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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 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Trevor J. Rees enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Kent State.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Waynesburg (PA)	20	10	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Fort Belvoir (VA)	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Western Reserve (OH)	27	0	W	@ Cleveland, OH
Fri., Oct. 9	vs. Baldwin-Wallace (OH)	14	13	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Ohio	21	40	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Marshall	27	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Bowling Green	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Akron	54	19	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Western Michigan	40	0	W

1953 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	27.8
Points Allowed	103
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	16-24
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-1

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kent State	7-2	250	103					Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio	7-1-1	327	52					Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio	6-2-1	245	86					Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo	3-6	113	305					Clair Dunn
Bowling Green	1-8	119	252					Robert Whittaker
Western Michigan	1-6-1	66	238					Jack Petoskey

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.