1917 Akron football team

The 1917 Akron football team represented the University of Akron, formerly Buchtel College, in the 1917 college football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Sefton, in his third season.[1] For the first time since the 1912 season, Akron outscored their opponents, by a total of 143-84.

1917 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTommy Tomkinson
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 1 6 0 2
Wooster 5 0 3 6 0 3
Wittenberg 4 1 0 5 2 0
Oberlin 4 1 0 5 2 1
Akron 3 1 0 5 3 0
Denison 2 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 1 4 3 1
Western Reserve 3 3 1 3 5 1
Ohio 3 3 0 3 5 0
Case 3 4 1 3 6 1
Kenyon 2 3 1 3 3 1
Mount Union 1 5 0 2 6 0
Ohio Northern 0 4 0 3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 7 0 1 8 0
Cincinnati 0 4 0 0 6 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 8 0 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Muskingum*
W 33–3
October 6Heidelberg*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 6–34
October 13Western Reserve
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 33–0
October 20Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 6–7
October 27Ohio Northern
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0
November 3Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 20–0
November 17Camp Sherman*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 25–7
November 24at Allegheny*Meadville, PAL 0–33less than 200[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1917 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Allegheny Humbles Akron University". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 26, 1917. p. 9. Retrieved March 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .