1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1949 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, Kent State compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (2–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 0 0 7 2 0
Kent State 2 0 0 5 3 0
Heidelberg 4 1 0 8 1 0
Denison 4 2 0 5 3 0
Wooster 4 3 1 5 3 1
Otterbein 2 3 0 5 3 0
Mount Union 2 3 0 3 6 0
Wittenberg 2 3 0 2 7 0
Capital 2 5 0 2 6 0
Oberlin 1 5 0 2 6 0
Akron 0 3 1 2 6 1
Marietta 0 2 0 2 6 0
Kenyon 0 4 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Western Reserve*L 20–23
September 30Mount Union
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 13–11
October 7at Ohio*L 6–34
October 14Central Michigan*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 26–12[2]
October 29Connecticut*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 27–0
November 5at Bowling Green*Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)L 6–196,898
November 12Akron
W 47–0
November 189:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois*W 21–193,000[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Coll Leads Kent To Victory". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 15, 1949. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northern Faces Kent State in Final Game Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. November 18, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Kent State's Rallies Beat De Kalb, 21-19". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 19, 1949. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.