1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the team compiled a 4–4 record (3–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 95 to 89.[1]

1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (3–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denison $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Findlay 4 0 0 9 1 0
Heidelberg 6 1 0 7 1 0
John Carroll 5 1 0 6 3 0
Toledo 3 1 0 9 2 0
Kent State 3 1 0 4 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 2 0 5 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 2 0 6 2 1
Wittenberg 4 4 0 4 5 0
Muskingum 3 3 0 5 3 0
Kenyon 1 1 0 3 4 0
Wooster 4 5 0 4 5 0
Mount Union 3 4 0 5 4 0
Ohio Northern 2 4 0 2 5 1
Oberlin 1 2 0 3 4 1
Wilmington (OH) 1 2 0 2 6 0
Akron 2 5 0 2 6 0
Ashland 1 3 0 3 5 0
Marietta 1 3 0 2 5 0
Otterbein 1 4 0 2 6 1
Capital 1 6 0 2 6 1
Case 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Kent State was ranked at No. 160 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Kent, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27vs. Mount Union
W 13–615,000[3]
October 4vs. Miami (OH)*L 7–3514,118[4]
October 11at WoosterWooster, OHL 6–13[5]
October 18Kalamazoo* W 13–06,000[6]
October 25at Bowling Green*Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)L 18–21[7]
November 1John Carroll
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 26–76,000[8]
November 14Akron
W 6–015,000[9]
November 21at Youngstown*Youngstown, OHL 0–1314,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kent State Tops Mount". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1947. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kent State Is Easy For Miami, 35-7". The Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1947. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Golden Flashes Fall Before Wooster, 13-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 12, 1947. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kent's Late Drive Wins Battle". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 19, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Falcons Stage Speedy Finish To Trip Kent State Gridders, 21-18". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 26, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dope Bucket Takes Beating As Kent Tops Carroll, 26-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 2, 1947. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wheel Stops On Kent Digit, Zips Bow, 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Youngstown Beats Kent". The Evening Independent (Massillon, OH). November 22, 1947. p. 12.