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1918 Akron football team

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1918 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–2–1 (1–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTommy Tomkinson
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 3 0 0 4 0 0
Miami (OH) 4 0 1 5 0 1
Mount Union 5 1 0 6 1 0
Wooster 5 1 0 6 1 0
Western Reserve 5 1 0 5 2 0
Ohio 1 0 1 4 0 1
Cincinnati 0 0 2 3 0 2
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 0 3 2 0
Case 2 3 2 3 5 2
Akron 1 2 1 2 2 1
Oberlin 1 4 0 1 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 4 1 5 4 1
Kenyon 0 4 0 1 4 0
Ohio Northern 0 5 0 1 5 0
Denison 0 5 0 1 6 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 3 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The 1918 Akron football team represented the University of Akron, formerly Buchtel College, in the 1918 college football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Sefton, in his fourth season.[1] Akron outscored their opponents by a total of 69–47.

The season was shortened to just five games due to the outbreak of the worldwide influenza epidemic.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Muskingum*
W 39–0
October 2at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 0–20
October 9Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 30–0
October 12Western Reserve cancelled
October 16Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–26
October 23Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1918 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved January 12, 2018.