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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: Donald Starn
Conference: Ohio Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1920  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Donald Starn enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kent State.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Albion (MI)  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Heidelberg (OH)  22   6   W    @ Tiffin, OH   
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Findlay (OH)  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Alfred Holbrook (OH)  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Buffalo  54   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ John Carroll (OH)  6   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Bowling Green  7   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Baldwin-Wallace (OH)  6   26   L       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored174
  Scoring Average21.8
  Points Allowed69
  Defense Average8.6
  Opponents Record5-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-1
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Ohio Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Akron 7-3150100   James W. Jim Aiken
Kent State 6-217469   Donald Starn
Toledo 6-3-115683   Clarence W. Doc Spears
Bowling Green 3-2-39541   Harry Ockerman

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.