1923 University of Akron football team

1923 Akron football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–3–1 OAC)
Head coach	Fred Sefton (9th season)
Captain	Ed Kregenow
Home stadium	Buchtel Field

1923 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wooster $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Hiram	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Otterbein	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Western Reserve	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Muskingum	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Oberlin	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Mount Union	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Denison	2	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Ohio Northern	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Akron	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Ohio	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
St. Xavier	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Kenyon	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Case	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1923 Akron football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1923 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Fred Sefton, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 37. Quarterback Ed Kregenow was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	Kent State*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH (rivalry)	W 32–0
October 13	Toledo*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 10–3
October 20	at Denison	Granville, OH	L 0–7
October 27	Mount Union	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 17–0
November 3	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	W 20–0	[2]
November 10	Wooster	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–8	[3]
November 17	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	T 13–13	[4]
November 24	Ohio Wesleyan	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–6	[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 159. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "Akron 20, Northern 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1923. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wooster Downs Akron, Wesleyan Swamps Ohio U." Lima Republican-Gazette. November 11, 1923. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Akron Ties Miami: Oxford Makes Touchdown in Last 18 Seconds of Play". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1923. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Akron Closes Season; Loses to Wesleyan". The Springfield Daily News. November 25, 1923. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.