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-
1954 Season Highlights
Trevor J. Rees enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Kent State.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. Waynesburg (PA)
26
0
W
Fri., Oct. 1 vs. Western Reserve (OH)
65
0
W
Fri., Oct. 8 @ Baldwin-Wallace (OH)
52
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Ohio
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Marshall
41
20
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Bowling Green
28
25
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Akron
58
18
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. John Carroll (OH)
27
14
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Western Michigan
20
13
W
Sun., Dec. 5 @ Delaware
7
19
L
@ Refrigerator Bowl
1954 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 331
Scoring Average 33.1
Points Allowed 130
Defense Average 13.0
Opponents Record 19-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.