The Rubber Bowl has sat vacant since 2008 when the University of Akron decided it was time to move to a new stadium closer to campus, now known as Infocision Stadium.

The Akron Rubber Bowl's new owner, Team 1 Properties, has been beleaguered with problems while trying to turn the old stadium into an entertainment venue. Skip to Main Content.

Happy times include Y-Bridge, West Akron Baseball League, O’Neil’s, Polsky’s, Lawson’s, Rubber Bowl, Peanut Shoppe and Christmas.

The Rubber Bowl is a shell of its former self. The partially demolished, 35,000-seat stadium, ravaged by vandals and splattered with graffiti, looks like the ruins of some ancient amphitheater ...

A sign with the number of University of Akron football player Chris Angeloff hangs in the closed end of the Rubber Bowl in Akron in the Oct. 11, 2103 file photo. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal) ...

It, of course, harkens back to Akron’s rubber history. The name was cribbed from the metal fasteners on B.F. Goodrich-brand galoshes. After all, zippers were just invented the decade before.

The Akron City Series used its own playoff system to crown league football champions from 1942-1990. ... From 1948-1990, every league title game occurred on Turkey Day at the Rubber Bowl.

The Akron City Series used its own playoff system to crown league football champions from 1942-1990. ... From 1948-1990, every league title game occurred on Turkey Day at the Rubber Bowl.

The Rubber Bowl is a shell of its former self. The partially demolished, 35,000-seat stadium, ravaged by vandals and splattered with graffiti, looks like the ruins of some ancient amphitheater ...

Happy times include Y-Bridge, West Akron Baseball League, O’Neil’s, Polsky’s, Lawson’s, Rubber Bowl, Peanut Shoppe and Christmas.

The Akron City Series used its own playoff system to crown league football champions from 1942-1990. ... From 1948-1990, every league title game occurred on Turkey Day at the Rubber Bowl.