1918 Akron football team

The 1918 Akron football team represented the University of Akron, formerly Buchtel College, in the 1918 college football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Sefton, in his fourth season.[1] Akron outscored their opponents by a total of 69–47.

1918 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1918 record2–2–1 (1–2–1 OAC)
Head coachFred Sefton (4th season)
CaptainTommy Tomkinson
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
1918 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wittenberg $ 3 0 0  4 0 0
Miami (OH) 4 0 1  5 0 1
Mount Union 5 1 0  6 1 0
Wooster 5 1 0  6 1 0
Western Reserve 5 1 0  5 2 0
Ohio 1 0 1  4 0 1
Cincinnati 0 0 2  3 0 2
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 0  3 2 0
Case 2 3 2  3 5 2
Akron 1 2 1  2 2 1
Oberlin 1 4 0  1 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 4 1  5 4 1
Kenyon 0 4 0  1 4 0
Ohio Northern 0 5 0  1 5 0
Denison 0 5 0  1 6 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0  3 3 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The season was shortened to just five games due to the outbreak of the worldwide influenza epidemic.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Muskingum*
W 39–0
October 2at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 0–20
October 9Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 30–0
October 16Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–26
October 23Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1918 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
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