman (1893–1894)
No coach (1895)
Harry Wilson (1896)
No team (1897–1898)
Archie Eves (1899)
No coach (1900)
No team (1901)
Forest Firestone (1902)
Alfred W. Place (1903)
No team (1904–1907)
Dwight Bradley (1908)
Clarence Weed (1909)
Frank Haggerty (1910–1914)
Fred Sefton (1915–1923)
James W. Coleman (1924–1925)
George Babcock (1926)
Red Blair (1927–1935)
Jim Aiken (1936–1938)
Thomas Dowler (1939–1940)
Otis Douglas (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Paul Baldacci (1946–1947)
William Houghton (1948–1951)
Kenneth Cochrane (1952–1953)
Joe McMullen (1954–1960)
Gordon K. Larson (1961–1972)
Jim Dennison (1973–1985)
Gerry Faust (1986–1994)
Lee Owens (1995–2003)
J. D. Brookhart (2004–2009)
Rob Ianello (2010–2011)
Terry Bowden (2012–2018)
Tom Arth (2019–2021)
Oscar Rodriguez # (2021)
Joe Moorhead (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Akron Zips athletic directors
Fred Sefton (?–1946) Russell Beichly (1946–1948) Kenneth Cochrane (1948–1969) Gordon K. Larson (1970–1984) Dave Adams (1985) Jim Dennison (1986–1993) Richard L. Aynes # (1993–1994) Mike Bobinski (1994–1998) Mike Thomas (2000–2005) Mike Waddell # (2005–2006) Mack Rhoades (2006–2009) Tom Wistrcill (2009–2015) Nathan Mortimer # (2015) Larry Williams (2015–2021) Charles Guthrie (2021– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Akron Zips athletic directors

Fred Sefton (?–1946)
Russell Beichly (1946–1948)
Kenneth Cochrane (1948–1969)
Gordon K. Larson (1970–1984)
Dave Adams (1985)
Jim Dennison (1986–1993)
Richard L. Aynes # (1993–1994)
Mike Bobinski (1994–1998)
Mike Thomas (2000–2005)
Mike Waddell # (2005–2006)
Mack Rhoades (2006–2009)
Tom Wistrcill (2009–2015)
Nathan Mortimer # (2015)
Larry Williams (2015–2021)
Charles Guthrie (2021– )

# denotes interim athletic director

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