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University of Akron
Akron, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Frank Cook
Conference: Independent-

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1891 <-- 1891 <- 1892 -> 1893 --> 2024

1892 Season Highlights

Frank Cook enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Akron.

1892 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	vs. Case Institute of Technology (OH)	9	14	L
	@ Kenyon (OH)	0	52	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Ohio State	0	62	L
	vs. Western Reserve (OH)	0	52	L
	vs. Denison (OH)	4	0	W
	vs. Akron AC (OH)	26	0	W
	vs. Hiram (OH)	30	0	W

1892 Season Totals
Record	3-4
Points Scored	69
Scoring Average	9.9
Points Allowed	180
Defense Average	25.7
Opponents Record	5-3
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-2

1892 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1892 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-0	122	56					No Coach
Colorado State	0-0	0	0					No Coach
Iowa State	1-0-1	36	6					Ira C. Brownlie
New Mexico	0-2	0	13					No Coach
Michigan	7-5	298	170					Frank Barbour
Northwestern	6-4-2	140	112					No Coach
Navy	5-2	146	64					Benjamin L. Ben Crosby
North Carolina	5-1	196	30					No Coach
Ohio State	5-3	264	144					Jack Ryder
Penn State	5-1	108	20					George W. Hoskins
California	4-2	82	24					Thomas Lee McClung
Massachusetts	4-6-2	179	202					No Coach
Pittsburgh	4-2	38	46					No Coach
Vanderbilt	4-4	104	98					Elliott H. Jones
Wake Forest	4-0-1	94	18					Walter E. Sikes
Wisconsin	4-3	102	96					Frank Crawford
Akron	3-4	69	180					Frank Cook
Army	3-1-1	90	18					Dennis M. Michie
Auburn	3-2	74	120					George Petrie
Rutgers	3-5-1	108	160					No Coach
Stanford	3-0-2	186	29					Walter C. Camp
Virginia	3-2-1	110	84					No Coach
Alabama	2-2	96	37					E.B. Beaumont
Colorado	2-2	108	58					No Coach
Eastern Michigan	2-1	36	30					Deane W. Kelley
Kentucky	2-4-1	40	74					Professor A.M. Miller
Miami Ohio	2-2	42	24					No Coach
Tennessee	2-5	47	102					No Coach
Cincinnati	1-2	20	52					No Coach
Duke	1-3	38	108					No Coach
Georgia	1-1	50	10
North Carolina State	1-0	14	6					Perrin Busbee
Notre Dame	1-0-1	66	10					No Coach
Utah	1-2	4	16					Unknown
Utah State	1-0	12	0					No Coach
Virginia Tech	1-1	14	20					E.A. Smyth
Washington	1-1	14	28					William B. Goodwin
Wyoming	0-0	0	0					Fred Hess
Georgia Tech	0-3	16	58					Ernest E. West
Maryland	0-3	0	128					William Skinner
San Jose State	0-0	0	0					Unknown
South Carolina	0-1	0	44					No Coach
Southern California	0-0	0	0					No Coach
Syracuse	0-8-1	4	218					Jordan C. Wells

1892 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1892 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.