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: Thomas W. Tommy Dowler Conference: Ohio Athletic-
1940 Season Highlights
Thomas W. Tommy Dowler enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Akron.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Detroit Tech
0
0
T
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Colgate
0
44
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Western Reserve (OH)
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
6
16
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Wayne State
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Baldwin-Wallace
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Youngstown State
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Kent State
23
7
W
Thu., Nov. 21 vs. John Carroll (OH)
47
0
W
1940 Season Totals
Record 2-5
-2
Points Scored 90
Scoring Average 10.0
Points Allowed 106
Defense Average 11.8
Opponents Record 8-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-2
-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.