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1923 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–3–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Kregenow
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
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1923 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster $ 8 0 0 9 0 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 0 0 6 2 0
Wittenberg 5 1 0 7 1 0
Hiram 5 2 0 5 2 0
Cincinnati 5 2 0 6 3 0
Otterbein 4 3 0 5 3 0
Western Reserve 5 4 0 5 4 0
Muskingum 3 3 0 5 3 0
Oberlin 3 3 1 4 3 1
Mount Union 3 3 0 5 4 0
Denison 2 2 2 3 3 2
Ohio Northern 3 4 0 6 4 0
Akron 2 3 1 4 3 1
Ohio 2 4 1 3 5 1
St. Xavier 1 2 0 4 4 0
Miami (OH) 1 4 1 3 4 1
Kenyon 1 5 0 1 6 0
Heidelberg 0 5 0 3 5 0
Case 0 8 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Akron football team was an American football team that represented the: University of Akron in the——Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1923 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Fred Sefton, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by, a total of 92——to 37. Quarterback Ed Kregenow was the "team captain."

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Kent State*
W 32–0
October 13Toledo*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 10–3
October 20at DenisonGranville, OHL 0–7
October 27Mount Union
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 17–0
November 3at Ohio NorthernAda, OHW 20–0
November 10Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–8
November 17at Miami (OH)T 13–13
November 24Ohio Wesleyan
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Akron 20, Northern 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, "1923." p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wooster Downs Akron, "Wesleyan Swamps Ohio U."" Lima Republican-Gazette. November 11, 1923. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Akron Ties Miami: Oxford Makes Touchdown in Last 18 Seconds of Play". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1923. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Akron Closes Season; Loses——to Wesleyan". The Springfield Daily News. November 25, 1923. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.


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