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

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1891 <-- 1909 <- 1910 -> 1911 --> 2024

1910 Season Highlights

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

1910 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	@ Western Reserve (OH)	0	7	L
	@ Oberlin (OH)	3	0	W
	vs. Wooster (OH)	31	0	W
	vs. Hiram (OH)	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Notre Dame	0	51	L
	@ Mount Union	5	3	W
	@ Heidelberg (OH)	23	5	W
	vs. Allegheny (PA)	12	6	W
	vs. Marietta (OH)	22	11	W

1910 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	136
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	9.2
Opponents Record	4-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	3-2

1910 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1910 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	1-5-1	12	117					M.F. Claffey
New Mexico	0-3	0	90					Carl Hamilton
Kansas State	10-1	336	28					Mike F. Ahearn
Pittsburgh	9-0	282	0					Joseph H. Thompson
Navy	8-0-1	99	0					Lt. Frank D. Berrien
Texas A&M	8-1	203	24					Charles B. Moran
Akron	7-2	136	83					Frank Haggerty
Arkansas	7-1	221	19					Hugo F. Bezdek
Louisiana Tech	7-0	265	6					Percy S. Prince
Southern California	7-0-1	189	24					Dean B. Cromwell
Army	6-2	96	12					Harry M. Nelly
Baylor	6-0-2	217	17					Ralph Glaze
Central Michigan	6-1-1	107	33					Harry W. Helmer
Cincinnati	6-3	122	59					Robert Burch
Florida	6-1	186	15					G.E. Pyle
Louisiana	6-2-1	110	123					C.J. McNaspy
Michigan State	6-1	168	8					Chester L. Brewer
Texas	6-2	157	32					William S. Wasmund
Washington	6-0	150	8					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Arizona	5-0	87	8					George F. Shipp
Marshall	5-1-1	91	14					Boyd B. Chambers
Penn State	5-2-1	243	24					Jack Hollenback
Syracuse	5-4-1	53	42					T.A. Dwight Tad Jones
Hawaii	4-2	79	16					Austin Jones
Maryland	4-3-1	73	42					Royal Alston
Northern Illinois	4-2-1	68	39					William W. Wirtz
Notre Dame	4-1-1	192	25					Frank C. Shorty Longman
Oklahoma	4-2-1	163	31					Bennie Owen
Oregon	4-1	172	11					William J. Bill Warner
South Carolina	4-4	67	109					John H. Neff
Western Michigan	4-1-1	75	20					William H. Bill Spaulding
Michigan	3-0-3	29	9					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
New Mexico State	3-2	61	23					Arthur H. Badenoch
Oklahoma State	3-4	129	44					Paul J. Davis
Oregon State	3-2-1	27	43					George H. Schildmiller
Rutgers	3-2-3	59	33					Howard Gargan
Temple	3-3	64	123					William J. Schatz
Texas Christian	2-6-1	45	187					Kemp Lewis
Tulsa	2-1	9	11					Unknown
Wake Forest	2-7	53	154					Reddy Rowe
Washington State	2-3	25	34					Oscar P. Osthoff
West Virginia	2-4-1	20	95					Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Jacksonville State	1-3-2	62	34					George Penton
Louisiana State	1-5	45	119					John W. Mayhew
Troy	1-1-2	11	16					Dan Herren
Boston College	0-4-2	16	73					James Hart
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1910 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1910 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.