Fred Sefton

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.

Fred Sefton
Biographical details
Born(1888-08-07)August 7, 1888
Holyoke, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 11, 1976(1976-03-11) (aged 87)
Akron, Ohio
Playing career
Football
1913Colgate
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1923Akron
Basketball
1916–1924Akron
1925–1927Akron
Baseball
1916–1924Akron
1927–1930Akron
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1946Akron
Head coaching record
Overall33–34–4 (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

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1915–1923)
1915 Akron 1–7–11–6T–10th
1916 Akron 2–72–49th
1917 Akron 5–33–15th
1918 Akron 2–2–11–2–110th
1919 Akron 6–1–15–1–16th
1920 Akron 4–42–412th
1921 Akron 5–34–3T–7th
1922 Akron 5–35–38th
1923 Akron 4–3–12–3–113th
Akron: 33–34–4
Total:33–34–4

Basketball
Statistics overview
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 14–01st
1919–20 Akron 12–21st
1920–21 Akron 11–2
1921–22 Akron 5–8
1922–23 Akron 12–1
1923–24 Akron 10–39–3T–6th
Akron (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1925–1927)
1925–26 Akron 6–76–46th
1926–27 Akron 5–84–87th
Akron: 103–42
Total:103–42

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. 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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