1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (2–0 OAC)
Head coach
  • Trevor J. Rees (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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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

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]

Schedule

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
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)
W 47–0
November 189:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
  • Dekalb Township High School football field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–193,000[3][4]

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References

  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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Kent State Golden Flashes football
Venues
  • Rockwell Field (1920–1940)
  • Memorial Stadium (1941–1968)
  • Dix Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
  • The Marching Golden Flashes
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