Frederick Stanley Sefton (August 7, 1888 – March 11, 1976) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach and 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.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1888 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1976 (aged 87) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Colgate |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1923 | Akron |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1924 | Akron |
| 1925–1927 | Akron |
| Baseball | |
| 1916–1924 | Akron |
| 1927–1930 | Akron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1946 | Akron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–34–4 (football) 103–42 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 2 OAC (1919–1920) | |
Sefton died on March 11, 1976, at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio.[1]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| 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 | ||||||||
Basketball
edit| 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
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Bandy, Don (March 11, 1976). "AU sports' Fred Sefton dies at 86". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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