1922 University of Akron football team

The 1922 Akron football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1922 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Fred Sefton, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 53. Quarterback Clarence Bliley was the team captain.[1]

1922 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (5–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Bliley
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Oberlin 5 0 0 6 1 0
St. Xavier 2 0 0 7 2 0
Wooster 7 1 0 8 1 0
Ohio 3 1 0 5 3 0
Mount Union 5 2 0 6 2 1
Wittenberg 5 2 1 6 2 1
Akron 5 3 0 5 3 0
Denison 4 3 0 6 3 0
Miami (OH) 4 3 0 4 3 1
Kenyon 2 4 0 3 5 0
Western Reserve 3 6 0 3 7 0
Cincinnati 1 3 1 1 7 1
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 4 5 0
Otterbein 2 6 0 2 6 0
Case 2 7 0 2 8 0
Muskingum 1 4 0 4 5 0
Hiram 1 6 0 2 7 0
Heidelberg 1 6 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 45–0
October 7Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–14
October 14at Miami (OH)L 12–20[2]
October 21Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 12–0[3]
October 28at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 7–13[4]
November 4 Ohio Northern
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 21–6[5]
November 11at HeidelbergTiffin, OHW 19–0[6]
November 18Hiram
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 25–0[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Akron Slumps and Big Reds Take 20-12 Win". Dayton Daily News. October 15, 1922. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Akron 12, Case 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1922. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mt. Union Beats Akron". The Mansfield News. October 29, 1922. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Akron 21, Ohio Northern 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Akron 19, Heidelberg 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Akron 25, Hiram 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.