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Akron Football Team History


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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024

1915 Season Highlights
 Fred Sefton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Akron.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Case Institute of Technology (OH)  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Miami Ohio  6   23   L       
   vs. Allegheny (PA)  0   10   L       
   vs. Oberlin (OH)  0   42   L       
   vs. Western Reserve (OH)  0   53   L       
   vs. Wooster (OH)  7   20   L       
   vs. Ohio Northern  0   0   T       
   @ Denison (OH)  0   65   L       
   vs. Kenyon (OH)  7   0   W       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record1-7 -1
  Points Scored20
  Scoring Average2.2
  Points Allowed239
  Defense Average26.6
  Opponents Record6-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-6 -1
  Away Record0-1
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 3-1976   R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut 1-740107   John Donahue
Syracuse 9-1-233116   Frank J. Buck ONeill
California 8-5242184   James G. Schaeffer
Pittsburgh 8-024726   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Notre Dame 7-123029   Jesse C. Harper
Oregon 7-220453   Hugo F. Bezdek
Penn State 7-214751   Richard C. Dick Harlow
Rutgers 7-135133   George Foster Sanford
Washington 7-027414   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Washington State 7-020410Won  14-0  William Lone Star Dietz
Louisiana State 6-212649   E.T. McDonald
Maryland 6-316169   H.C. Curley Byrd
Arizona 5-313334   James F. Pop McKale
Army 5-3-111457   Charles D. Daly
Jacksonville State 5-29631   Ben Harris
Michigan State 5-125938   John F. Macklin
Oregon State 5-316673   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Sam Houston State 5-1-12519   Gene Berry
West Virginia 5-1-120819   Sol S. Metzger
Western Michigan 5-129143   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State 4-1-19913   Earl Brannon
Hawaii 4-1-211448   John Peden
Memphis 4-3186138   Clyde Wilson
Michigan 4-3-113081   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
New Mexico State 4-28219   Clarence W. Russell
North Texas 4-11486   J.W. St. Clair
Southern Mississippi 4-4114103   A.B. Dillie
Arizona State 3-212536   George H. Schaeffer
Boston College 3-44569   Stephen Mahoney
Buffalo 3-33262   Frank Mt. Pleasant
Navy 3-5-199118   Lt. Jonas H. Ingram
Southern California 3-4132119   Ralph Glaze
Temple 3-1-13240   William Nicholai
Wake Forest 3-416190   Dr. Wilbur C. Smith
Middle Tennessee State 2-3-13492   Alfred B. Miles
Northern Illinois 2-5-181210   William W. Wirtz
Akron 1-7-120239   Fred Sefton
Marshall 1-780244   Boyd B. Chambers
Western Kentucky 1-3-220111   J.L. Arthur
Nevada 0-522131   Jack Glascock
Stanford 0-000   No Team
Texas El Paso 0-1-11043   Tommy Dwyer

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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