1916 Akron football team

1916 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainOllie Driesbach
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 6 0 1 7 0 1
Mount Union 6 1 0 8 2 0
Denison 5 0 2 5 1 2
Ohio 4 1 1 5 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Case 4 3 0 5 5 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 2 2 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 0 3 7 0
Akron 2 4 0 2 7 0
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 3 7 0
Kenyon 2 5 0 2 7 0
Wittenberg 0 5 1 2 5 2
Cincinnati 0 6 1 0 8 2
Baldwin–Wallace 0 1 0 0 2 0
Oberlin 0 5 0 0 7 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 7 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The 1916 Akron football team represented the University of Akron, formerly Buchtel College, in the 1916 college football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Sefton, in his second season.[1] Akron was outscored by their opponents by a total of 90–183. In their first game of the season, a 53–0 win over Baldwin-Wallace, the team recorded its 50th win in program history.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Baldwin–Wallace
W 53–0
October 7Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 7–29
October 14Western Reserve
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 3–14
October 21Heidelberg*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–6
October 28at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 0–26
November 4at Ohio NorthernAda, OHW 14–7[2]
November 11Denison
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 6–34
November 18Hiram*
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 7–34[3]
November 25at Allegheny*Meadville, PAL 0–33[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1916 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "1916".
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