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1917 Akron football Conference Ohio Athletic Conference 1917 record 5–3 (3–1 OAC) Head coach Captain Tommy Tomkinson Home stadium Buchtel Field Seasons
1917 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Miami (OH) $
5
–
0
–
1
6
–
0
–
2
Wooster
5
–
0
–
3
6
–
0
–
3
Wittenberg
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Oberlin
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Akron
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Denison
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Western Reserve
3
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Ohio
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Case
3
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Kenyon
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
3
–
1
Mount Union
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Ohio Northern
0
–
4
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Cincinnati
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
6
–
0
Ohio State *
3
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
1
$ – Conference champion * – did not complete for championship
The 1917 Akron football team represented the University of Akron , formerly Buchtel College, in the 1917 college football season . The team was led by head coach Fred Sefton , in his third season.[1] For the first time since the 1912 season , Akron outscored their opponents, by a total of 143-84.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 29 Muskingum * W 33–3
October 6 Heidelberg * L 6–34
October 13 Western Reserve W 33–0
October 20 Wooster L 6–7
October 27 Ohio Northern W 20–0
November 3 Mount Union W 20–0
November 17 Camp Sherman * W 25–7
November 24 at Allegheny * Meadville, PA L 0–33less than 200 [2]
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