1924 University of Akron football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1924
| team = Akron
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference
| short_conf = OAC
| record = 5–3
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = James W. Coleman
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Ken Mason
| stadium = Buchtel Field
}}
{{1924 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1924 Akron football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1924 college football season. In its first season under head coach James W. Coleman, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 89 to 75. Ken Mason 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|accessdate=May 3, 2020}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Hillsdale Dales|title=Hillsdale}}
|October 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Wooster Presbyterians|title=Wooster}}||Wooster, OH|W 7-6|
|October 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Mount Union Purple|title=Mount Union}}||Alliance, OH|L 2-6|
|November 1||{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 16-0|{{cite news|title=Akron University Defeats Baldwin-Wallace, 16 to 0|newspaper=The Mansfield News|date=November 2, 1924|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119681687/akron-university-defeats/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}||Delaware, OH|L 7-17|
|November 15||{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Ashland Eagles|title=Ashland}}
|November 22||Toledo
|November 27||{{cfb link|year=1924|team=Kenyon Lords|title=Kenyon}}|Buchtel Field|Akron, OH|W 17-7|{{cite news|title=Akron U. Wins Last Battle From Kenyon by Score of 17 to 0|newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal|author="Quick"|date=November 28, 1924|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119677275/akron-u-wins-last-battle-from-kenyon/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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