1919 University of Akron football team

1919 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainArt Haley
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Oberlin 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH) 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wittenberg 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 2
Akron 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Denison 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Western Reserve 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Case 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Ohio 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Mount Union 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Ohio Northern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Kenyon 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Akron football team represented the University of Akron in the 1919 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Fred Sefton.[1] Akron outscored their opponents by a total of 139–38.

The season was the program's most successful one since the 7–2 1910 season, when they were known as Buchtel College.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27Hiram*
W 27–0
October 4at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHW 33–0
October 11Ohio
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 10–6
October 18Ohio Northern
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 24–0[2][3]
November 1Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 22–0
November 8at WoosterWooster, OHL 0–19
November 15Western Reserve
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 17–7
November 22Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1919 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "College Football". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "1919". mexicosportscollectibles.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.


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