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1920 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (2–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Daum
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons← 19191921 →
1920 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Wittenberg 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Denison 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Oberlin 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Heidelberg 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Mount Union 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Ohio Northern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Case 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Ohio 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kenyon 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Western Reserve 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Hiram 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Akron football team represented the University of Akron in the 1920 college football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Fred Sefton. Akron outscored their opponents by a total of 99–93.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Defiance*W 51–0
October 3at Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 13–0
October 10Baldwin–Wallace
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 21–0
October 23Case
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–7
October 30at Mount UnionL 0–26
November 7Hiram*
  • Butchel Field
  • Akron, OH
W 14–7
November 14Wooster
  • Buchtel Field
  • Akron, OH
L 0–14
November 21at OhioAthens, OHL 0–39
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1920 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. "Case U. springs surprise, beats Akron U. 7 to 0". Akron Evening Times. October 24, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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