1919 Akron football team

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.

1919 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1919 record5–1–1 (5–1–1 OAC)
Head coachFred Sefton (5th season)
CaptainArt Haley
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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 14–0
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.
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