1922 University of Akron football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1922

| team = Akron

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 5–3

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Fred Sefton

| hc_year = 8th

| captain = Clarence Bliley

| stadium = Buchtel Field

}}

The 1922 Akron football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1922 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Fred Sefton, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 53. Quarterback Clarence Bliley was the team captain.{{cite web|url=http://www.gozips.com/documents/2017/7/24//pp_131_166_Records.pdf?id=12265|title=Akron Zips 2017 Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Akron|page=159|access-date=May 3, 2020}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

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|September 30|at|{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Western Reserve Pioneers|title=Western Reserve}}||Cleveland, OH|W 45–0|

|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Wooster Presbyterians|title=Wooster}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|L 0-14|

|October 14|at|Miami (OH)|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|L 12-20|{{cite news|title=Akron Slumps and Big Reds Take 20-12 Win|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 15, 1922|page=Sport 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50631446/akron-slumps-and-big-reds-take-20-12-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Case Scientists|title=Case}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 12-0|{{cite news|title=Akron 12, Case 0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 22, 1922|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50631552/akron-12-case-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 28|at|{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Mount Union Purple|title=Mount Union}}||Alliance, OH|L 7-13|{{cite news|title=Mt. Union Beats Akron|newspaper=The Mansfield News|date=October 29, 1922|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50631679/mt-union-beats-akron/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|| {{cfb link|year=1922|team=Ohio Northern|title=Ohio Northern}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 21–6|{{cite news|title=Akron 21, Ohio Northern 6|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 5, 1922|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50631747/akron-21-ohio-northern-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Heidelberg|title=Heidelberg}}||Tiffin, OH|W 19–0|{{cite news|title=Akron 19, Heidelberg 0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 12, 1922|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50631818/the-cincinnati-enquirer/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 18||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Hiram Terriers|title=Hiram}} |Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 25-0|{{cite news|title=Akron 25, Hiram 0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 19, 1922|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50631889/akron-25-hiram-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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