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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: Howard H. Red Blair
Conference: Ohio Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1931 <- 1932 -> 1933 --> 2024
1932 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Red Blair enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Akron.
 
1932 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Ohio State JV  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Case Institute of Technology (OH)  0   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Wooster (OH)  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Kent State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Muskingum (OH)  4   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Baldwin-Wallace  6   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Heidelberg (OH)  0   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Otterbein (OH)  0   0   T       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Mount Union  20   6   W       
 
1932 Season Totals
  Record2-4 -3
  Points Scored37
  Scoring Average4.1
  Points Allowed91
  Defense Average10.1
  Opponents Record0-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2 -2
  Away Record0-2 -1
1932 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1932 Ohio Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 3-44240   Jim Nicholson
Akron 2-4-33791   Howard H. Red Blair
Kent State 0-5-2080   Merle E. Wagoner

1932 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1932 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.