| Fred Sefton | |
| File:Fred Sefton.jpg | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 7, 1888 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 11, 1976 (aged 87) Akron, Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–34–4 (football) 103–42 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships Basketball 2 OAC (1919–1920) | |
Frederick Stanley Sefton (August 7, 1888 – March 11, 1976) was an American football, basketball, and baseball and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron for nine seasons, from 1915 to 1923, compiling a record of 33–34–4. Sefton also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for a total of 11 seasons, nine from 1916 to 1924 and two more from 1925 to 1927, tallying a total mark of 103–42. He played college football at Colgate University.
Sefton died on March 11, 1976, at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio.[1]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1915–1923) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Akron | 1–7–1 | 1–6 | T–10th | |||||
| 1916 | Akron | 2–7 | 2–4 | 9th | |||||
| 1917 | Akron | 5–3 | 3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1918 | Akron | 2–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1919 | Akron | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1920 | Akron | 4–4 | 2–4 | 12th | |||||
| 1921 | Akron | 5–3 | 4–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1922 | Akron | 5–3 | 5–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1923 | Akron | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 13th | |||||
| Akron: | 33–34–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 33–34–4 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
Basketball[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron (Independent) (1915–1918) | |||||||||
| 1915–16 | Akron | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1916–17 | Akron | 14–2 | |||||||
| 1917–18 | Akron | 9–4 | |||||||
| Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1918–1924) | |||||||||
| 1918–19 | Akron | 14–0 | 1st | ||||||
| 1919–20 | Akron | 12–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1920–21 | Akron | 11–2 | |||||||
| 1921–22 | Akron | 5–8 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | Akron | 12–1 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Akron | 10–3 | 9–3 | T–6th | |||||
| Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925–26 | Akron | 6–7 | 6–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1926–27 | Akron | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7th | |||||
| Akron: | 103–42 | ||||||||
| Total: | 103–42 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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References[]
- ↑ Bandy, Don (March 11, 1976). "AU sports' Fred Sefton dies at 86". Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio): p. B1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27578574/the_akron_beacon_journal/.
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