1915 University of Akron football team

American college football season

1915 Akron football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	1–7–1 (1–6 OAC)
Head coach	Fred Sefton (1st season)
Captain	Harold Sours
Home stadium	Buchtel Field
Seasons← 1914 1916 →

1915 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western Reserve $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH)	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Denison	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Ohio	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Wooster	3	–	1	–	2	3	–	3	–	2
Case	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Oberlin	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Akron	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	1
Wittenberg	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Mount Union	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	0
Ohio State *	3	–	0	–	0	5	–	1	–	1

$ – Conference champion * – did not complete for championship

The 1915 Akron football team represented the University of Akron, formerly Buchtel College, in the 1915 college football season. The team was led by head coach Fred Sefton, in his first season. Akron was outscored by their opponents by a total of 20–239. This season was the team's first as part of a conference, the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	Case	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–26
October 2	Miami (OH)	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 6–23
October 9	Allegheny*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–10
October 16	Oberlin	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–42
October 23	Western Reserve	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 0–53
October 30	Wooster	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	L 7–20
November 6	Ohio Northern*	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	T 0–0
November 13	Denison	Granville, OH	L 0–66
November 25	Kenyon	Buchtel Field Akron, OH	W 7–0
*Non-conference game

References

"1915 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

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Venues	League Park (c. 1910) Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939) Rubber Bowl (1940–2008) InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Wagon Wheel) Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Zippy "Akron Blue and Gold" Zips Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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