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1920 University of Akron football team

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1920 Akron football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (2–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Daum
Home stadiumBuchtel Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
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.[1] Akron outscored their opponents by a total of 99–93.

Schedule

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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[2]
October 30at Mount Union
L 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

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  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.