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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Trevor J. Rees enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Kent State.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Bowling Green  0   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Louisville  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Waynesburg (PA)  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Ohio  32   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Marshall  25   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Miami Ohio  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Toledo  52   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Baldwin-Wallace (OH)  46   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Western Michigan  27   13   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored208
  Scoring Average23.1
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average8.4
  Opponents Record29-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 8-0-131199   Doyt Perry
Kent State 7-220876   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 7-1-115983   John Pont
Marshall 3-6122185   Herb Royer
Ohio 2-7136211   Carroll C. Widdoes
Western Michigan 2-7114168   Jack Petoskey
Toledo 1-7-1118250   Jack Morton

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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.