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: James Coleman Conference: Ohio Athletic-
1924 Season Highlights
James Coleman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Akron.
1924 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Hillsdale (MI)
6
18
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Wooster (OH)
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Mount Union
2
6
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Baldwin-Wallace
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Ohio Wesleyan
7
17
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Ashland (OH)
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Toledo
14
7
W
vs. Kenyon (OH)
17
7
W
1924 Season Totals
Record 5-3
Points Scored 89
Scoring Average 11.1
Points Allowed 75
Defense Average 9.4
Opponents Record 5-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-2
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1924 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1924 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.