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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored241
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed162
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record14-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record2-1 -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 10-1345112   Sid Gillman
Miami Ohio 8-3259180   Ara R. Parseghian
Toledo 6-4260178   Don Greenwood
Ohio 5-4-1167141   Carroll C. Widdoes
Kent State 4-3-2241162   Trevor J. Rees
Western Michigan 4-4164160   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

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.