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Kent State Football Team History

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State University
Kent, OH
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Capacity: 30,520
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Trevor J. Rees
Conference: Mid-American-

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1920 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Trevor J. Rees enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Kent State.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Western Michigan	48	19	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Mount Union	28	27	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Western Reserve (OH)	42	20	W	@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Bucknell	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Charleston (WV)	14	14	T
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Ohio	27	28	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Bowling Green	27	27	T
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Akron	48	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. New Hampshire	0	7	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -2
Points Scored	241
Scoring Average	26.8
Points Allowed	162
Defense Average	18.0
Opponents Record	14-20
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	2-1 -1

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cincinnati	10-1	345	112					Sid Gillman
Miami Ohio	8-3	259	180					Ara R. Parseghian
Toledo	6-4	260	178					Don Greenwood
Ohio	5-4-1	167	141					Carroll C. Widdoes
Kent State	4-3-2	241	162					Trevor J. Rees
Western Michigan	4-4	164	160					John W. Gill

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.